How To Keep Your Door From Sagging

If you have an older vehicle, the door may sag a bit when you open it. But it doesn't have to. The most common cause is a set of worn out door hinge pins and bushings. Here is an affordable way to fix it that won't take you all day.

Even if there is just a small amount of looseness in the hinge, amplified down the length of the door ends up being a lot of movement. To correct it, run to a local parts store and pick up and pick up a set of door hinge pins and bushings. Then all you need to do is install them.

First, drill out and grind off the top of the pin. Inside the pin is a set of brass bushings and after years of opening and closing your door they can wear out. Using a punch and chisel, collapse the side of the bushing and pound them out. With the soft brass bushing in place, top it off with a washer so it doesn't get distorted as you press it in. Do the exact same procedure for the bottom.

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[bigcharliesmodelgarage]

Cool didn't realize you could change them on the Rangers. Thanks for sharing.

[dfu]

Thanks Man! Very helpful, realistic and kept simple. Perfect!

[braddowns]

I've done alot of these as a Ford tech. But would have been nice to show the people the last piece that went on to holds the pin from falling out over time.

[ronniehooperjr]

Or like I did... use a jack or cinder blocks and wood

[patrickpatterson]

Cool man learn something all the time love this show teach you lot about car thanks

[Velcrochicken]

Why bang the pin in from underneath and not from the top.

[chevyilovecoffee]

And tell people to stop leaning on them when

[pinkladybikermamma]

A LITTLE SAND PAPER AND SOME RUSTOLEUM WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE SINCE YOU LL READY HAVE IT OFF!

[tooolboxx]

I have to say, bogus title. Not "How To Keep Your Door From Sagging" but "How to Fix Your Door After It Sags". This is not a permanent fix by any stretch of the imagination; I have replaced the front door pins/bushings 3 times on my 2004 Blazer 4 door. And that is the easy part; getting the door realigned is no fun.

[superc]

Minds are so bady that the brass bushings fall out

[jamesebola]

Cheap Japanese junk. My old Volvos close like tanks, after 35 years.

[hectorortega]

Modern Shitty cars..
My old 66 F100 doors still close like a Mercedes..