hinge pins

[toivo]

what is the secret to popping out the hinge pins on the cargo door on 97 suburban? i can't get them to move and the doors are wobbling badly.

[Regency Burb]

Haven't done it but heard from a body shop that you have to replace the whole door.

[toivo]

that is a horrible, very bad, icky answer, please try again. thanks for the info. toivo

[toivo]

i went to the chevy garage and the man said they cut the hinge open with a grinder, remove the pin, squeeze the hinge back together, then weld it and paint it and drive in new pins. so totally unsophisticated. has to be a better way in america.

[jjwg3]

My doors got really tight so I thought I would change the pins and bushings...Wrong!! I couldn't budge them. More than one source told me "Good Luck!!". I then heard the same thing about doing damage to change those pins and I gave up. In my case, I kept up the penetrating oil doses and worked the doors until I felt it was the best I could do. Now I just live with a snug door. Sorry to hear yours are wobbly, oil won't help...John

[ty250]

the hinges on my '92 were extremely tight too. Penetrating oil didn't seem to make much difference. With the door open, I was able to drill a very small hole on the inside of the hinge , then use a chain saw bar greaser to inject grease. I have to regrease every six months or so, but the rear doors open much easier now.