door hinges
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doughboy68
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door hinges
OK... before I go whacking at this in frustration ..... is there a trick to the proper removal of door hinges? Or are they just held in place after removing the bolts by 45 years worth of grit and grime? I did't want to get too crazy with a pry bar before I ask the "pros"!!
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FORDification
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Re: door hinges
You know they're each attached with THREE bolts, right?
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My '67 restoration video
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doughboy68
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Re: door hinges
Uhhh sure........ this is why I love this site... Thanks!! I am sure I am not the first nor the last to ask such a simple question!!! 
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Cornhusker
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Re: door hinges
Is there any adjustment needed to get the door to fit when re-attaching it? If so, any tips? I put my door back on after replacing the door seal and it's off a bit. Frustrating.
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Re: door hinges
Virtually all adjustments are made where the hinge attaches to the door, not where it attaches to the cab. It's just a matter of slightly loosening the bolts, moving the door a little in the direction it needs to go and retightening...and then checking, re-doing, etc. It's tedious and frustrating at times...just trial and error will eventually get it there.
If you ever have to remove them again in the future, I'd suggest scribing a mark around the edge of the hinges first. That should get you really close.
If you ever have to remove them again in the future, I'd suggest scribing a mark around the edge of the hinges first. That should get you really close.
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-O-----O- Keith
'67 F-100 2WD SWB ~ '69 F-100 4WD SWB w/7" chop ~ 1975 F-250 Ranger XLT Supercab Camper Special
My '67 restoration video
-> Posting and you! <-a MUST watch for all!!
-O-----O- Keith
'67 F-100 2WD SWB ~ '69 F-100 4WD SWB w/7" chop ~ 1975 F-250 Ranger XLT Supercab Camper Special
My '67 restoration video
-> Posting and you! <-a MUST watch for all!!
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Heirloom
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Re: door hinges
Here is an article I found helpful. It explains doors, hoods and the different hinge types and how they affect adjustment, fenders etc.
http://www.autobody101.com/content/arti ... alignment/
http://www.autobody101.com/content/arti ... alignment/
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'68 F250 360, 4 spd Project Thread!
Plans are for a stout 400, C6, 3.54 gears, 33" BFG AT's, bucket seats and custom console. Final assembly, nearing start up...
"Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not."
~ Thomas Jefferson
"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
~ Abraham Lincoln
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doughboy68
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Re: door hinges
at least I got the last part right... I marked it, measured it and photographed it to get as close as possible when it is ready to go back.... for those who are curious.... I am to the point the doors came off and are getting the steel patches I welded in completed, and making the doors clean and smooth, ready then to prime and paint!! 
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Cornhusker
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Re: door hinges
FORDification wrote:Virtually all adjustments are made where the hinge attaches to the door, not where it attaches to the cab. It's just a matter of slightly loosening the bolts, moving the door a little in the direction it needs to go and retightening...and then checking, re-doing, etc. It's tedious and frustrating at times...just trial and error will eventually get it there.
If you ever have to remove them again in the future, I'd suggest scribing a mark around the edge of the hinges first. That should get you really close.
Thanks buddy!