"Terry Coombs" wrote in message
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A few days ago I posted about putting bushings in worn hinges for a
'54('55 ?) Lincoln restoration . Well , I picked up the other 3 and
got them home - the first was a piece of cake - and tried to remove
the pins . TRIED being the operative word here . Tap on the end of
the pin and ... nothing , so smack it a little harder and ... nothing
. OK , get a bigger hammer , and a punch since the end of the pin is
beginning to deform and ... nothing . OK , put a little oil on them
and let them sit while I machine a slug with a pin on one end to try
pressing them out . 12 ton jack in a homemade frame , and I used
every ounce it had . Result is the pin on the end of the slug now
looks like a little teeny barrel , it was so cute ! Heat and a pin of
better steel had the same result ... so I decided to see if a chisel
under the head would do anything , and discovered that at least 2 had
broken pins . I did manage to drill one of the broken ones out ...
So I called my guy and told him this ain't working , can he get
some hinges from the donor car and see if they're any easier . He
does , and then tells me these difficult hinges have been sitting
half a mile from the beach out in California for the last 20 years
... no wonder they're frozen ! I've got 2 more to do now , plan to
get them out this AM and get them delivered .

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Snag

The other day I replaced the hinge bushings on a neighbor's 199? Chevy
2500. These are the bushings meant to be pressed evenly into the
hinges with a bolt through the center, NOT beaten in with a BFH.

The door now aligns with the fender at the front edge, but not so well
with the body at the rear, and takes an excessive slam to fully latch.
Unlike my Ford the hinges are welded to the body and door, and the
latch doesn't seem to allow adjustment. I got it somewhat better with
a wood wedge and his buddys' brute strength. What's the correct way to
align a Chevy pickup door?
-jsw