Cascade Crew

91camaro_rs · Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 6:16 pm Post subject: door hinges

so yesterday i was workin on my car and...well Embarassed

i not gonna go into detail hahah anyway i ended up messin the hinge up, so the door kinda sags now and makes it hard to open, how do i go about tightening the hinge??

popballz · Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 9:10 pm Post subject:

three bolts on top from hinge to body--13mm

1 bolt on bottom outside-i think its a 13mm too, then two bolts on inside--15mm

hinge pin is like $7, for the bottom
top pins are like $70.

did that help at all?

aaron_sK · Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 9:13 pm Post subject:

Depends on what part of it you messed up. Could be a bent bin, bad bushing, oblong-ed pin hole, bent bracket. Compare the two sides while you open and close each door.

BTW, you forget to close the door before you lowered it off the jack? Pokey pokey

91camaro_rs · Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 9:44 pm Post subject:

aaron_sK · Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 10:32 pm Post subject:

Call me around 5:30/6:00 tomorrow night. I'll be in Tacoma picking up parts after I get off work.

DBL_TKE · Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 2:05 am Post subject:

You backed up without looking behind you with the door open and the door caught a pole, eh?

91RSVert · Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 2:38 am Post subject:

I just got done redoing mine. If you want to send me pics, I'll try to help you.

15mm on the bottom inside.
13mm for the bottom front.
13mm on the tops.

Wratchet wrench is your friend on 13mm.

aaron_sK · Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 5:55 am Post subject:

BTW, now I can laugh at you thirdgen guys and your expensive hinges. I just got done doing the doors on the S10. $37 with tax out the door for a complete set (four) of the good NAPA pins.

How many TDS pins can you buy for $37? Pokey pokey

iansane · Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 6:30 am Post subject:

91camaro_rs · Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 9:12 am Post subject:

well i guess it helps explain the problem if i say what happened Embarassed

....

i was backing it up onto ramps and lets just say i went up and over Laughing

so i have no idea what part of the hinge broke but its hard as hell to open my door

91RSVert · Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 12:34 pm Post subject:

Is the door itself damaged any? It may be a bent door.

Otherwise I think they may have just got knocked out of adjustment. Post some pics of the hinges so we can see if they got damaged. Also, post pic of door closed so we can see if any of the gaps are off.

PS. Dont feel bad, I was driving off a stack of boards(car was to low for jack), one of them flipped up and folded the front half of my fender and front air damn.

popballz · Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 2:11 pm Post subject:

And that is why I am scared of those ramps

It takes me a few minutes to get on then since I barly push the gas and keep rollong backward.

aaron_sK · Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 6:17 pm Post subject:

Pffft. Do ramps with a clutch and a TPI engine with enough torque to fling the suckers, then you can complain. Laughing

91RSVert · Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 6:05 am Post subject:

iansane · Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 6:26 am Post subject:

What kind of ramps are you guys using that can fit underneath either end of your thirdgens? I've never found a set that wasn't $150+ or way too tall.

91RSVert · Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 6:43 am Post subject:

My v6 when I first got it, would fit on some basic ramps. Wouldnt after I lowered it.

Never tried this one as I lowered it just a few weeks after getting it.

aaron_sK · Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 7:09 am Post subject:

TurdGen1989 · Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 9:52 am Post subject:

91camaro_rs · Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 10:08 am Post subject:

DBL_TKE · Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 12:03 am Post subject:

I used to be able to use those ramps when I was at stock height. Barely cleared the front lip.