door hinge pins

[redneckaggie]

So my door hinge pins are worn out and i have only basic tools up here with me so i called a local body shop and they told me $75 to replace all four hinge pins If I bring them the pins. Sounds decent to me but any opinions or tricks to getting them out that way I could do it myself?

The only way I have ever removed them was an end grinder to grind the bushing on top of the pin then they just fell out. prob is I dont have an end grinder or a couple of jackstands or even a jack that is worth a damn up here.

Also I am a little worried that the pin might have worn into the hinge so what all model trucks have the same hinges as this 91 and how hard are they to replace?

 

[Goofyexponent]

AFAIK all trucks had the same door hinges as the main structure of the cab is the same.

Body lines changes, interiors changed, but the main frame of the cab stays the same. I got a set of MINT crew cab hinges here off a 1990, and they match my 1992 hinges to a tee, and those fit my 1993 when I changed the doors.

 

[flareside_thun]

I agree, I'm pretty sure all the hinges are the same.....I need to do them on both my trucks......I'm waitin cause I know they'll be a huge PITA.

 

[icanfixall]

For that price let them do it. If any adjustments need to be made they are best equipted to do that. You probably need the striker latch in the lock side of the cab adjusted once the doors are evened out again. I replaced my drivers side hinge because the flat spring broke... Door wont stay open.... Big job... I will never do another door.... The wifeys door hinge spring broke too... Nope... Bought the hinge but not doing it... Thats her side of the rig.... Not mine.....

 

[redneckaggie]

Thats kind of what i was thinking icanfixall Im not lacking in ability or knowledge but my arsenal of tools up here consists of a ratchet set, couple of beaters, and a couple of pry bars.

 

[HammerDown]

For that price let them do it. If any adjustments need to be made they are best equipted to do that. You probably need the striker latch in the lock side of the cab adjusted once the doors are evened out again. I replaced my drivers side hinge because the flat spring broke... Door wont stay open.... Big job... I will never do another door.... The wifeys door hinge spring broke too... Nope... Bought the hinge but not doing it... Thats her side of the rig.... Not mine.....

Someone on this site said that flat spring can be removed/replaced with the door on > > >I'm not seeing it, and I need to do it

 

[geonc]

.... The wifeys door hinge spring broke too... Nope... Bought the hinge but not doing it... Thats her side of the rig.... Not mine.....

I'm feeling the love

Most auto parts places carry a full set of pins and the bushings on the "fix it" rack...I did mine a few years back......yea PITA but well worth it!

 

[Double-S-Diesel]

IMHO let the shop do it, realing the doors is a PIA

 

[plywood]

If I got $75.00 for doing mine I probably made $3.00/hr, and they're still not quite right since I put the new strikers on.

Don't remember any special tools.

It makes it much nicer for sure though.

 

[The Warden]

The wifeys door hinge spring broke too... Nope... Bought the hinge but not doing it... Thats her side of the rig.... Not mine.....

Gary, it's a very good thing your wife doesn't read this site

FWIW I'm pretty sure that the '80-'86 hinges are different in design...but I think that any '80-'97 hinge assembly will bolt in place of any other. I haven't looked closely at the setup used from '87 to '97, so I don't know if it's a better design than the '80-'86 setup is, but at least on a glance, it didn't look the same. Certainly, I don't know what "flat spring" you guys are talking about...

I've never tried to align a door, but I've dealt with realigning door latch pins on a few different vehicles...based on how much of a PITA that was, assuming they do it right, $75 doesn't seem like all that bad a price...

 

[HammerDown]

... I don't know what "flat spring" you guys are talking about...

The "flat spring" is just that, it holds the door open...when it's open.
Sits on-top of/in the upper hinge and from what I can see >no way to R&R the damn thing unless the door comes off (or) the front fender is off = FORD genius engineer's.