How To Install Door Hinge Bushings

To install door hinges on a new door measure and mark where your hinges need to go on the door frame and on the door you re hanging.

How to install door hinge bushings.

The lip on the new bushings goes where the lip on the old bushings was at the top and bottom of the hinge arms. Next place your hinge on the door and trace around the hinge with a pencil. If you have. The door hinge pin and bushing repair kit p n 926 11768 comes with 4 pins 8 bushings 6 smaller bushings and 2 larger bushings there are only 4 smaller bushings pictured because i was in a hurry and already installed 2 of them in the hinge.

If you are replacing the hinge pin and bushing for the bottom hinge place the bushing with the larger inside hole on top of the hinge. If you are replacing the hinge pin and bushing for the top hinge place the bushing with the smaller inside hole on top of the hinge. After all is said and done close your door and listen to the sound of silence. Many gm cars use a larger bushing in the lower hole on the upper hinge.

The fix takes around two hours to complete. This should also work on other models and on some gmc models too. With a sharp chisel and hammer cut the wood in the shape of the hinge. Place a bushing on top of the hinge bushing hole.

Now you can install the hinge back to the a pillar with the bolts finger tight. How to replace the hinge pins on the door of a 2006 chevy silverado truck. Use a utility knife to score the outline.