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Door Hinge Rebuild - Continued
1947- 1955.1 Chevy/GMC
Specific
Pined Door Hinge - General for All Trucks <BACK
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 Most
of the kits offered have oversized pins. You should make sure of
this before purchasing your kit. A stock pin will not take up the
wear areas and does not offer any improvements to the original design.
In
the photo (right) we checked the new pin size in order to select the
correct drill bit size. In this case, we selected a bit 1/64"
larger than the pin. We used the same method to select a drill bit
for the bushing hole.
Next, the hinge is placed into a vise, were it
is aligned vertically to assure a straight hole. If you don't take
the time here to align your work, it will be seen when the door is
hung. Also, the proper operation of the hinge will be effected
as well. The
first hole drilled will be for the pin. Two more drilling operations
will be needed to counter-sink the bushing into the hinge.
Counter-sinking is accomplished by measuring the bushing height and
counter drilling the hinge hole on both sides to that depth. This
will allow the bushing be inserted into the hinge with only the pivot
point resting above the hinge surface.
In
the photo (right) you can see the results of the drilling operation. The pin and
bushing have been partly assembled to show the counter-sinking process in its completed
form.In this same photo you
will see the one of the spring holes below the pin hole. There are two "C"
type springs that will need to be replaced when re-assembling the hinge.
 Below
in the photo you will see 2 items that look like washers. One
of these items is a original pivot point which is suppose to be spot
welded to the hinge frame. A few of these pivot points had
broken loose and need to be welded back into place.
The other item is a replacement pivot
which we cut from a piece of 3/16" plate stock. It will replace
one the missing pivots. After the pivots are replaced, the
hinge frame is drilled to the new pin size and made ready for
assemble.  [more] 
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