Just took my doors off this weekend. First one took 4 hours or longer, second one took 20 minutes. Live and learn.

There are three bolts for each hinge, 6 total for each door.

For each hinge, there are two bolts that you get to from opening the door, they bolt into captured nuts on the other side. The third bolt is inside the hinge pocket. On the top hinge, the third bolt also turns in from the cockpit side, but the bend of the hinge keeps you from getting a socket to it.

There is a cover panel held on with about 5 Phillips sheet metal screws in the cab on the kick panel (vertically up from the foot well). Take that off and you can get a wrench on this third bolt, use a closed end wrench, and you can tighten it. Removing this panel also allows access to the captured nuts if they happen to turn free due to rusted sheet metal (mine did).

On the bottom hinge the inside bolt comes through from the fender side! I had my fenders off so I don't know if you can get too it from under the truck.

I can take pics and provide more info if you need, but taking that kick plate cover off is critical.

Hope this helps.

Last edited by R-Bo; 04/14/2015 2:18 AM.

R-Bo

1959 Apache 1/2 ton Big Window, Short bed Fleetside (under reconstruction)
1966 GMC 305V6 in the family