How To Install Door Hinge Pin On 97 Chevy Pickup

Replacing worn hinge pin bushings in my 1993 chevy k1500.

How to install door hinge pin on 97 chevy pickup.

If you have an assistant ask them to help. How to replace the door hinge pins on a 1999 chevrolet silverado z71 gmc sierra and the benefits of doing so. Go to ebay but this tool. Remove the retainer clip on the top of the top hinge pin with a screwdriver and pliers.

No longer will the metal scrape against itself and screech. The pins are easily replaced and will correct the known problems of door sagging and misalignment. After all is said and done close your door and listen to the sound of silence. This job took about an hour.

Remove the door spring old hinge pins and bushings. Steck brand door spring tool part 21910. Start by making sure you have enough room to open your truck doors fully so you have easier access to the hinges. Replacing door hinge pins and bushings on an s10 chevrolet pickup truck requires a little elbow grease and some know how.

In this video chris explains how to replace the door hinge pins and hinge pin bushings on chevy s 10 s 10 blazer gmc s 15 gmc jimmy built between the year. The fix takes around two hours to complete. The second type of butterfly hinge and they are called butterfly hinges because they look like a butterfly when installing on a door. The average backyard mechanic can complete this repair in about fifteen minutes for each door.

You must take both hinge pins out to replace the bushings. I have other repair videos for this truck an. The chevrolet s 10 pickup truck and it s variants were manufactured with twin hinged doors and the hinge pins can wear out after repeated use or abuse. Then follow these steps.