Red91Laredo
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So I made a thread about this in the Paint & Bodywork forum, but have not really gotten an answer there. It doesn't look like many people visit that subform (I made the thread well over a month ago and it's still near the top of the page with only one reply besides my own). So I hope no one minds me reposting this here, as I could really use some help on this topic...
I think I need to replace the hinge pins on my passenger side front door. The door drops down about 1/2" when opened and you can easily grab the rear edge of the door and feel that there is a ton of play in the hinges. This is a fairly common problem with many older vehicles in my experience, and usually replacing the hinge pins is the simple solution. However, I have searched high and low and have not found replacement hinge pins for '84-'96 XJ's (mine is a '91). Can they be replaced?
I think I read somewhere (probably here on
) that they can be replaced with an appropriate size roll pin. Does anyone have any more info on that idea, like a link to writeup, or even just an affirmation that you did it and it worked? I'm mainly wondering how exactly to get the old hinge pins out and the new ones in, but any advice at all would be helpful.
Based on how much I can rock the door back and forth on the hinges, and the fact that the XJ hinges don't seem to have replaceable bushings, I wouldn't be surprised if the hinges themselves have started to wear. I'm hoping that if this is the case, it would be possible to drill them out slightly to fit a pin with a slightly larger diameter than stock. Has anyone done this?
Any other advice? I'd imagine this a pretty common issue considering the age of these Jeeps, so someone here must have tackled this problem. If nothing else, I know I could replace the entire hinge, but I'm hoping there is a cheaper solution...
I think I need to replace the hinge pins on my passenger side front door. The door drops down about 1/2" when opened and you can easily grab the rear edge of the door and feel that there is a ton of play in the hinges. This is a fairly common problem with many older vehicles in my experience, and usually replacing the hinge pins is the simple solution. However, I have searched high and low and have not found replacement hinge pins for '84-'96 XJ's (mine is a '91). Can they be replaced?
I think I read somewhere (probably here on
) that they can be replaced with an appropriate size roll pin. Does anyone have any more info on that idea, like a link to writeup, or even just an affirmation that you did it and it worked? I'm mainly wondering how exactly to get the old hinge pins out and the new ones in, but any advice at all would be helpful.Based on how much I can rock the door back and forth on the hinges, and the fact that the XJ hinges don't seem to have replaceable bushings, I wouldn't be surprised if the hinges themselves have started to wear. I'm hoping that if this is the case, it would be possible to drill them out slightly to fit a pin with a slightly larger diameter than stock. Has anyone done this?
Any other advice? I'd imagine this a pretty common issue considering the age of these Jeeps, so someone here must have tackled this problem. If nothing else, I know I could replace the entire hinge, but I'm hoping there is a cheaper solution...
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