As a master technician for 30 + years I like these guy`s they do great work and the only dislikes they get are the guys making money and don`t want to share knowledge with anyone. This video to show fit and finish is very good so love you guy`s and god bless! By the way guy`s thank you for what you do for the guy`s that can not afford to get someone to do it for them. I share my knowledge with other also.
I've watch about 6 videos so far about replacing the bushings and pins. Your tutorial is the only one that explained that the bushings size determines how there are installed. Thanks for the info
My bottom pin & bushing is less than a centimeter above the front tire rim door jam on my van. May have to take the door off to get the bushing in. But if I put the bushing in the freezer, and lubricate the hole it slides into, it could go in easy without removing the door.
Watched your video earlier this week and ordered the parts. I tackled the driver's door today. Thanks so much for making the video. It was really helpful. I had a shop replace my pins back in October and they destroyed the bushings. The door snagged worse. Now it's perfect.
im 15 and i have a chevrolet s series pickup from my dad and the drivers door is saggy and the hood has rust ill sub if you keep showing me how to fix my truck your sons are lucky to have a father to show them how to fix a car!
Sweet!! I knew how to do it, but have never done it. You were informative and you dont sound like someone who just watch a video and made one of their own. I do the same process of using a bolt to press or remove bushings. Didnt even think of doing that on my door. I honestly want to do it once and be done with it lol. Thanks man
I wish this was around 20yrs ago when I first tried it...made every mistake you mentioned...Ironically going to try and do this again on the same model car that I tried originally 20 yrs ago.
Best pin replacement video. Thanks! I used a socket on the bottom that the bushing could just slide through, that way I could press the bushing all the way until it was seated. Thanks again! Best method!
On your press, replace the two spare bushings with a socket slightly bigger than the hole -- that gives enough room for the press to drive the bushing all the way down and you don't have to risk the hammer.
Good video, just did mine today and broke the bushings all up. Have to go buy new ones now and thanks to your video its going back together the rite way next time ,
Thank you, Scotty, you always do an excellent job. I would like to send you a set of ratcheting box wrenches if you need them to speed your work along my friend.
Excellent details. I am attempting this tomorrow on my 94 C2500. I would have most likely destroyed my new bushings without this video. I hope my Briggs & Stratton valve spring compressor will work on the door spring.
I tried doing this yesterday with my buddy. it was very very tedious and a failure - crushed the bushing. All the other vids kept the door in place and I feel like I'm bending the hinges too much. I'm going to try again today and remove the door. Thank goodness for the internet and guys like you or I'd be walking around like a zombie buying bushings till the cows come home. Oh I never saw a cow I'm from Brooklyn NY and really dont need to see a cow. hahahaha. Like the press idea with the 5/16" screw...
good video. I remember doing this on my 88 camaro with long doors with all the power accessories. Yes, those brass bushings are very soft. I did not have the spring compressor tool so i took it to my body shop and they put the spring in for me. I remember it shot out when i removed it. Had I had that tool it would have been a snap.
Awesome tips! I will make a "press" for the next time I have to replace the bushings on my '97 Suburban. I did this a few years ago and it was a disaster.... I didn't remove the door and I ended up banging the jambs with a hammer like a caveman! Thanks again.
Man, it is so much easier to just remove the door! I did it while someone held the door on a jack and pulled it away from the truck. It took a while and you dont want them to get bored and drop the door. My driver side is replaced but the passenger side needs replacing. I also have to replace the door roller that the stops engage to hold the door open. Mine is completely broken. Great video! Thanks for the info!
Fantastic video. A few years ago I did my '94 Suburban drivers side door without the press and without the spring compressor. It was a nightmare. I now have to do the passenger side, and believe me I am going toi use the toosl you used. One other note, if you have an engine lift, that is a big help with supporting the door; a bit easir to manage than the floor jack and block of wood.
Great video. Wish you would have commented on roll pin replacement, too. Mine is broken, so I will be replacing it at the same time. I like this method of removing the door, think I will do it that way, looks easier, especially since I'll be replacing the roll pin, too.
Excellent video! I didn't even know that door spring tool existed! And your trick for using a bolt and washer to tap in the bushings was a simple trick but a great idea I didn't even think of but will now do! Your video beat out 1A Auto's video!! Thank you very much for this video!
I just finished replacing hinge pins and bushings following these great instructions on the driver door of my 1990 Chevy Silverado 1500. I also replaced the roller pin and spring. After all of this the door still sags and has play when I lift the end of the door up and down. I had someone else lift the door up and down while I observed the hinges. Looks like play between pins and bushings. I used the same Dorman parts with the same part numbers. What am I doing wrong?
Wow! Great production. I just happened upon your door bushing walkthrough and the quality is superfluous. I'd hit yer sub button just shortly into it. Many thanks. J
Thanks for the tips. I think I can employ the same techniques for my Chevy Cavalier...I hope. Will test it out at a wrecking yard first, tomorrow. My trouble might be the "spring" that press tension for the "two" DOOR STOPS so the door don't just fly open in a breeze. I didn't see any springs with your door, but my Cavalier has one on each door and I'm worried about compression. Thanks Again ScottysDetailing
Here's some to point out when disconnecting the wires on the doors. If you have a '95-'98/'99 Classic Chevy C/K 1500 with the Silverado trim they are actually three plugs while the '95-'98 C/K 1500 with Cheyenne trim (base model) only has one wire for the door speakers. Other than that very good helpful video.
Good video. I love the positive attitude you put forward. I'd like to make a simple suggestion based on an observation in. The old pins and bushings didn't look that old. Most likely they're Dorman replacements as well. I've done this job once before and I'm about to do it again today. I went with the genuine GM parts both times. I've compared the quality and they're apples and oranges. The GM parts will outlast the Dormans by far so I'd suggest paying the extra money vs having to do the job over again in a couple years. Cheers, and keep up the good work.
Well explained, great knowledge, thanks for the tremendous insight and the thoughtfulness shared of your experience. Now i feel a little more confident to tackle my hinge pins! Thumbs up from New Zealand!
Asking reference my 2000 S-10--Could you show how to reinstall the tension spring? The spring on the driver side door just snapped out when the door got caught in the wind. How 'bad' is it for the door if the spring is not replaced? Hate to bother my nephew about making the repair if this can wait a while. Many thanks for all the info.
ive done this a couple times ,, this is a realy !! well done vidio Sir.! actualy better than standing around watching you,,for reals! and i did subsribe!
Great video. Do you have anything on the other pin in the rear. Not sure the name, but it holds he door open usually in two positions. (Should have looked the name up be I stated) Also on your painting the door jam, the prep work and any other information. Thanks Steve
I’ve searched and searched for a video on how to insert the door roller pin. I’ve replaced my hinge pins but can not get the roller pin in. Would love for you to post video on how to get the roller pin in. Thanks.
We watched your video many times. I'm wondering can you tell me if the flange part of the bushing goes up or down and specifically where we put it? Just ca'n't tell clearly on the video. Thanks so much.
I've watch your video and did as you did and the bushings break on me I've even drilled the hole out sum I've tried like 5 times or I can't get the pin to go in
Great video. Now I know why my door is not aligned on my 93 GMC Burb. Quick question on another one of your videos about a dashboard removal on a GMC. Taking out the dashboard, is it hard to replace the firewall insulator pad (not sure if that is the right name). ? And where can I buy a replacement? Thank you for your videos!
I have a OBS 2000 tahoe limited. I replaced my bushings years ago with some autoparts store bushings. They were too big so I had to grind them and they broke later on.... so do I have to drill the whole bigger so that the replacement bushings fit?? Thank you.
i do this for a living 45 years in my own shop you did good but you left the people hanging you should have finished the job for them putting the door and spring back on
How did your spring tool not bend? I brought two of the same one and they both bent when I tried to compress the spring to install it back after getting the bushings done.
You might need to open up the spring collapser tool so that it grabs more of the spring. You might be trying to collapse the spring too close in the coil and it’s putting too much pressure on the ears of the tool.
My dad and I have some mechanical knowledge... But we tried this on my 99 tahoe and the bushings were TOO BIG! We had to drill them out a bit to get the bushings in and now we are having a rough time getting the pins in. Grrrrr. 2 hours and raining on us now, we give up. Gonna try hammering on it again tomorrow.
I have replaced these before on 1996 Suburban but the pin that holds spring has broken and spring came out how do fix that ? I am guessing knocking out old pin as it broke off where wheel mounts on bottom
I have a 1995 Chevrolet blazer and I went and bought the pin and bushing set for it but the new ones are bigger than the old ones. Will that cause any damage
As a master technician for 30 + years I like these guy`s they do great work and the only dislikes they get are the guys making money and don`t want to share knowledge with anyone. This video to show fit and finish is very good so love you guy`s and god bless! By the way guy`s thank you for what you do for the guy`s that can not afford to get someone to do it for them. I share my knowledge with other also.
Thank you sir
Thanks Scotty, this is the most detailed and helpful video I’ve seen on hinges, well done!
I've watch about 6 videos so far about replacing the bushings and pins. Your tutorial is the only one that explained that the bushings size determines how there are installed. Thanks for the info
Yes! Thank you that is why I made this video.
Are they both the same size?
My bottom pin & bushing is less than a centimeter above the front tire rim door jam on my van. May have to take the door off to get the bushing in. But if I put the bushing in the freezer, and lubricate the hole it slides into, it could go in easy without removing the door.
Thank you Scotty for a well-done , detailed video, explaining the specifics of how to and how not to do this delicate job!
Watched your video earlier this week and ordered the parts. I tackled the driver's door today. Thanks so much for making the video. It was really helpful. I had a shop replace my pins back in October and they destroyed the bushings. The door snagged worse. Now it's perfect.
im 15 and i have a chevrolet s series pickup from my dad and the drivers door is saggy and the hood has rust ill sub if you keep showing me how to fix my truck your sons are lucky to have a father to show them how to fix a car!
Excellent video on this repair. I have a GMC Safari cargo van and the driver door bushings are shot. This will help immensely.
The best video. It explains why it sags down & how to fix it. Great job.
Sweet!! I knew how to do it, but have never done it. You were informative and you dont sound like someone who just watch a video and made one of their own. I do the same process of using a bolt to press or remove bushings. Didnt even think of doing that on my door. I honestly want to do it once and be done with it lol. Thanks man
I wish this was around 20yrs ago when I first tried it...made every mistake you mentioned...Ironically going to try and do this again on the same model car that I tried originally 20 yrs ago.
Best pin replacement video. Thanks! I used a socket on the bottom that the bushing could just slide through, that way I could press the bushing all the way until it was seated. Thanks again! Best method!
The press worked well. Much easier than hammering it in. Thanks
No problem 👍
On your press, replace the two spare bushings with a socket slightly bigger than the hole -- that gives enough room for the press to drive the bushing all the way down and you don't have to risk the hammer.
Great video! Nice touch cleaning up the door jambs too. Sign of a true professional. Look forward to checking out more of your DIY's.
Lots of good videos floating around, but yours is by far the best.
Excellent video with clear descriptions and detailed pictures of what you do to remove and replace those bushings on the door. Keep up the good work
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Good video, just did mine today and broke the bushings all up. Have to go buy new ones now and thanks to your video its going back together the rite way next time ,
Thank you, Scotty, you always do an excellent job. I would like to send you a set of ratcheting box wrenches if you need them to speed your work along my friend.
VERY Well put together instructions, easy to see and understand. GREAT JOB SCOTTY
Excellent details. I am attempting this tomorrow on my 94 C2500. I would have most likely destroyed my new bushings without this video. I hope my Briggs & Stratton valve spring compressor will work on the door spring.
Very helpful, wasn't quite sure what I was going to use for a press. A bolt with a washer is brilliant. Thanks for the vid
I tried doing this yesterday with my buddy. it was very very tedious and a failure - crushed the bushing. All the other vids kept the door in place and I feel like I'm bending the hinges too much. I'm going to try again today and remove the door. Thank goodness for the internet and guys like you or I'd be walking around like a zombie buying bushings till the cows come home. Oh I never saw a cow I'm from Brooklyn NY and really dont need to see a cow. hahahaha. Like the press idea with the 5/16" screw...
good video. I remember doing this on my 88 camaro with long doors with all the power accessories. Yes, those brass bushings are very soft. I did not have the spring compressor tool so i took it to my body shop and they put the spring in for me. I remember it shot out when i removed it. Had I had that tool it would have been a snap.
I appreciate ur depth to the procedure a lot of guys show end result thanks for all the help
97 Sonoma , 3rd door truck and the driver door bushings wear out fast , great video , Thanks
Great Video Scotty! Thanks for explaining all the steps. I'm about to try it on my 97
Awesome tips! I will make a "press" for the next time I have to replace the bushings on my '97 Suburban. I did this a few years ago and it was a disaster.... I didn't remove the door and I ended up banging the jambs with a hammer like a caveman!
Thanks again.
awesome video!!!! now this is how a tutorial should be done.....well done mr scotty!!!!!
I'm just about to do the same to my truck and now I know how and won't look like an idiot thanks to you!
Appreciate the step by step "walkthrough"! And you need a nice set of "Ratcheting Wrenches"!
I had a driver door start to sag today. Great video! Thanks
Man, it is so much easier to just remove the door! I did it while someone held the door on a jack and pulled it away from the truck. It took a while and you dont want them to get bored and drop the door. My driver side is replaced but the passenger side needs replacing. I also have to replace the door roller that the stops engage to hold the door open. Mine is completely broken.
Great video! Thanks for the info!
Just the exact way of doing it, nothing more nothing less! Good video! Keep up the good work 👷
Fantastic video. A few years ago I did my '94 Suburban drivers side door without the press and without the spring compressor. It was a nightmare. I now have to do the passenger side, and believe me I am going toi use the toosl you used. One other note, if you have an engine lift, that is a big help with supporting the door; a bit easir to manage than the floor jack and block of wood.
Glad to help
Great video. Wish you would have commented on roll pin replacement, too. Mine is broken, so I will be replacing it at the same time. I like this method of removing the door, think I will do it that way, looks easier, especially since I'll be replacing the roll pin, too.
Outstanding Video. Would have loved to have seen how you installed the Pins. Thanks
Excellent video! I didn't even know that door spring tool existed! And your trick for using a bolt and washer to tap in the bushings was a simple trick but a great idea I didn't even think of but will now do! Your video beat out 1A Auto's video!! Thank you very much for this video!
Is the kind of videos that are A quality. Very well put to gather.
I just finished replacing hinge pins and bushings following these great instructions on the driver door of my 1990 Chevy Silverado 1500. I also replaced the roller pin and spring. After all of this the door still sags and has play when I lift the end of the door up and down. I had someone else lift the door up and down while I observed the hinges. Looks like play between pins and bushings. I used the same Dorman parts with the same part numbers. What am I doing wrong?
Wow! Great production. I just happened upon your door bushing walkthrough and the quality is superfluous. I'd hit yer sub button just shortly into it. Many thanks. J
Thanks for the tips. I think I can employ the same techniques for my Chevy
Cavalier...I hope. Will test it out at a wrecking yard first, tomorrow. My
trouble might be the "spring" that press tension for the "two"
DOOR STOPS so the door don't just fly open in a breeze. I didn't see
any springs with your door, but my Cavalier has one on each door and
I'm worried about compression. Thanks Again ScottysDetailing
very good how to visually and explanations along the way as well...thanks for posting!
You sir are a genius I would of never thought of the bolt press thanks.
Here's some to point out when disconnecting the wires on the doors. If you have a '95-'98/'99 Classic Chevy C/K 1500 with the Silverado trim they are actually three plugs while the '95-'98 C/K 1500 with Cheyenne trim (base model) only has one wire for the door speakers. Other than that very good helpful video.
Good video. I love the positive attitude you put forward. I'd like to make a simple suggestion based on an observation in. The old pins and bushings didn't look that old. Most likely they're Dorman replacements as well. I've done this job once before and I'm about to do it again today. I went with the genuine GM parts both times. I've compared the quality and they're apples and oranges. The GM parts will outlast the Dormans by far so I'd suggest paying the extra money vs having to do the job over again in a couple years.
Cheers, and keep up the good work.
Mike's Automotive Adventure Series I'm glad I saw your comment, I am about to do this job, and went to the dealer for the parts. Glad i did!
Well explained, great knowledge, thanks for the tremendous insight and the thoughtfulness shared of your experience. Now i feel a little more confident to tackle my hinge pins! Thumbs up from New Zealand!
Thanks for the thorough instructions. Was hoping to see you put the door back on. Do you have a video of that?
Asking reference my 2000 S-10--Could you show how to reinstall the tension spring? The spring on the driver side door just snapped out when the door got caught in the wind. How 'bad' is it for the door if the spring is not replaced? Hate to bother my nephew about making the repair if this can wait a while. Many thanks for all the info.
ive done this a couple times ,, this is a realy !! well done vidio Sir.! actualy better than standing around watching you,,for reals! and i did subsribe!
God stuff sir! Good stuff! Thank you for making another great and helpful video.
Thanks, best video visually I have seen.
Awesome video and very informative. Thanks for sharing!
Nice job Scott!
Very good instructional video! Thanks
Excellent demonstration! Thank you this helped a lot!!!
Great video. Do you have anything on the other pin in the rear. Not sure the name, but it holds he door open usually in two positions. (Should have looked the name up be I stated)
Also on your painting the door jam, the prep work and any other information.
Thanks
Steve
Awesome job..you made it plain & simple..👍
Thankx a lot Scotty. This video was very, very helpful
Very well explained for us do it yourselfers! A+
Thanks very much . excellent tutorial
Best video thanks for taking time to help👍
Hey there Scotty, thanks for the video. Made things easy peasy!
I’ve searched and searched for a video on how to insert the door roller pin. I’ve replaced my hinge pins but can not get the roller pin in. Would love for you to post video on how to get the roller pin in. Thanks.
Did you ever get it ? Mine’s broken and thinking about just doing the pins and leaving it
We watched your video many times. I'm wondering can you tell me if the flange part of the bushing goes up or down and specifically where we put it? Just ca'n't tell clearly on the video. Thanks so much.
Great Video. Can you show me how to replace the inner pin where the leverage is that keeps the door open?
That bushing press is a good idea. Thanks
Thanks for taking the time!
i like that closeup view nice job
How do you install the spring with the gm tool?
So far the best Video Thank you very much !!!
this was a great diy style step by step video.
Should you apply any oil or grease to bushings or pin to help with installation & longevity ? before,during or on completion ?
Do you have a video of painting the inside of the door?
I've watch your video and did as you did and the bushings break on me I've even drilled the hole out sum I've tried like 5 times or I can't get the pin to go in
Thank you very Mitch
Really goed
My auto is Hyundai atos
I see the front duer is very difficult to close how can I solution
Thanks Scotty, great video.
Thanks this was so helpful😊❤️
Excellent! Very well done video!!!
Excellent explanations. Thank you.
Great video.. a blessing.
Great video. Now I know why my door is not aligned on my 93 GMC Burb. Quick question on another one of your videos about a dashboard removal on a GMC. Taking out the dashboard, is it hard to replace the firewall insulator pad (not sure if that is the right name). ? And where can I buy a replacement? Thank you for your videos!
Wreaking yard or Lmc truck
I have a OBS 2000 tahoe limited. I replaced my bushings years ago with some autoparts store bushings. They were too big so I had to grind them and they broke later on.... so do I have to drill the whole bigger so that the replacement bushings fit?? Thank you.
I like the video on replacing Chevy door pins. But my problem is the other pin with a bad roller which holds the door open. How do I replace it
have you remove the rear door
The factory bushings are super thin, the ones you replaced were serviced before? The holes look bigger than the ones my OBS Tahoe has.
just get something larger so the bushing will go into it and press it all the way instead of beating on it
i do this for a living 45 years in my own shop you did good but you left the people hanging you should have finished the job for them putting the door and spring back on
GREAT video. Thank you.
will these tools work on a 68 chevy truck hinges. The top of the hinge pins are tucked underneath and cannot be remove by simply punching them out.
Awesome video and tips
Really? The guy is giving you free help and your gonna complain about his intro! Get a life! The intro was fine, good job.
Joe W- thank you 😊
Very thorough; thank you.
Nice teaching, thanks
How did your spring tool not bend? I brought two of the same one and they both bent when I tried to compress the spring to install it back after getting the bushings done.
You might need to open up the spring collapser tool so that it grabs more of the spring. You might be trying to collapse the spring too close in the coil and it’s putting too much pressure on the ears of the tool.
My dad and I have some mechanical knowledge... But we tried this on my 99 tahoe and the bushings were TOO BIG! We had to drill them out a bit to get the bushings in and now we are having a rough time getting the pins in. Grrrrr. 2 hours and raining on us now, we give up. Gonna try hammering on it again tomorrow.
Got any idea where to find oversized bushings for worn out hinges?
I would weld them with up and file out the hole.
I have replaced these before on 1996 Suburban but the pin that holds spring has broken and spring came out how do fix that ? I am guessing knocking out old pin as it broke off where wheel mounts on bottom
I have a 1995 Chevrolet blazer and I went and bought the pin and bushing set for it but the new ones are bigger than the old ones. Will that cause any damage
Chancelor Case- just make sure you get the right ones. I'm not sure on the S-10.
ScottysDetailing I'm just going to make my own on my lathe that way I know it's the right size
Thanks for the video. How can I get adopted?
Sure! I would love to adopt a new car guy.