All how to videos should be this straight forward and consise. Years later and it is still helping people. My 2003 s10 is about to get a new driver door bushing and pin set. Under 50 thousand miles on the truck..:-)
Thanks for making this video. I do all of my own repairs on the family's vehicles so having someone like you post a step by step repair video really makes my job easier and increases my confidence level.
Thank's a lot for posting this video Mark. I've probably done about every repair before but never door pins until now & it happens to be a 1998 Blazer. It went smooth with that rope trick! In my town it's hard to find a 2nd person that's sober by the time I get off work to help
I bought a 1984 Chevy s10 for $400 and I adjusted my valve covers and my pushrods and lifters and now it runs great! The only issues are the door pins and lack of radio/ speakers. This video is very helpful for repairing my bushings
So not having a helper or a garage ceiling to tie off to when supporting the door, I had to get even more creative. I took my A-frame 6 foot ladder and shoved the non stepping side through the window. It fits well with the ladder not fully extended open and the cross bar things being bent up a little. Then I just used rope to tie around the door and up through my ladder to support it.
I've got a 97 S10 LS with extended cab, full size bed and stepside. This video..was a complete godsend. Thank you so much for posting this. This allowed me to replace the pins and bushings on the driver side relatively easily. Thank you so much for showing the steps, the info about which bushing goes where and what tools you used. Incredibly good video you have here. Thank you again.
Thanks for posting this door pin video, I recently picked up a Blazer which is in need of door pin replacement. I'm looking forward to replacing the pins now, thank you again.
It's not that Blazers are crappy,it's that the bushings are made of brass and replaceable. The pin is made of steel which is harder then brass so the brass wears away before the steel. Without bushings you'd have to weld on new hinges.
@@justpassingthrough.808 Bro I've spend far more than the car is even worth on repairs because it can't run for more than a couple months, and I took excellent care of it. Not to mention all the design flaws inside the car, aside from shitty bushings everything breaks on the inside. Mirrors, seat handles, radio knobs, steering wheel, dashboard etc.
I've been dealin' with a saggin' door on my '90 F-150 for a while now and this has been a major help in gettin' that fixed. Now the sag is gone! Thank you for the walkthrough. :D
Thank-you so much for this. I am in a similar situation with my '91 Sonoma and this is the best explanation of how to accomplish this task that I've found.
Seriously helped so much. (: My first vehicle is a 91 Chevy Silverado, has sagging doors, breaklight problems and a windshield needed replacing. All your videos were perfect.
***** hey I just bought a s10 with sagging door thank yiu for video it was great..I'm having an issue where the heat won't more from the face position the knob moves fine just nothing happens when I change it
So, the flange sides of the bushings go BETWEEN the 'arms' of the door & truck hinges? Seems like that would destroy the bushings quicker with the opening & closing of the doors.
Hey Mark, Thank You!! Thank You!! Thank You!! Excellent Video & Excellent Explanation Of The Step By Step Process!!! I Am Now Your Newest Fan!! 😂 Have An Amazing Day!! 🤩🤩
I have an 04 ram 1500 with a saggy door. After watching your how to vid I feel quite confident on doing it myself. You explained everything pretty well.
So far in all the videos I have seen no one mentions you may have to adjust the striker plate for proper latching of the door. On my 2000 Sonoma 2 torx or stardrive screws for adjustment.
Sounds a lot like my Blazer. It's a 1996, and it's actually my first vehicle. Door needs to be fixed, and so does a wheel bearing. There's also a bunch of nickel and dime stuff as well, but those are the two biggest problems. It does have a hood latch problem, as well. Bought it for $550, which was pretty good, considering that the engine and transmission were rebuilt 70k miles ago. I like the leather interior on yours, though.
Well my door works. I bought a junkyard door for $20 spray bombed it to match black 91 s10 and your vid helped me remember the process correctly so thank you!👍 puttin the spring that holds door open was a good time lol.
Only video I watched that pointed out that the bushings get installed on the truck half of the hinge for the top hinge AND on the door half of the hinge for the bottom. Nice job.
Thanks for the video Mark! I have the same issue with my '01 GMC Jimmy. However, I procrastinated so long on fixing the pins, the weight of the loose door has damaged the metal behind the striker plate (to the point I have to use a prybar to straighten it so the door will catch. Any tips on repairing that?
Joshua Hevener That's exactly what happened to my 97 Bravada! The door has been sagging and just today the metal behind the striker plate completely caved in and the door will no longer latch. I had to pry it back out again but it's pretty badly damaged.
Mark, Great video. Wish all were so easy to follow...I also watched others before I attempt to fix the door. I did notice that you tap on the new bushings, once when screwdriver soft end and then with hammer...I'm sure this is not a problem if you are careful and have half a brain...but thought you might like this tip, was watching a guy and when he got to the bushing install part he just stuck a bolt nut and two washers in there and placed the bushing where is was to go...then rant the bolt with one washer into the hole in the bushing and hinge, then put washer and nut on other end of the bushing and other side of the hinge hole...then just tightened up the bolt and forced the bushings into the holes. Thought that was pretty cool.
Very nice one man operation I sure wished they made a metal bushing cause mine keep breaking (ovaled hole)you didnt show the battle getting the spring back in but after mine popped back out I now enjoy the door closing itself as I walk away with my arms full. Ps when the spring shot out one day t sounded like the window had been hit with a 22 rifle bullet. Real nice video perfect
A small bolt, nut, and 2 washers help install the shims too. Makes them go in evenly. Get the shim most of the way in and just tap them to seat them in place.
Good video....On another note - I like the insulation you put on your garage ceiling. What is it, thinking about doing that myself...I live in a cold environment.
One thing I would recommend is that you grease those pins really well before re-installing. And to keep your door working smoothly, lube it every time you change oil.
Sometimes, after new pins and bushings, the door will still sag down a little bit. Carefully and gently jacking up the door with a floor jack will tweak the actual hinge a smidge. I've known guys who do this alone on old pickups but, of course, it is generally not recommended.
saw a recommendation for installing the bushings:use a 2-1/2" bolt from the top (when pressing it in from the top), and a socket (9/16 recommended) bigger than the bushing from the bottom. Put a nut on the bottom of the bolt, and let the socket seat against the hinge, the bolt head pressing the bushing into place within the hinge. (Like pressing in a bearing). That way you don't fracture the bushing with tapping on it as it seats in the hole.
We have the problem in our 97 Blazer but there are no bushings. It's just holes through a bracket that is not bolted on. It's welded on. The pin holes are oval shaped now. So is there a bushing upgrade kit?
Two questions, one, would it make any sense to put grease inside the bushings first? 2, on a Mercury Grand Marquis, 1995, it appears that the pins have been sort of riveted in or flared in, and because of the curvature of the door there's no way to get a drill above it, is there another way to get those pins out? Someone suggested using a sharp chisel and chiseling the flare of the rivet off from the side, do you know if that actually works or would that just destroy a chisel and change the shape of the end of the pins so that you won't be able to get it out anymore?
clay albright mine was $600 all I’ve done to her was a $12 fuel filter and the door bushings (thanks to this video) which was $15 then I replaced the transmission a-b shift solenoid which was $40 and now I just need tires lol
My 1995 Chevy S10 extended cab, door hinges and latch both are broke and the door want even close now, I tried to fix it outside today but it was just to cold out and not only that I didn't have all the proper tools to even try to fix it. I'm taking it some were tomorrow to have it repaired I hope.
Thanks Mark, I took it to the Shop this morning and they are gonna fix it for me. It's brutally cold out and windy so it was just better to take it to a garage and let them fix it. Once again thanks for the thoughts man.
if your bushings are cracked after install, then you either cracked them during installation or the holes in the hinge are worn out. I replaced 3 sets in two weeks and one set cracked as soon as I closed the door. I bought new Dorman hinges that bolt in, but the originals on S series are welded on so alot more work to replace. what I done was remove the door. Clean the two halves of the hinges and Mig welded the oval holes 3/4 full of weld. then red filled the holes and hand dressed to proper dimensions with a round file. pressed in New bushings and reinstalled the door. took 2 hours and saved alot of headache trying to realign new hinges.
Most GM car bushing tapered ends are crimped on from the factory leaving 2 ears that need to be ground off or you can just cut the pin in the middle and slip it out.
Awesome. Except my door still sags horribly because the top hole on the top pin has worn out so much over the years it looks like the number 8 lol and since the new bushing on that particular part goes down into the frame half of the hinge, meaning the hole that is worn rides on the pin itself when opening and closing, obviously replacing the pins and bushings top and bottom didn't help much at all except to give my S10 some shiny new parts in there! I'm probably going to have to JB Weld that bored out hole smaller or something, hopefully that works since replacing those parts of the hinge are next to impossible, because they're welded to the door and the truck's frame. Wish me luck! 🤪🤞 Edit; Thanks though, your video definitely helped with everything but that main issue I'm having, like which bushing goes where, what tools to use, etc. 👍
Watched ur video...was just what i needed to know...went out and got the pins...and now I dont know what to do...my 98 Blazer driver side front door top hinge (the welded piece). the bushing is gone and the hole is sorta paperclip shaped...worn to almost half again as big as it should be. There is such a small amount of metal left on the outside of the hole I'm worried that it could fail/break any day now. Any suggestions on what i can do? I'm pretty sure if i drop in the new bushing it will probably break from all the play there will be. Talked to a local body shop and they want $125 to weld/fill and then re-drill... $125 for the one hole...more $ if the bottom half of the top hinge needs work. There has to be another solution that isn't so expensive???? I thought of putting in the bushing and then using JB Weld Steel Stick epoxy putty. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Jim
+Mark Jenkins Thnx Mark...Its truck maint. day 2day...oil; plugs/wires, coolant, filters and then the hinge pins...it needs 2 warm up some outside b4 i can use the jb.
Is the spring really needed? My passenger door is still perfect on my 92 firebird but my driver one sags down bad and doesn't close right, it's missing the spring, however in the center console I found the old spring. As long as the door will finally shut I'd be fine, in case the spring is alot of trouble to put back in too
The door pin and bushing kit I got for my 87 Monte Carlo SS didn't come with those rings. Does that mean they weren't necessary or I have to buy them separately?
craig mcclure it was missing before he started because the roller for the spring broke. He didn't install it. I don't know if it makes a difference to you now since this comment is a year old.
Mark this is a great video thank you for uploading it, i have a chevy astro and uses the same pin system except that the pins dont have that ring at the end ... but a round clip type in the middle of the pin. My van is a 97 what year is that blazer?
Thanks for DIY tips. No garage but low hanging solid limb for this "shade tree" mechanic should work for roping up door. Either that or a tall solid step ladder to rope to.
When I close the door there's a huge gap. By the door handle Do I have to take it back off and hit those things the door hangs on? Or do I have the wrong door
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All how to videos should be this straight forward and consise.
Years later and it is still helping people.
My 2003 s10 is about to get a new driver door bushing and pin set.
Under 50 thousand miles on the truck..:-)
Thanks for making this video. I do all of my own repairs on the family's vehicles so having someone like you post a step by step repair video really makes my job easier and increases my confidence level.
Thank's a lot for posting this video Mark. I've probably done about every repair before but never door pins until now & it happens to be a 1998 Blazer. It went smooth with that rope trick! In my town it's hard to find a 2nd person that's sober by the time I get off work to help
I bought a 1984 Chevy s10 for $400 and I adjusted my valve covers and my pushrods and lifters and now it runs great! The only issues are the door pins and lack of radio/ speakers. This video is very helpful for repairing my bushings
So not having a helper or a garage ceiling to tie off to when supporting the door, I had to get even more creative. I took my A-frame 6 foot ladder and shoved the non stepping side through the window. It fits well with the ladder not fully extended open and the cross bar things being bent up a little. Then I just used rope to tie around the door and up through my ladder to support it.
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awesome! lol
nice dude gave me an idea haha
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Julio Bermudez that’s brilliant!
Video was simple to the point without all the small talk.Excellent thankyou
Very helpful video. I've repaired almost everything on my vehicles overs the years but this is my first door pin change. Thanks Mark
I swear this was harder than replacing my transfer case 😂
I've got a 97 S10 LS with extended cab, full size bed and stepside. This video..was a complete godsend. Thank you so much for posting this. This allowed me to replace the pins and bushings on the driver side relatively easily. Thank you so much for showing the steps, the info about which bushing goes where and what tools you used. Incredibly good video you have here. Thank you again.
Thanks for posting this door pin video, I recently picked up a Blazer which is in need of door pin replacement. I'm looking forward to replacing the pins now, thank you again.
I'm very appreciative of people like you who make these videos for those of us also stuck with crappy blazers LOL
It's not that Blazers are crappy,it's that the bushings are made of brass and replaceable. The pin is made of steel which is harder then brass so the brass wears away before the steel. Without bushings you'd have to weld on new hinges.
@@justpassingthrough.808 Bro I've spend far more than the car is even worth on repairs because it can't run for more than a couple months, and I took excellent care of it. Not to mention all the design flaws inside the car, aside from shitty bushings everything breaks on the inside. Mirrors, seat handles, radio knobs, steering wheel, dashboard etc.
@@JJ-mz9hl Sorry to hear you're having all those problems man.
Using 3/8 socket to drive the retainer washer was pretty slick,
I'm going to try that on my 500 dollar Ford f150 , awesome video!!!
outstanding video I just adopted a 92 s10 and your video is the closet thing I found to the hinges I have on my doors .Thanks for sharing
I've been dealin' with a saggin' door on my '90 F-150 for a while now and this has been a major help in gettin' that fixed. Now the sag is gone! Thank you for the walkthrough. :D
Thank-you so much for this. I am in a similar situation with my '91 Sonoma and this is the best explanation of how to accomplish this task that I've found.
Did this job years ago with my Dad on a 79 Camaro. Took some effort for both of us so Props to ya. 👍
Seriously helped so much. (: My first vehicle is a 91 Chevy Silverado, has sagging doors, breaklight problems and a windshield needed replacing. All your videos were perfect.
Awesome (: Cant wait to learn more. Hah :D Thanks.
***** hey I just bought a s10 with sagging door thank yiu for video it was great..I'm having an issue where the heat won't more from the face position the knob moves fine just nothing happens when I change it
So, the flange sides of the bushings go BETWEEN the 'arms' of the door & truck hinges? Seems like that would destroy the bushings quicker with the opening & closing of the doors.
Hey Mark,
Thank You!!
Thank You!!
Thank You!!
Excellent Video & Excellent Explanation Of The Step By Step Process!!!
I Am Now Your Newest Fan!! 😂
Have An Amazing Day!! 🤩🤩
I have an 04 ram 1500 with a saggy door. After watching your how to vid I feel quite confident on doing it myself. You explained everything pretty well.
So far in all the videos I have seen no one mentions you may have to adjust the striker plate for proper latching of the door. On my 2000 Sonoma 2 torx or stardrive screws for adjustment.
Sounds a lot like my Blazer. It's a 1996, and it's actually my first vehicle. Door needs to be fixed, and so does a wheel bearing. There's also a bunch of nickel and dime stuff as well, but those are the two biggest problems. It does have a hood latch problem, as well. Bought it for $550, which was pretty good, considering that the engine and transmission were rebuilt 70k miles ago. I like the leather interior on yours, though.
This just made my life way easier, now I can fix my door on my 92 olds cutlass
Nice pointing out of the bushing's locations!
Thanks! I got the pins for $5 and me and a co-worker were able to replace the worn out ones. I have a 2003 GMC Sonoma it's a city vehicle.
Thanks very much, my '86 S10 door is hanging up more and more - your video is exactly what I need to know.
Mark thanks for the video. I have done this on my Silverado but watching this video as a refresher. Thanks again!
Well my door works. I bought a junkyard door for $20 spray bombed it to match black 91 s10 and your vid helped me remember the process correctly so thank you!👍 puttin the spring that holds door open was a good time lol.
Thanks for the video, sagging doors on a mustang is unacceptable, will be going to get the kit tomorrow!
I was looking to pick up a truck with this problem, seems like an easy fix and the price is right on the truck. Thanks for the video
Great video well explained you didn't skip all over the place, I m definitely going to do mine the same THANKS AGAIN 👍👍👍💯💯
Fixed my 87 S10 door with your help, many thanks man 🤘
Your video leaves out literally the hardest part - installing the door spring.
Yep!
Thank you for this video! Helped me a lot on my 99 s10 door pins!
I just got a 2000 Blazer 4X4 for $400, just needed to clean it up and some minor repairs. Truck is very nice and mint condition.
I have a 2000 s10 blazer and I'm doing this on both doors, much appreciated!
Only video I watched that pointed out that the bushings get installed on the truck half of the hinge for the top hinge AND on the door half of the hinge for the bottom. Nice job.
Nice to watch an INFORMATIVE how -to without a lot of unrelated CHATTER.
Thanks for the video Mark! I have the same issue with my '01 GMC Jimmy. However, I procrastinated so long on fixing the pins, the weight of the loose door has damaged the metal behind the striker plate (to the point I have to use a prybar to straighten it so the door will catch. Any tips on repairing that?
Joshua Hevener That's exactly what happened to my 97 Bravada! The door has been sagging and just today the metal behind the striker plate completely caved in and the door will no longer latch. I had to pry it back out again but it's pretty badly damaged.
I am doing just that on an old car I´ve bought and that helps a lot. Thanks!
Mark, Great video. Wish all were so easy to follow...I also watched others before I attempt to fix the door. I did notice that you tap on the new bushings, once when screwdriver soft end and then with hammer...I'm sure this is not a problem if you are careful and have half a brain...but thought you might like this tip, was watching a guy and when he got to the bushing install part he just stuck a bolt nut and two washers in there and placed the bushing where is was to go...then rant the bolt with one washer into the hole in the bushing and hinge, then put washer and nut on other end of the bushing and other side of the hinge hole...then just tightened up the bolt and forced the bushings into the holes. Thought that was pretty cool.
Thank heavens I found this. You are a lifesaver!
Thanks man perfect instruction! Fixing to have to do this to mine
thanks for the video it took me a little longer because I was struggling with the spring that is at the door it seems to me that yours doesn't have it
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Thank you so much for making this video it helped me so much in replacing these pins
Very nice one man operation I sure wished they made a metal bushing cause mine keep breaking (ovaled hole)you didnt show the battle getting the spring back in but after mine popped back out I now enjoy the door closing itself as I walk away with my arms full. Ps when the spring shot out one day t sounded like the window had been hit with a 22 rifle bullet. Real nice video perfect
My next project for my S10, thanks.
What did you do for the door springs?
Skipped over that procedure....
A small bolt, nut, and 2 washers help install the shims too. Makes them go in evenly. Get the shim most of the way in and just tap them to seat them in place.
Mark, thank you. This helped me with my 1969 Oldsmobile 442.
Good video....On another note - I like the insulation you put on your garage ceiling. What is it, thinking about doing that myself...I live in a cold environment.
Yup, going to tackle this project on my 1985 olds 88 now I know what to expect. Thanks for posting this!
Saw a few videos on this where a socket is used to insert the bushing.
Insert bolt into bushing and wrench down to flush
Great video and full of info!!! Straight to thr chase too!
This video is amazing. It is so clear and easy to follow, thank you so much!
One thing I would recommend is that you grease those pins really well before re-installing. And to keep your door working smoothly, lube it every time you change oil.
good video and excellent score on the blazer..a trip or two to the pick and pull for the hood latch...done!!
Great video I have a sagging driver door on my 66 GTX. Looks simple enough.
This video was very informative, i liked that machanic. Thank you for your help.
can you do just the top first and then do the bottom so that keeps the door from falling off?
Good, and thanks. I never seem to be able to come up with a willing buddy to help me in those situations, lol.
Sometimes, after new pins and bushings,
the door will still sag down a little bit.
Carefully and gently jacking up the door with a floor jack
will tweak the actual hinge a smidge.
I've known guys who do this alone on old pickups
but, of course, it is generally not recommended.
Thanks! Really helpful video. Getting ready to tackle this on my 95 gmc pickup & nice to know what to expect.
Good video headin to the pick n pull to pick up a door now thanks buddy
Great instruction. Thank youi!
Great video! I'll being doing mine tomorrow. Thanks
saw a recommendation for installing the bushings:use a 2-1/2" bolt from the top (when pressing it in from the top), and a socket (9/16 recommended) bigger than the bushing from the bottom. Put a nut on the bottom of the bolt, and let the socket seat against the hinge, the bolt head pressing the bushing into place within the hinge. (Like pressing in a bearing). That way you don't fracture the bushing with tapping on it as it seats in the hole.
Thanks for this. I was about to have my dealer do this, but it looks easy.
Does the pin/ bushing replacement do anything for the elongated holes on the half that's welded on the door?
I have a question on my passenger side of the 4-door Blazer the pain that rotates from the door onto the body of the car
Thats the way I did it before. The garage door rail keeps it pretty steady. Need to do it again tomorrow. 10-2024. It lasted many years….
We have the problem in our 97 Blazer but there are no bushings. It's just holes through a bracket that is not bolted on. It's welded on. The pin holes are oval shaped now. So is there a bushing upgrade kit?
What about the spring? Going to attempt to replace them myself and wanted to know the details please
Thank you so much! the sagging door is one of the most annoying things in the world.
I'll use this when I fix my 04 Blazer's door! Thanks!
Two questions, one, would it make any sense to put grease inside the bushings first? 2, on a Mercury Grand Marquis, 1995, it appears that the pins have been sort of riveted in or flared in, and because of the curvature of the door there's no way to get a drill above it, is there another way to get those pins out? Someone suggested using a sharp chisel and chiseling the flare of the rivet off from the side, do you know if that actually works or would that just destroy a chisel and change the shape of the end of the pins so that you won't be able to get it out anymore?
my gmc jimmy was 300 , only needed a 400 dollar transmission and a 500 dollar set of tires lol.
clay albright mine was $600 all I’ve done to her was a $12 fuel filter and the door bushings (thanks to this video) which was $15 then I replaced the transmission a-b shift solenoid which was $40 and now I just need tires lol
3 s10 trucks for $100 a pice, just needed gas
@@brickwall911 winner!
Excellent videography.
Great video, saved me a lot of time. Thanks bud. 👍
My 1995 Chevy S10 extended cab, door hinges and latch both are broke and the door want even close now, I tried to fix it outside today but it was just to cold out and not only that I didn't have all the proper tools to even try to fix it. I'm taking it some were tomorrow to have it repaired I hope.
Thanks Mark, I took it to the Shop this morning and they are gonna fix it for me. It's brutally cold out and windy so it was just better to take it to a garage and let them fix it. Once again thanks for the thoughts man.
if your bushings are cracked after install, then you either cracked them during installation or the holes in the hinge are worn out. I replaced 3 sets in two weeks and one set cracked as soon as I closed the door. I bought new Dorman hinges that bolt in, but the originals on S series are welded on so alot more work to replace. what I done was remove the door. Clean the two halves of the hinges and Mig welded the oval holes 3/4 full of weld. then red filled the holes and hand dressed to proper dimensions with a round file. pressed in New bushings and reinstalled the door. took 2 hours and saved alot of headache trying to realign new hinges.
Thanks for the fix for bushing holes that have worn out to oval. Sounds like a PITA, but it's good to know it can be done. Thanks for posting this.
Most GM car bushing tapered ends are crimped on from the factory leaving 2 ears that need to be ground off or you can just cut the pin in the middle and slip it out.
Nice video! I'll be trying this tonight... Thanks!
Super helpful mate, thanks for this!
Awesome. Except my door still sags horribly because the top hole on the top pin has worn out so much over the years it looks like the number 8 lol and since the new bushing on that particular part goes down into the frame half of the hinge, meaning the hole that is worn rides on the pin itself when opening and closing, obviously replacing the pins and bushings top and bottom didn't help much at all except to give my S10 some shiny new parts in there!
I'm probably going to have to JB Weld that bored out hole smaller or something, hopefully that works since replacing those parts of the hinge are next to impossible, because they're welded to the door and the truck's frame.
Wish me luck! 🤪🤞
Edit; Thanks though, your video definitely helped with everything but that main issue I'm having, like which bushing goes where, what tools to use, etc. 👍
Watched ur video...was just what i needed to know...went out and got the pins...and now I dont know what to do...my 98 Blazer driver side front door top hinge (the welded piece). the bushing is gone and the hole is sorta paperclip shaped...worn to almost half again as big as it should be. There is such a small amount of metal left on the outside of the hole I'm worried that it could fail/break any day now. Any suggestions on what i can do? I'm pretty sure if i drop in the new bushing it will probably break from all the play there will be. Talked to a local body shop and they want $125 to weld/fill and then re-drill... $125 for the one hole...more $ if the bottom half of the top hinge needs work. There has to be another solution that isn't so expensive???? I thought of putting in the bushing and then using JB Weld Steel Stick epoxy putty. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Jim
+Mark Jenkins Thnx Mark...Its truck maint. day 2day...oil; plugs/wires, coolant, filters and then the hinge pins...it needs 2 warm up some outside b4 i can use the jb.
Nice work!
I need to do this thank you for the upload. Will show mine as well.
Is the spring really needed? My passenger door is still perfect on my 92 firebird but my driver one sags down bad and doesn't close right, it's missing the spring, however in the center console I found the old spring. As long as the door will finally shut I'd be fine, in case the spring is alot of trouble to put back in too
I have pretty much the exact same blazer. Mine is an 01 and I think it was the LT, but mine doesnt have leather...
The door pin and bushing kit I got for my 87 Monte Carlo SS didn't come with those rings. Does that mean they weren't necessary or I have to buy them separately?
did I miss the spring getting removed and replaced?
craig mcclure
it was missing before he started because the roller for the spring broke. He didn't install it. I don't know if it makes a difference to you now since this comment is a year old.
What do you do if the hinge is coming apart a little from the frame? Of course GM didn't bolt the hinges on. More cost cutting.
great vid, need to do this to my s10. wonder if it works on all things that are saggy???...Hold still please ladies !!!
Mark this is a great video thank you for uploading it, i have a chevy astro and uses the same pin system except that the pins dont have that ring at the end ... but a round clip type in the middle of the pin. My van is a 97 what year is that blazer?
Well said. Being resourceful is important.
Thanks for DIY tips. No garage but low hanging solid limb for this "shade tree" mechanic should work for roping up door. Either that or a tall solid step ladder to rope to.
Excellent video ! i guess it's the same or so for an IROC 88 ?
When I close the door there's a huge gap. By the door handle Do I have to take it back off and hit those things the door hangs on? Or do I have the wrong door
Very useful helpful video. Replacing the pins on my gmc safari
Working 4 wheel drive for $500 that's a gift .
dyno mike i got one for $200 believe it or not with the 4wd working