L-body door pins

[CDNTurboZ]

How should I go about replacing the door pins on my 86 SC?
any specific steps?

thanks
steve

[GLHS592]

They have to be driven out. There is supposedly a tool for this, but I've never seen one.

[CDNTurboZ]

They have to be driven out. There is supposedly a tool for this, but I've never seen one.

so pretty much get someone to support the door as I take a hammer and pound them out?

Do I have to take off the fender?

[GLHS592]

Yes.

It will be about 75% easier if you do.

[CDNTurboZ]

Yes.

It will be about 75% easier if you do.

ugh, I was fearing that I would have to remove the fenders, I have the pins and bushings but I guess I'll wait till spring to change them when I paint the car.

[denviola]

There was a discussion on the other site about a couple of tools. Heath bought the Eastwood tool and sent it back. I didn't buy anything yet.
http://www.turbododge.com/forums/sho...ight=door+tool

Considering this tool from Steck Mfg, little pricey:
http://www.steckmfg.com/21830.htm

HTH
Denny

[GLHSKEN]

Hell...

Why not drive it to a body shop.. Have them remove it and drive home sans door??? LOL what a sight that would be!!

[contraption22]

I got 4 good doors for my Horizon.. and after hearing what's involved in changing them out, I think i will pay a body guy to do it.

[Holley]

I have a kit where you put a pin through the center of the door pin, and use a rod to link to it to drift them out with, then you reverse the process to put the new ones in nice and gently Kinda hard to describe, lol.

Worked ok on a Chevette, not tried it on the GLHS yet ...

[GLHS592]

Quit being a bunch of girls. It ain't that bad. Try putting them back on with fresh paint. If you can do that, then you're the man. I'm the man.

[87 charger]

After seeing all the pics of your car I have to agree !

[Turbodave]

Quit being a bunch of girls. It ain't that bad. Try putting them back on with fresh paint. If you can do that, then you're the man. I'm the man.

Amen brother! I did it with my Omni, it's like doing a Charger twice.

I used a roll pin punch, a propane torch (when taking out the old ones)and an old 12" 3/8 socket extension, of course a hammer helps. Took me the better part of a weekend to get the doors back on the car, about double the amount of time that it took to put the engine and trans in.

[GLHS592]

After seeing all the pics of your car I have to agree !

I was just kidding. I'm not the man. Actually, my buddy Brian is the man for shooting that paint on my car.

When we put the doors back on, we taped the heck out of everything on the door and in the jamb. It was scary at the time.

[supercrackerbox]

I know I'd have been afraid to take a hammer near that car after paint.

[bobr19]

''''Much'''' easier when fenders are pulled--definitely do it before paint--have a helper handy, one who isn't afraid of the sight of blood and bashed fingers -{yours}--with fenders off, spray heck out of them with rust penatrant, use about a 1/4 by 6 inch drift punch, top pin driven down and new pin driven back up---bottom pin must be driven up or you will bend the door.---or cut the bottom pin off as you drive it down---the pins are just std roll pins available for like 35 cents each at a good hardware store--can't remember exact size but believe I bought 1/4 by 2 1/2-----door strikers will need to be checked and maybe readjusted when done----you'll have doors that work like new again --bobr19

[GLHSKEN]

Sweet... Thanks...