Nige Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Hi chaps What's the done thing on the door hinges if you have play, is it a case of replacing the whole hinge and pin, or just pin only. How easy does the whole hinge come away from the door? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Type911 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 I would think its the bush needing replacement https://type911shop.co.uk/epages/de867ca1-377e-432e-84fd-bdccf2206766.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/de867ca1-377e-432e-84fd-bdccf2206766/Products/62782 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterK Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 (edited) The bushes in the door side of the hinges are brass, so wear more easily than a steel pin. You could drive one pin out & try a replacement, but I changed the bushes on mine. My pins were a bin rusty, so I changed them too. To avoid too much faff with realigning the doors, I’d remove them by drifting the pins out, rather than unbolting the hinges from the car A-pillar. The hinges are not removable (without mega hassle) from the door. My doors were off when I replaced the bushes. I’m not sure that you could do them in situ - very little space. I used a length of threaded bar with sockets, washers, etc to pull the old bushes out. I filed a short lead in on the new bushes The brass bushes are supplied under size and need reaming out after fitting. Edited March 31, 2021 by PeterK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nige Posted March 31, 2021 Author Share Posted March 31, 2021 Nice one chaps, that's exactly the info I needed. Best plan a door removal session then. The metalwork around the door check strap needs sorting too so I can tackle that at the same time. I best look into 'how to ream' on YouTube. I assume it's two of those bushes per hinge, so 4 per door? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterK Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 3 hours ago, Nige said: I assume it's two of those bushes per hinge, so 4 per door? yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Type911 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Careful googling "reaming" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nige Posted March 31, 2021 Author Share Posted March 31, 2021 Not my thing, probably "mature amateurs" Just order your bushes. Guess reaming is to ensure both bushes are lined up right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 The reaming (read drilling out a little) will so the pins actually fit. I don't know but it may be just a case of filing or sanding out the bore a touch. @PeterK ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nige Posted March 31, 2021 Author Share Posted March 31, 2021 Just been Googling and reamed to 8mm appears to be the target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterK Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 A reamer is effectively just a very accurate drill bit. Go slow & steady, gradually taking a bit more out until the pin is tight, but fits. The last thing you want is paying for & spending ages fitting new bushes, only to make the holes all big and sloppy 😇 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nige Posted March 31, 2021 Author Share Posted March 31, 2021 Nothing worse than going too hard and fast and turning your hole into sloppy mess. I've just ordered all the parts, with some extra bushes in case I mess up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Comerford Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 I would use a reamer not a drill bit, you could have more problems trying to enlarge the hole with a hand drill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nige Posted March 31, 2021 Author Share Posted March 31, 2021 Just ordered a reamer set off Amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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