The Stovebolt Site Forums The Parking Lot '60-'66 Trucks replacing door pins in hinges 1964-1966, tips?

I have a 1965 C10.

I have the parts and the kit to replace the door pins and bushings in the hinges, as it sags a bit.

Do any of you have any tips, tricks or suggestions on what tools to use... the order of operations, etc., for this project?

Thank you for any replies.

-W

Im going to follow this thread, as I was about to post the same thing for my 63, but I wouldnt imagine that theres much difference.

On my 64, I had to remove the hinges from the truck, cut them apart and remove the pins piece by piece. I felt that forcing things apart would have distorted something, they were stuck good. I then reassembled with the new pins and bushings,
Scott

48bigtrucks is spot on.
You can try to drive them out, however if they are that far gone you will be time ahead by completely removing them the truck and piecing them apart. Seems I recall going through about 4 sets before I was able to make a good set.

Pull the hinges and soak them in a pan of tranny fluid. If you have access to one, put them in a Ultrasonic cleaner. When you are able to pivot the hinge, it can be taken apart, by driving the hinge pin out, inserting the bushings & driving the new pins.

Good luck with the project.

I've had the best luck removing the doors first, then, leaving the hinges on the truck, whack the pins hard w/a BFH after soaking them w/your favorite penetrating oil. Sometimes I'll squirt them daily a couple days before I start. Use a good pin punch, cheap China ones usually won't do. Knock the bushings out w/same punch, tap the new bushings in place. Replace pins, doors etc.

Down here the rust maggots aren't too bad, I've only had to cut apart one hinge like Scott describes above in the dozens of truck hinges I've done.

Thanks a bunch folks.

-W

I live in the rust capitol of the world...Michigan, and replaced 2 sets of hinge pins. I removed them from the truck...then they spent days soaking in penetrating oil, and even though everything seemed loose it was a real chore to try and drive them out, but I was patient and finally got-r-done. Never thought about cutting them apart...which I'll try next time. Also, my new pins were cheap and too long, so I ended up cutting them and beveling the tips to look like the originals. Janine

...a generous dip in anti-sieze might help? Yep, I remember those days in the U.P.

Well, I finally got around to this today... I could not make the pins budge on the truck, took the hinge off to whack it out, finally got it all back on... and yep, it's out of whack.

Even after I got the hinges off the truck I had the really WHALE on 'em to get them pins to even move. YIKES.

I even lined everything back up with the rust/paint marks.

Well, it's back on there and I ran out of light and motivation. I'll mess with it some more this week I suppose...

old trucks... are fun?

right?

-W

p.s. door hinge pin, wrenchin' action shots