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Hey guys, I cleaned up my hinges and put new pins in them but they don't hammer in tight and I can push them out by hand. The knurl won't bite in, does anyone know of any oversize pins that will work in 47-53 barn door hinges?

I would think that a machinist can re-knurl those pins
with a coarser knurl increasing the pin's diameter.
Jeffrey

PROBLEM SOLVED!!!,I went to Canadian Tire (similar to Tractor Supply?) and found some late model Chrysler door pins, way overpriced, brought them home and shortened 2 of them. Drilled out the hinges to 23/64, no go...way too tight. So today I went to a machine tool supply shop and bought a 9.4mm bit and drilled them again, a little snug but the knurls bit in nice and I think once broken in they will ease up a little. So with the price of the pins at $19.98,a bit that didn't work $6.99, a bit that did work $16.75 and a 6 pack of beer while thinking about how to solve the dilemma the total cost was around $50 for rebuilt barn door hinges.....ouch, but the smile on my face and the beer buzz was worth it!!

It could have been worse and the 'I did it myself' feeling is priceless. Glad you got 'er done.