I just replaced my drivers door hinge pins and bushings. I watched a ton of videos on you tube. So ok, it looked straight forward enough. Well, watching people do this with a floor jack,and a helper, I figured I would do it at work, where we have an over head crane. That way I , could do it by my self. Shop is closed for black friday, so the owner said Wends that He was going today to do some paper work, and cut the grass. I told Him then what I wanted to do, and He said ok. Well I pull in my truck, and align the overhead crane. I also put a small hyd floor jack under the door, with a 2x4, and remove the spring. After that, I remove the clips on the hinge pins. All good so far. I get some small round bar, and put that over the pin and remove the top pin half way. The door falls off of the floor jack. The bottom of the door is at an angle, so the jack just keeps sliding out from under the door. So glad for the over head crane. The pins came out somewhat easy. I pulled the door out of the way enough to get at the bushings. The rubber boot popped out from the A piller side. Ok, good deal. This gave me plenty of slack to move the door around. It wasnt hard to get the bushings out. They were shot. I used a bolt, flat washer, and a socket to press the new bushings in place, this worked good. I fought a little to get the pins back in, but I first put them in only the first hole on each pin. This gave me enough slack to make it easier to do the other pin. I used a set of needle nose vice grips to help hold the pin to align it in the second holes, and I did have to tweak the crane a little. I greased everything before I installed anything ( pins and bushings) . It took me about 1-1/2 hours to do the job from start to finish. The big lesson learned here is, you need a way to hold the door from the top side. Had I tried this at home with my wife, the door would have fallen off of the floor jack and I would have been pissed at the least. Also the center point of the door, is rite where it turns from straight to its downward bend on the windshield side. If your going to do this job, park your truck under a tree where you can use a heavy branch, with a come-a-long or use an engine hoist or like me, an over head crane, or even an A frame. Some means of supporting the door from the top. These door are heavy. About 80 pounds I think. I dont think my door has lined up this good in maybe 15 years. Its a little hard to tell in the pic, but it aligns perfectly. Shuts and open very easy too now.
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