Replaced Door Pin's and Bushings Today

[chcknugget]

How much did you guys pay for your new bushings?

I bought 8 of them from my dealer last November for 35 cents a piece. Now the same dealer wants $2.33 per bushing. I know it's only a matter of a few dollars, but what did you pay/ where did you get them?

For $2.33 a bushing I would rather get a harder metal that doesn't wear out from a door swinging a couple of times. I think that bronze or whatever was a poor choice of materials.

[skyzend]

Now have to do the door hinges on my 99 for a second time.
Spring tool is great, although I went a different route and just dropped into a local body shop. I borrowed the tool for 5 minutes in the parking lot for 5 mins to extract the spring and again the next day when the new pins were in. they even offered a ratcheting box wrench along with the tool. Nice guys ...

As for supporting the door. I have a 2 car garage. I just pulled the car under the garage door rail between the 2 bays and supported the door from above withe a rope through the open window ... did I mention that I opened the window first. this was great as I was able to do the job without an extra set of hands.

As for paint chips ... None that I can see. Wasn't really an issue

[BlazerLT]

Grease ALL your pins and bushing with a thin grease every oil change.

[sledman]

thanks for the info i will try it this week thanks so much!!!!!!!!!

[swalt]

Originally Posted by ricksza

I usually use a 5/16 nut, bolt & washers, and a 3/8 nut, bolt & washers with a socket to press the bushings in place.

To anyone installing the bushings, use ricksza's method. You will just destroy the brass bushings if you tap them in. Use the bolt/washer/bushing/socket/washer/nut method (in that order) and they will go in easily....and I would suggest pulling the door skin and disconnecting the harness mounted above the speaker and take the door right off the truck. It makes the job so much easier, especially to install the bushings on the door. I used a jack with a 2x12x12 plank covered with a towel and tape along the door. My wife was able to hold the door this way while I aligned the new pins. The job was a piece of cake with the hints you guys provided.

[Brokebyford]

Originally Posted by sledman

thanks for the info i will try it this week thanks so much!!!!!!!!!

This must be another known GM problem that they just choose to ignore.I just bought a 98 slt and surer that sh*t the drivers side hinge bushings are bad.Talked to 2 other guys at work who have the same type Jimmy and they said their drivers doors are sagging too.

[dirtty]

I have a 98 and I changed the pins and bushing once already but I think the holes are oversized and the door is still loose. Any suggestions on how to fix this?

[BlazerLT]

Are you guys lubing the hinges with anything?

They have to be lubed almost twice a month if you use your truck allot.

[BlazinSaddles]

Doing mine this weekend.

[ice2626]

Got to do mine this week, my driver door is sagging bad. Can't complain though, my truck is a 95' LT and my passenger door's bushings/pins are still solid. Replacing the weatherstrip along the roofs edge on both sides as well, getting water in on both doors. Hopefully this will solve that problem. Thanks for the "How To" on replacing the pins/bushings.

[blazer_guy86]

Got a 98 LS here with 166k miles and the driver door was sagging a little and there was all kinds of racket comeing from the driver and passenger door. I just replaced the bushings and pins on the front doors and now there's not as much interior noise over bumps and no more air leak around the driver door.

Funny thing... Two of the bushings on the driver door were so worn out they had fallin out of place. This could be why my door was saggin 1/2 inch.

[michaelreinard]

Great post... I just replaced my pins this weekend. I couldn't find the tool at any of the shops in town so I resorted to a crowbar... that won't help you get it back on, however, but the door works fine without it. Will order the tool and finish the job later.

[davydawg]

one thing i wish i did, before you do anything crack your window, it gives you something to hold on to.

[black wall st]

I have a 96' blazer, and we all know they sagged, however i ordered my replacement set for both doors from a florida fastner company, anyways, i was having alot of wind noise on the interior, i am hopping that the replacement pins and bushings will fix this, but has anyone replaced the rubber seals or anything else to improve the seal? or does the pins take care of it?

[mixin]

Link for cheap door spring tool:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=95344

also in stock at the retail locations