May 27, 200718 yr anyone know how to adjust the positioning of an automobile door? in particular that of an 82 chevy c-10! both doors are kinda hard to close but the drivers side in particular you really have to slam it to get it completely closed...
May 27, 200718 yr I dont know how to position them, but my hinge is messed up on my Mustang, and it kind of drops a little when you open it. What was suggested to me was to get a new hinge for the door. By that suggestion I'm assuming it is much easier than trying to fix it.
May 27, 200718 yr Author after further research (google) there are hinge pin & bushing kits that is supposed to work I looked at my door again wiggled it up and down and found that the pin was the only thing that was loose so there maybe something to this. thought this might help you too wolfey the kit cost 5 bucks im on my to the parts store now i'll tell you how well it works :twitcy:
May 27, 200718 yr well you need help pushing out bushings I am the man, thats part of my job in the army,to bush out bearings on all the helicopters lol.
May 28, 200718 yr Author appreciate the offer bud but I'll get it in a day or 2 when my brother gets back found i'll need his help since the door has to be removed to do this
May 29, 200718 yr appreciate the offer bud but I'll get it in a day or 2 when my brother gets back found i'll need his help since the door has to be removed to do this Yeah, thats why I haven't done mine yet. I'm paranoid of damaging my door after it comes off. I'm very particular when it comes to my vehicles.
May 29, 200718 yr Yeah I have done that many times. You just loosen the hinge and they usually adjust up and down which slide the door gap closer or further apart. So this takes a while to get it just right and you will probabley need a helping hand but it is do able I think anyways I have done several. A chevy S10 a Nissan 300 zx and Mazda 6 and they were all similar tasks!
May 30, 200718 yr Try a little plastic explosive.... lol... seriously, don't know, but the bushings etc. kit sounds right to me... Good luck...
June 1, 200718 yr Three words: Dukes of Hazzard Although you may be tempted to jump it over a creek to evade the law or put dynamite on an arrow and shoot it at an outhouse. You'll just have to be careful.
June 1, 200718 yr Author this is a full size pick up with 33's on it i couldnt even dive thru the window much less jump in feet first
June 1, 200718 yr what year like a 1985 are we talking about cause if so yeah the pin bushing kit may help. It is a real pain in the butt though if it has never been done before because the factory pins are pressed in and they can sometimes be very hard to pund out with the door in the way! Do the top one first while propping the door up or get a friend to hold it. Then do the bottom it is as easy as pulling or pounding the old ones out and pressing the new ones in although it is not as easy as it sounds! Hopefully this can help! I have a buddy who has an 85 C 10 and he has done his twice!
June 1, 200718 yr Author 82 c-10 but the doors have to come off since the pins cannot be removed because the shape of the door
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