I have been noticing that the drivers door on my 73 Stag is shaking on the lock over certain bumps. There is indeed looseness in the top hinge. the door is in perfect alignment, it was probably adjusted by the PO, so the looseness is all upwards.
When the door is fully open there is no looseness, only in the closed position. I did some research on this forum and found that the main problem is that the pins stop rotating in the door part (large area) and starts rotating in the A-post area (small area and fast wear). I can see that this is indeed the case. I think that because I get looseness only in the closed position of the door, it is not the pin that has wear but the hole that has been elongated in one direction.
I guess this means that the hinge has to come off for a repair? I am tempted to weld the pin to the hinge… Not easy to do in situ of course, but if i need to remove the hinge in the future it can be undone with just some grinding and a new pin. Anyone tried something similar? The weld will only have to stop the door from moving up, the pin can stay in the position it is now. It is very tight in there, not easy to weld I know…
The other 3 pins rotated like they should, i have given them a dose of lubricant (probably much needed)
Top of pin:
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When the door is fully open there is no looseness, only in the closed position. I did some research on this forum and found that the main problem is that the pins stop rotating in the door part (large area) and starts rotating in the A-post area (small area and fast wear). I can see that this is indeed the case. I think that because I get looseness only in the closed position of the door, it is not the pin that has wear but the hole that has been elongated in one direction.
I guess this means that the hinge has to come off for a repair? I am tempted to weld the pin to the hinge… Not easy to do in situ of course, but if i need to remove the hinge in the future it can be undone with just some grinding and a new pin. Anyone tried something similar? The weld will only have to stop the door from moving up, the pin can stay in the position it is now. It is very tight in there, not easy to weld I know…
The other 3 pins rotated like they should, i have given them a dose of lubricant (probably much needed)
Top of pin:
IMG_3252.jpg IMG_3255.jpg