Frozen hinge pin on side door
#1
Frozen hinge pin on side door
I'm having the problem and wondering about additional solutions people have come up with for unseizing the hinge. I' worried that spraying so much PB Blaster and moving the hinge back and forth is going to weaken the hinge connection to the body as I can see the hinge flex.
#2
Common problem on those side doors, especially on vans from up north. And if hammering and WD-40 doesn't help, the radical solution is to buy a new hinge from GM and weld in.
Advice to everybody else is to lube their hinges while they are still working well.
Advice to everybody else is to lube their hinges while they are still working well.
#6
PB Blaster and gentle rocking several days in a row worked
FYI - After 4 days of spraying PB Blaster from all angles and rocking the door gently, the door became unstuck and miraculously now moves freely. I have now sprayed a bunch of Castle Endura spray as someone recommended and so far so good. I was very relieved.
I'm having the problem and wondering about additional solutions people have come up with for unseizing the hinge. I' worried that spraying so much PB Blaster and moving the hinge back and forth is going to weaken the hinge connection to the body as I can see the hinge flex.
#7
Good for you.
My hinge broke before it got unstuck.
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#10
Glad it came free. I freed one up with by spraying WD-40, followed by White lithium grease. I then parked the truck in the hot sun with the door facing south. I guess I could have used my wife’s hair blower too!
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