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So I have a 2002 Camaro and Im having issues with the driver's door. If the door opens all the way out, it gets stuck when I try to close it again. When I push on the outside door, it makes a nasty pop and then it closes.
Upon inspecting the door, i noticed the lower pin has a circle that is out of round. Pics of it are below...
My question is: How do I change this, and is it an easy job to do, or will it take the whole day? All help is appreciated.
Like badbird, on my 00 camaro I just kept it greased up. The "catching" went away with some grease.
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I fabbed up a new one my lathe out of brass. Replaced gm plastic junk with old school technology. Nothing special really. Maybe you could have a local machine shop make you one. Start to finish was about an hour and I don't get in a rush either.
I think it is, and I think others just think it's simply out of round but the noise seems to be either the pin or the circle going back in line and allowing the door to move. It gets really annoying and sometimes the door needs force to go back in line, which I don't like doing since i don't want to mess up my door.
Do I need to hold up the door when taking the door hinge off, or should I hold it up with a spare tire or whatever at the junkyard?
I haven't removed the doors from my fbodies, but I did for my truck before and yes it does take two people to do it. I guess if you can use those spare tires why not. I remember those bolts were high tension and I had to use a grease spray to loosen them up and a 2 foot metal pipe as a leverage for my wrench. By the looks of it you may need to remove the bolts from the door first and then that should give some clearance to remove the ones from the body. Take that whole bracket and replace yours with it. Of course, put some grease on that once you are finish.
Yeah, I figured that I would need the whole thing and not just the pin.
Do you know if those bolts are torqued on?
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I would assume those bolts are torqued on an fbody or tight since it took a 2' metal to remove it.
IMO it is better to remove the whole bracket rather than just the pin. I think it's easier too.
One thing I've noticed from what I've seen people do with their 4th gen and even 3rd gen is they sit on their doors when it is fully opened. This will definitely do the damage.
I would assume those bolts are torqued on an fbody or tight since it took a 2' metal to remove it.
IMO it is better to remove the whole bracket rather than just the pin. I think it's easier too.
One thing I've noticed from what I've seen people do with their 4th gen and even 3rd gen is they sit on their doors when it is fully opened. This will definitely do the damage.
I was pissed and slammed mine.
Sitting on an open door... now that's just ridiculous.
Lon Salgren at Top-Down Solutions has repair parts for F-body door hinges. I replaced the pin and the detent roller on my third gen a few years ago. This roller and pin is replaceable but be careful that pretty strong spring. It took me about an hour but I basically rebuilt me hinges because the door was sagging almost an inch at the latch.
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