I'm having trouble adjusting the doors on my 53 one ton.
I've read all the hints and posts I could find, and I'v studied the shop manual, but no help.
My problem is that the doors need to go OUT a bit. everything I've read about talks about moving the door up or down, or tilting it to get the correct gap around the door frame. But I need to go out, away from the center of the cab. I tried moving the hinges, but I can't get any movement in the direction I need.
The door is actually slightly below the surface of the cowl, not sticking out 1/16" the way it should.
Do I need new hinges? Or is there a way to enlarge the holes to be able to slide the hinges out?
If anyone has suggestions let me know. I'm desperate!
I am currently digging back in to a 1953 3800 (one ton) with a nine foot bed. I've owned it since 1979, and drove it until 1982 (or so). My wife got me involved in restoring it back in 2002, got the body removed and the frame redone, then things came up. Now I am retired and starting again. If anyone is interested I have photos on Imagur ( https://timwhiteblues.imgur.com/ ). I live way back in the woods in the Ozarks on 40 acres at the end of a 2 1/2 mile private road.
Bluesman - don't get new hinges, I've read they are horrible to use, I "rebuilt" my hinges after reading about all the problems others have had. I purchased a set of new hinges before I read the stories. They are still on the shelf. There are youtube videos on rebuilding the hinges.
Moving the doors "out" is going to require using all of the bolt clearance in the hinge plate, and there isn't much so you could remove the hinge and open up the width of the slotted holes. You could also take the bolts and reduce the diameter of the bolt under the head of the bolt for a distance greater in length than the thickness of the hinge plate to also get more "clearance". You can do it!
Ron - - Dusty53 1954 Chevy 3604 In the Gallery Forum "You can't dance with the Devil and then wonder why you're still in Hell." "They will forget what you've said, and they will forget what you have done but they will never forget the way you made them feel."
I had that same issue with one of my trucks and I did not want to bend the hinges (chicken). I used a die grinder to enlarge the hinge bolt holes to allow more movement. Worked like a charm. Carl
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
I had that same issue with one of my trucks and I did not want to bend the hinges (chicken). I used a die grinder to enlarge the hinge bolt holes to allow more movement. Worked like a charm. Carl
I recall that being a suggested workaround in the Factory Assembly Manual.
