MOPAR Leo has retired. Door hinge rebuild information.

I had restored mine years ago with the Dorman kit , I do not recall it being difficult maybe time consuming as I had disassembled the hinges ,drilled for the bushing, glass beaded primed and painted them. i do think if someone got into doing them the process would get quicker its mostly waiting for the paint to dry really.
Thanks for the heads up. His craftsmanship will be missed but in the next post, he shares some of his tricks.
Thanks, feel sorry for the hole I left in the Hobby.

My advice is to avoid "pin and bushing" kits like the PLAGUE !! They cause you to destroy good parts..
The factory did not design the lower hinges to accept a bushing so it will not fit without you having to cause irreversible damage to the door side part of the hinge. Wonder why they just come in a bag with no instructions ?
These are not factory designed parts but common size bushings and used in the upper hinges and also universal sized pins.

I would recommend RestoRick to be the next best out there. He does use proper oversized pins but if you buy his kit, he will ship with a double oversized pin to be sure it fits. Problem is that a lot of extra pin support metal is removed for most hinges because most don't need that big of a pin. Like boring your cylinders and extra .010 that they didn't need.

A 3/8 diameter, hardened pin works on most worn lower hinges. Drill to 23/32 and ream to .375 .

Can't help you on the door stop pins, My parts supplier was the mfg of this part and has closed shop.

I can be reached for info by PM here.

I have reprints of the Factory Service Manual pages covering removal and reinstallation of the front door hinges for A,B and E -body cars..

Below, pictures on theft of pin and bushing repairs. 3rd picture to the right, a proper oversized pin replacement

Thanks for everyone's business and kind words of support over the years.
MoparLeo

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Thanks for your reply Leo. Enjoy your retirrment amd thanks for your craftsmanship and your tips and tricks. I made this thread a sticky so the information will be easy to find.