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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Body, Glass & Paint => Topic started by: Pescados666 on August 31, 2013, 03:21:00 am

Title: door bushings
Post by: Pescados666 on August 31, 2013, 03:21:00 am

I went to replace my sagging driver's door on my 1985 suburban and when I got it off there did not seem to be any bushings in the hinge at all.  The new bushings wouldn't come close to fitting in the existing holes as well.  Is it possible for the old bushings to be that destroyed to have fused with the rest of the door?  There was a metal burr on one of the hinges but with as much effort as it took to chisel it off it almost felt welded on. 

How hard is it to drill out the holes for the new bushings?  At this point I'm about ready to install new hinges even O:

Title: Re: door bushings
Post by: jaredts on September 01, 2013, 04:57:01 pm

You probably have picked up the wrong bushings.  The ones that go on our trucks are thin-walled, but there is a common style used on gm's that is much thicker and will not fit in the small holes of the hinges.  The bushings really can't fuse to the steel  hinges since they are made of brass or bronze.

Title: Re: door bushings
Post by: Pescados666 on September 01, 2013, 10:55:18 pm

hmmm...  possibly.  I picked up the dorman 38400.  I don't recall seeing anything else similar in the help section at oreilly's though. 

Kit contains (1) .342" x 4.167" pin and 2 each of the following size bushings (ID x OD x Height): .344" x .490" x .370" and .344" x .420" x .305"

Title: Re: door bushings
Post by: woodbn on October 24, 2015, 01:12:52 pm

I also got the doorman 38400 hinge pin kit for my 87 K10 and destroyed one of the bushings trying to get it to fit (thought it needed more elbow grease) anyone know where to get a cheap spring for the hinge? mine had considerable wear and the door needed a lot of help shutting

Title: Re: door bushings
Post by: Captain Swampy on October 30, 2015, 03:53:31 pm

Check the store on this site first. Otherwise Rock Auto, Classic, etc

Title: Re: door bushings
Post by: Rest-o-Man on October 31, 2015, 07:36:00 pm

I bought a rebuilt kit, for each hinge I got a new pin and two bronze bushings, I had to drill out the holes in the hinges, but not to much though, just enough so the bushings would go in snug. it work for me. I grease them up, and I was good to go.

Title: Re: door bushings
Post by: philo_beddoe on November 02, 2015, 09:38:28 pm

Shims may be needed as well to get the door to close straight and true to the striker.  And make sure striker has plastic bushing, if you have that style. 

Title: Re: door bushings
Post by: Don5 on November 03, 2015, 01:19:58 am

You can substitute plumbing PEX for the striker bushing. I hear it works really good and lasts a long time. Just sayin...

Title: Re: door bushings
Post by: philo_beddoe on November 03, 2015, 07:44:26 pm

Thats true. I have heard that also.