How To Line Up Door Hinges On Mopar

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How to line up door hinges on mopar.

1997 2006 rubicon sahara se sport unlimited unlimited rubicon x 4 cyl 2 4l 4 cyl 2 5l 6 cyl 4 0l. The easiest way to get perfectly centered screws is to pre drill with one of these self centering bits. Line up the hinges and hang the new door. 55176367 hinge door half vehicle specific fits the following jeep wrangler years.

Here s the restored hinge next to an old one. I then positioned the hinge back in the correct orientation and installed the new pin. The car is a 70 chevelle 2 door hardtop just an idea on how to correctly remove hang and adjust doors. Then line up the fenders to match the doors and so on.

Pre drill for the screws. Install both upper and lower hinges loosely to the body and with the help of a friend or a floor jack with the saddle properly covered to protect the door sheetmetal raise. See all 12 photos. This complete door hinge set includes 2 upper and 2 lower hinges.

Where everything was taken apart and jammed on so many times once aligned properly i drilled 1 8 pilot holes on the hinges and fender mounting points for quick and easy alignment of the body lines. The drill bit is surrounded by a spring loaded guide that lines up the bit in the center. I have both upper hinges done so now i can do the lowers. The new one is much tighter and has a much smoother action when rotated.

I ll try to get some better photos during the process and post them up here.