Door Hinge Pins?

[Paul Smith 0]

Hi

 

I am after 2 door hinge pins, which I can get from a dealer. But I was wondering if any one has used anything different to the pins that have worked?

 

They can get the pins for wednesday but I was hoping to try and sort my dropped door this weekend, just ideas really?

 

Thanks

 

Paul

[welshpug 1,656]

depends which type you have, the simple roll pins or the screwed in bolt type.

[j_turnell 136 3 Cars]

I'd just wait tbh mate, there not expensive and do the job just fine, just make sure you have a hammer and appropriate punch or strong screw driver to drive the old ones out. Hows the clutch by the way?

[boombang 2]

If the holes have rounded, IIRC it has been mentioned before on here to drill out and use larger 405 pins.

[Paul Smith 0]

There the roll pin ones,

 

i should just wait but i'm impatient, and the top pin has actually broken now. i may try some roll pins.

 

Clutch hasn't been to bad to be honest since we had a play, but that brocken bracket that holds the clutch cable is in serious need of replacing due to the death crack so I don't think thats helping with the clutch problem. A person from here has offered me one so hopefully by early next week I'll have a newish one on and see how it goes from there.

 

I'd just wait tbh mate, there not expensive and do the job just fine, just make sure you have a hammer and appropriate punch or strong screw driver to drive the old ones out. Hows the clutch by the way?

[DamirGTI 342]

New pins didn't help much when i was replacing them because of sloppy doors cos the hinge holes where a bit worn so there was still movement even with the new pins , so i cut a square piece of metal from a Cola tin , modelled it in the round shape with kinda "hat" on top , fitted inside the hinge holes , applied grease inside , refitted the doors and hammered the pins inside = zero door movement

 

Found this "Cola tin" idea per someone's instructions over here few years ago and it works spot on (can't remember who wrote that though .. Paintguy perhaps ?!)

 

Damir

[treesimon 0]

New pins didn't help much when i was replacing them because of sloppy doors cos the hinge holes where a bit worn so there was still movement even with the new pins , so i cut a square piece of metal from a Cola tin , modelled it in the round shape with kinda "hat" on top , fitted inside the hinge holes , applied grease inside , refitted the doors and hammered the pins inside = zero door movement

 

Found this "Cola tin" idea per someone's instructions over here few years ago and it works spot on (can't remember who wrote that though .. Paintguy perhaps ?!)

 

Damir

 

 

Thats very simple, but sound very affective!

Ive fitted new pins before which did improve the amount of drop but didnt cure it, still could lift the door up a mm or two.

Also the cola tin would probably take up the wear before the hinge wears any more .

[Simes 248 2 Cars]

How about finding a suitable replacement such as a section of M7 or M8 steel rod as opposed to the pins.