How To Fix Chevy Door Hinge

How to fix the door hinge on a chevy silverado step 1.

How to fix chevy door hinge.

The second type of butterfly hinge and they are called butterfly hinges because they look like a butterfly when installing on a door. I have other repair videos for this truck an. Open the silverado s door and prop it up using jack stands. The large doors on gm full size trucks and suvs are heavy and the hinges can eventually wear out.

Place towels on the stands to protect the paint. Lift and push the door toward. Interior door hinges the first type of interior door hinge is double action spring and these are the type of door hinges which gets closed by themselves as it contains a spring in it. Spray a liberal amount of white lithium grease onto the pin where it meets the hinge.

The culprit is usually the pins and bushings which start to allow too much. Loosen the fasteners for the hinges with a wrench without completely removing the bolts. Line up the hinge pin holes and insert a new pin. Fix it the right way not the wrong way.

Repeat the process for the lower hinge after checking the floor jack s position for the pin weight. Door hinges wear out over time causing the doors to droop. The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool. How to replace the door hinge pins on a 1999 chevrolet silverado z71 gmc sierra and the benefits of doing so.

A common on 1988 1998 chevy and gmc pickups and suvs and we fix it with a hinge repair kit.