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Offline dakrisnit

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Door hinge repair
« on: November 04, 2012, 11:13:02 PM »
Are the hinge pin repair kits still available?  Where do you get them? Would any of the Jeep, Ford, or Dodge kits work?
My local auto parts store said they can't even order it.
It looks like my driver door was done, but the passenger door really needs it.

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Re: Door hinge repair
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2012, 11:19:35 PM »
Just found Carguy87's post using GM pins, sounds easy enough, anyone else have another solution

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Re: Door hinge repair
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2012, 01:16:07 PM »
kennedyamerica.com (Did I get that name correct?  I'm going from memory here.)  
had pins and bushings but it was a good while ago that I bought from him.  He was really good to deal with.
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Re: Door hinge repair
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2012, 04:17:00 PM »
www.ramblerparts.com is still listing them.

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Re: Door hinge repair
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2012, 05:28:22 PM »
The other thing that you can do is get spare passenger side hinges, and use them for the driver's side.  They are the exact  same on both front doors. 

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Re: Door hinge repair
« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2012, 03:04:45 PM »
Will the pin & bushings work on all 4 doors or do you need different pins & bushings for the back doors?
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Re: Door hinge repair
« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2012, 03:18:05 PM »
Back doors are a complete differant animal. never needed to resto a rear.or heard of anyone who needed too.



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Re: Door hinge repair
« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2012, 03:50:49 PM »
I need door pins, bushings for all 4 doors on the Eagle they are all bad.
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Re: Door hinge repair
« Reply #8 on: December 07, 2012, 03:58:41 PM »
There is a bushing in the rear. I am curious if anyone shared that design, or if there is a dinky bushing for it available.

as i said however its different than the front. Nowhere near similar



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Re: Door hinge repair
« Reply #9 on: December 07, 2012, 06:01:09 PM »
what mudkicker said,

but the option is there if you have an extra set - or if you find another eagle (junked of course) with the pass front door still there, then it's worth taking off the hinges and exchanging them for your driver's door.

rear doors are another issue.  it's kinda rare that they would be also shot.


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Re: Door hinge repair
« Reply #10 on: December 07, 2012, 08:04:10 PM »
When I bought front door pins and bushings, or maybe just bushings, from kennedyamerica.com, Mr. Kennedy said he had never heard of anyone needing to re-bush rear doors.
I'm right 98% of the time, and I don't care about the other 3%.
"The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people;
that... it is their right and duty to be at all times armed."
--Thomas Jefferson to John Cartwright, 1824. ME 16:45
What part of "shall not be infringed" do they not understand?
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83 Eagle wagon; shared responsibility as daily driver
88 Eagle white woody wagon; shared responsibility as daily driver
86 wagon parts car
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