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Old Feb 25, 2013 | 7:02 PM
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My passanger door has been hanging for a while. I ended up buyin pins from napa which was a mistake. Put in new pins/bushings and it didnt make a difference.
So I'm guessing I need to shim the lower hinge to bring the door up so it doesnt smash the side right?
oh so I tapped the bushings in slowly but the bottom bushing still wiggles.
The pins I had to hammer in so fricking hard the last half inch to seat it.
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Old Feb 25, 2013 | 8:06 PM
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The hinge is worn out and needs to be replaced. If the new bushing wiggles, the hole is too big. You shouldn't have to hammer the pins in very hard. The bushings went in a little crooked and that is why the pins went in so hard. You have to make sure the bushings go in perfectly straight so they both line up straight to each other.
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Old Feb 25, 2013 | 8:58 PM
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The hinge is worn out and needs to be replaced. If the new bushing wiggles, the hole is too big. You shouldn't have to hammer the pins in very hard. The bushings went in a little crooked and that is why the pins went in so hard. You have to make sure the bushings go in perfectly straight so they both line up straight to each other.
Pins lined up fine, the top section has them splines on it to make it seat tight.
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 11:15 AM
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The pins should go in tight just at the end to keep them from coming out. You said you had to hammer them in so fricking hard. Also the wiggle in the bottom bushing indicates too much wear.
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Old Mar 5, 2013 | 3:27 PM
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I bought another set, I'm going to try again. I think you were right about the bottom bushing not being aligned right.
When I first put the bushings in, they were tight. So i'mma give it another go.
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