> Keith
> I fetched a couple of door hinges from upstairs. A '66 and a '69. The
> '69 came apart with a modest application of a 3 pound hammer and drift pin.
> The
> '66 took a totally immodest application of the 3 pound hammer, drift pin,
> and a propane torch. Didn't see any difference other than three more years of
> rust.
> The pins are both 8mm in diameter with a straight knurl at one end. I
> can order some 8mm drill rod and make up a few if folks are interested. This
> rod should be harder than the original pins. One thing I noticed is that the
> hinge does not have a bushing like the Z hinges. This means that even with
> the
> new pins they will still be a little loose as there will be some wear in the
> hinge.
> The 100% solution would be to ream the hinges to the next larger size
> and make an oversized pin. This would require a bit more work but I can check
> into it if anyone is interested.
Keith, is there enough meat in the hinge to drill it out to use bushings,
preferably something readily available like those that come in kits to
rebuild domestic hinges? That way the bushings would wear, rather than the
much rarer hinge and we could buy off the shelf kits for something like my
'93 GMC pickup to rebuild them. Might have to cut down the pins, but that
shouldn't be difficult.
FWIW,
Ron
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