Where To Get Door Hinges Re-pinned....

[Raven]

Does anyone know what I would look up in the yellow pages to get something like that done?

 

My door has dropped on the driver side and it has heaps of play (I can lift the door up and down) so was wondering who can do that type of work to fit new and larger pins to my door hinges.

 

Cheers

Raven

 

Not fussed if I have to send it off interstate or whatever in a few months time but I'm located in Adelaide.

[love ke70]

i know you don't like me, but i looked into this a couple of years ago for my ke70.

on the ke70, and I'm gonna guess its the same on your 25(?).

basically, in the hinge, there is a brass bush inbetween the pin and the hinge. this is what wears and lets the door sag.

i went to harrison early spares which is in this area and it was about 60 + per hinge to buy what i needed, so i decided that i couldnt be bothered. and actually bought some tough bolts, ones with the allen key head in and drilled out the hinge, put a hole through the bolt for the split pin, and never had an issue with floppy doors again. i think i had to trim the head down on one side to clear a bolt to get it to sit flat, but it was definately a cheap alternative

[Raven]

Hmm, interesting.

 

Wouldn't happen to have pics would you Andrew?

 

And I don't not like you, I don't like the way you conduct yourself sometimes, thats all. :y:

[Medicine_Man]

Keep this on topic

[love ke70]

i don't have any of the hinges and the car is now sold to a genious that crashed it into a gutter within a week. but, i ahve some bolts still, so i may be able to grab a hinge and do a little demo.

but just imagine, take a bolt, put it in place of the pin.

then work out the technicalities

[camerondownunder88]

Raven I have the factory manual for KE1X cars with similar hinge and how to fix it. All you do is fit new bushings and pin. Ill scan the page later tonight for you so you can have a read.

 

Cameron

[love ke70]

Raven I have the factory manual for KE1X cars with similar hinge and how to fix it. All you do is fit new bushings and pin. Ill scan the page later tonight for you so you can have a read.

 

Cameron

 

now step out into the real world and find a price on replacement bushings.

 

i said that the brass bush doo daa is what wears, and was also going to cost a fortune to replace. if you know of somewhere to get them cheap id love to know. i never tried genuine....but i don't reckon they would still do them anyway...

[philbey]

If anyone has access to a lathe somewhere, (ie - sign up for a machining course at tafe) you could turn a couple of bushes up in no time.

[mdw003]

Hey guys,

I'm having a similar problem with my ke16 (drivers door sag) and came across some pin and bushing kits for a ke20 on ebay,

 

My question is are ke1x and ke20 hinge pins the same (or close enough) to get away with sticking a pair of them in?

 

any help would be appreciated

 

cheers

[corollaart]

Theres some door hinge pins on egay atm ,not sure about the quaility of them.

 

can't give you a link to old stupit.

 

Under ke55 sh3t.

 

rob

[mdw003]

This is the set that I was looking at

 

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/TOYOTA-COROLLA-DOOR-HINGE-PINS-KE20-KE25-TE27-KE30-KE35-TE37-TE55-KE70-TE71-TE72-/190663681094?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2c6470e446

[67Rolla-Ken]

These are the guys that do the terrible quality rubber kit so I'd be wary.

[LittleRedSpirit]

I thought you could drill them out a little and fit a bigger pin?

[mdw003]

Yeah they look cheap,

but they would be better than the ones I took out,

the bushings were gone and the pin was bent

at the moment I'm not sure where to go with it.

[parrot]

They're $17 posted. I reckon they are worth a go. And if they are bigger, as said just drill them out.