[rwild]

Has anyone ever changed the door hinge pins and bushings on a ZJ and if so how difficult is it thanks for the info

[driabyor]

I did it was a pain ... I just chiseled the tops off then drove the pins out. one at a time..

However it may not be the bushings ... Mine was actually the weld .. It had broke... I drilled a hole in the center of the door hinge then put a big washer behind the hinge on the inside of the door.. it work for a temp fix...

[rwild]

On mine Im sure its the bushings that are gone. How did you flatten out the narrow ends of the pin? Thanks for the help.

[Stocker]

Try this old JU thread -- helped me do mine. http://www.jeepsunlimited.com/forums...t=hinge+ pins

It's probably just bad bushings in the lower hinge (you need 2 per hinge), but you will need a new pin.

Edit: it has been quite a while since I did mine, and it's still good, but I have to scratch my head to recall details. I did not need to unbolt the hinge. It's a bit tight, but not too difficult. I used a small 'ball' type grinding stone in my drill instead of a Dremel. If you have any questions, I will do my best to help!

[rwild]

Thanks for the info that thread deffinately gave me the courage to do it.

[driabyor]

i cut mine with a chisel....
be sure and put something under the door to support it.. a jack or some blocks....

The pins and bushing are hard to find.. well at least around here... the stealer wanted 60+ bucks for a hinge.. I dont remember which one it is but ... They offer a pin for one , and the other one is the whole hinge ...
The HELP Parts dont have the exact one either, but with a little research I found one that was close enough... The diameter is the hard match.. The ones that I found were .001 smaller than what suposed to be in the hinge.

[Stocker]

Should not be hard to find, try your dealer or email Nick. Pin p/n is 55076192, bushing p/n is 55074591.

[02Lightning]

I replaced mine and just ground the heads off of the pins. Wasn't too bad.