How To Install Door Hinge Bushings

Replacing door hinge pins and bushings on an s10 chevrolet pickup truck requires a little elbow grease and some know how.

How to install door hinge bushings.

With a sharp chisel and hammer cut the wood in the shape of the hinge. If you are replacing the hinge pin and bushing for the top hinge place the bushing with the smaller inside hole on top of the hinge. Use a utility knife to score the outline. Place a bushing on top of the hinge bushing hole.

This should also work on other models and on some gmc models too. No longer will the metal scrape against itself and screech. The door hinge pin and bushing repair kit p n 926 11768 comes with 4 pins 8 bushings 6 smaller bushings and 2 larger bushings there are only 4 smaller bushings pictured because i was in a hurry and already installed 2 of them in the hinge. To install door hinges on a new door measure and mark where your hinges need to go on the door frame and on the door you re hanging.

This is a true dyi step by step tutorial that will help you do know all the factors when it comes to replacing those door bushings that cause your doors to s. Now you can install the hinge back to the a pillar with the bolts finger tight. Next place your hinge on the door and trace around the hinge with a pencil. If you are replacing the hinge pin and bushing for the bottom hinge place the bushing with the larger inside hole on top of the hinge.

The fix takes around two hours to complete. After all is said and done close your door and listen to the sound of silence. The lip on the new bushings goes where the lip on the old bushings was at the top and bottom of the hinge arms.