How To Change A Door Hinge Pin

Force the pin up from the door hinge.

How to change a door hinge pin.

Taking a hammer and your nail punch gently ram the pin upwards. Insert the new brass cups into the hinge and then apply plenty of grease inside. Secure the hinge pin in place with a few firm taps from the hammer. The best part is our gmc yukon door hinge pin kit products start from as little as 7 39.

This will allow you to press the pin in that last little bit getting it seated fully into the hinge. Your gmc yukon will be happy to know that the search for the right door hinge pin kit products you ve been looking for is over. Secure the hinge pin with the retaining clip hammering it into place. Open the door and wiggle it up and down while closely observing the hinges and pins.

Place the hinge pin in the hinge to secure the new hinge. Put the flat end of the nail against the pin and tap it up with the hammer. To seat the serration into the hinge just get out your socket again and place it over the point of the pin. Knock the pin back into the hole using a solid base to rest on if the pin is slightly longer allow for the difference to let the bolt seat fully home.

The pins have a serration under the head and this holds the pin tightly in the hinge. You can get a hinge pin and bushing kit here. If this video seems like a disjointed mess that s because it is. We normally replace the pin and the bushings at the same time to ensure proper fit.

Place your new hinge over the location of the old one. Use a drill or screwdriver and the package screws to secure the two sides of the hinge to the jamb and the door. Install the new hinge. Advance auto parts has 7 different door hinge pin kit for your vehicle ready for shipping or in store pick up.

If the pin moves inside the bushing or you can see that it s cracked broken the bushings need to be replaced. Continue to tap it up gradually increasing the force until the pin is finally lodged upwards. Here are some pictures of the right hand side with the door and fender off before the hinges were removed. Again use just enough force to set the pin but not enough to damage the hinge.

I have other repair videos for this truck an. Insert the car door hinge pin into position just as the old hinge pin was prior to removal.