How To Install Door Hinge Pin On 97 Chevy Pickup

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.

How to install door hinge pin on 97 chevy pickup. The fix takes around two hours to complete. The pins are easily replaced and will correct the known problems of door sagging and misalignment. Start by making sure you have enough room to open your truck doors fully so you have easier access to the hinges. Remove the retainer clip on the top of the top hinge pin with a screwdriver and pliers.

Remove the door spring old hinge pins and bushings. Steck brand door spring tool part 21910. If you have an assistant ask them to help. No longer will the metal scrape against itself and screech.

Interior door hinges the first type of interior door hinge is double action spring and these are the type of door hinges which gets closed by themselves as it contains a spring in it. Replacing worn hinge pin bushings in my 1993 chevy k1500. 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. This job took about an hour.

The average backyard mechanic can complete this repair in about fifteen minutes for each door. 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. Finally comes bi fold hinge and this type of hinge can travel.

Then follow these steps. After all is said and done close your door and listen to the sound of silence. I have other repair videos for this truck an. Steps to replace your door hinge pin bushings and spring.