i apologize for the re upload..had sound issues randomly pop up. today i show you my quick fix for sagging/dragging doors on SN95s WITHOUT replacing the door pins. / bdub1luv
Thank you for this video. Saw it last night. Got up this morning and put three washers for each bolt and now the door works perfect. Had been told since parts of the hinges had been welded nothing could be done. But the bolts attached to the door had not been welded!
Stack your washers, put a zip tie thru them and cinch it down. Now you can hold the tail and put washers in easy, cut it off when bolt gets a few threads in.
Great work man. Most dudes making 20 min videos of the same job. Plus i still wasn't 100% sure about what exactly i needed to do. You just cleared that up. I guess those dudes think someone wants to see them an additional 15 mins for no reason.
This fixed my 2000 mustang perfectly for now thank you so much for the idea. Quick tip for anyone else that temporarily fixes hinges like this if your bushings are really bad you can do this with the washers but after you’re done oil them to the best of your ability this will help them out a bit :)
Another one is the nut trick in the window motors. They have a known issue with the window motors going out over time and part of that is because the cars are terrible lol the other part is because they used plastic ball "bearings" that literally turn to dust over time. Replace with nuts and you never have the issue again. There are a lot of videos on this.
This is a pretty good tip for a quick fix, but the reason a door sags is because the TOP hinge is worn out and out of alignment so adding washers to the bottom is not good longterm. I just replaced both hinge pins and bushings on my truck and that's how I know.
@@TheModAddict she's owned fast cars her whole life she had a GTO has her second car and never looked back, she driving it in the snow so I put 150lbs in the trunk. She loves it whatever that car needs done it gets done, currently she's debating ripping the passenger rear quarter off because of a dent and some bondo and putting a new panel on. two years ago a plow truck hit her while she was parked and she replaced the whole driver side rear quarter. Safe to say these vehicles hold a place in our hearts!
A++++ Great tip! It may take another 10 years for the pin to wear and door to sag again. If you don't get around to doing the door pins and bushings by then the car will probably belong to someone else anyway.
I dont think ill ever sell my car. This is basically quick tip to get you by. But its been this way a while no and no issues. So ill wait until it fails again to replace the bushings..lol
Do you need the washers, or can you just loosen the hinge bolts, jack the door up a little, then tighten the bolts again? wouldn't that raise the door?
Just tried to do this but it actually bent my hinge in the process, now the door won't re-open without getting stuck on the front fender, and it's jutting out at all times - I guess that hinge is just too far gone to even consider saving at this point.
@@TheModAddict You might be right but the hinge also looked very visibly rusty, I think I may have bent it in the process of jacking the car up. I'll have to check again once I have the car in a place I can work on it, but right now trying to open the door is actually making it separate more at the bottom front.
All you have to do is loosen the dam door stryker bolts then shut the door with the handle pulled up. Then pull the door away from the car stryker and tighten the two bolts.
Not if the door sags.. by doing that you move the striker up..but once tightened and you open the door..it drops right back down.. i tried that method first..
Yeaaaah no. Pin kit for one hinge around $8 give er take. Time to replace pin about an hour give er take. But good vid! One more thing I will be looking fo buying a used car. If I see this on a car I am considering I will lowball so low they either accept and I hopefully won't get screwed down the line when all the mickey mouse fixes start failing and I have to do it right or... They tell me to hit the bricks, saving me paying to much for a p.o.s..
Been like a year or more and havent had a single issue..if door pins are that easy for you but you see it as a need to try and lowball someone because of it.. idk what to say..thats just odd. Sounds like a low ballers excuse. But i will say..im doing this on MY car that i never plan to sell.
@@jaggerwild its all good. I wouldn't want anyone thinking it was a permanent fix. Even tho, like i said, its been over 6 months and working just fine.
I thought of this too.. Do you have a link what type to buy? Also would the shims go under the pin or the bolts (where HorsePlay put the washers)? Thanks in advance for your reply!!
Thank you for this video. Saw it last night. Got up this morning and put three washers for each bolt and now the door works perfect. Had been told since parts of the hinges had been welded nothing could be done. But the bolts attached to the door had not been welded!
Stack your washers, put a zip tie thru them and cinch it down. Now you can hold the tail and put washers in easy, cut it off when bolt gets a few threads in.
Thats a good tip
Great work man. Most dudes making 20 min videos of the same job. Plus i still wasn't 100% sure about what exactly i needed to do. You just cleared that up. I guess those dudes think someone wants to see them an additional 15 mins for no reason.
Yea.. i dont get it. I had about 20 minutes of footage..but i cut it down to that.
This fixed my 2000 mustang perfectly for now thank you so much for the idea. Quick tip for anyone else that temporarily fixes hinges like this if your bushings are really bad you can do this with the washers but after you’re done oil them to the best of your ability this will help them out a bit :)
Yessir.. anti seize was also recommended to me..
HorsePlay Motoring yeah that’ll work too but it may attract dirt and debris more than a lubricating oil
I appreciate you watching and commenting. Thank you
god bless, this has been an issue with my mustang for 3 years . I can finally close my door without slamming the door with my body to close it
Happy it helped. Thank you for watching.
Just open door place jack under door and lift it will bend the bracket enough to align door
I tried that..didnt do enough
Another one is the nut trick in the window motors. They have a known issue with the window motors going out over time and part of that is because the cars are terrible lol the other part is because they used plastic ball "bearings" that literally turn to dust over time. Replace with nuts and you never have the issue again. There are a lot of videos on this.
I actually have a video on this..i forgot all about it.
Superb! Thank you very much and best wishes.
This is a pretty good tip for a quick fix, but the reason a door sags is because the TOP hinge is worn out and out of alignment so adding washers to the bottom is not good longterm. I just replaced both hinge pins and bushings on my truck and that's how I know.
Its been over a year so far..still going great.
@@TheModAddict that's great!
Tape&washer trick is great!🤠 thank u
Awesome. Thank you for watching.
good tip man! Liking the outro too. good work
Thank you
Thank you, I'm going to save this video just incase my grandma's door gets worse on her 97 GT.
Your grandma drives a 97 GT? Thats awesome.
@@TheModAddict she's owned fast cars her whole life she had a GTO has her second car and never looked back, she driving it in the snow so I put 150lbs in the trunk. She loves it whatever that car needs done it gets done, currently she's debating ripping the passenger rear quarter off because of a dent and some bondo and putting a new panel on. two years ago a plow truck hit her while she was parked and she replaced the whole driver side rear quarter. Safe to say these vehicles hold a place in our hearts!
Thats amazing.
It works great thanks for the post
A++++ Great tip! It may take another 10 years for the pin to wear and door to sag again. If you don't get around to doing the door pins and bushings by then the car will probably belong to someone else anyway.
I dont think ill ever sell my car. This is basically quick tip to get you by. But its been this way a while no and no issues. So ill wait until it fails again to replace the bushings..lol
Do Norma washers hold up? The don’t bend over time? Or should I get some of theirs gold washers that are strong. Sorry I don’t know my metals lol
I used stainless washers. They are sandwhiched so they cant bend.
Brilliant!
Do you need the washers, or can you just loosen the hinge bolts, jack the door up a little, then tighten the bolts again? wouldn't that raise the door?
No. You need the washers. If you jack up the door and tighten the bolts there is gonna be a gap still left.
Thanks! Nice video!
Appreciate it. Thank you for watching
Just tried to do this but it actually bent my hinge in the process, now the door won't re-open without getting stuck on the front fender, and it's jutting out at all times - I guess that hinge is just too far gone to even consider saving at this point.
Im not sure how bending the hinge with a washer would even be possible.. sounds more like a alignment issue.
@@TheModAddict You might be right but the hinge also looked very visibly rusty, I think I may have bent it in the process of jacking the car up. I'll have to check again once I have the car in a place I can work on it, but right now trying to open the door is actually making it separate more at the bottom front.
Thats not good. I hope you get it figured out. If there is anything i can do let me know.. im on IG also..
@horseplay_mptoring
I need to do this!
Im very happy with the outcome even months later..
What size are the washers
Just whatever i had laying around that would go over the bolt. I dont know specific size.
All you have to do is loosen the dam door stryker bolts then shut the door with the handle pulled up. Then pull the door away from the car stryker and tighten the two bolts.
Not if the door sags.. by doing that you move the striker up..but once tightened and you open the door..it drops right back down.. i tried that method first..
Yea I didn't see the sagging door part. Thought you were only pulling the door inward. Didn't watch much lol sorry
@@Gear1993Head thanks for watching at all.. i appreciate it.
He said thong slippers 😂😂😂
I'm gonna start calling them that now..lol
It's been about 2 years. Who thinks he didn't clean the car yet? LOL
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@@TheModAddict
Haha I was wrong lol. You did good!
Yeaaaah no. Pin kit for one hinge around $8 give er take. Time to replace pin about an hour give er take. But good vid! One more thing I will be looking fo buying a used car. If I see this on a car I am considering I will lowball so low they either accept and I hopefully won't get screwed down the line when all the mickey mouse fixes start failing and I have to do it right or... They tell me to hit the bricks, saving me paying to much for a p.o.s..
Been like a year or more and havent had a single issue..if door pins are that easy for you but you see it as a need to try and lowball someone because of it.. idk what to say..thats just odd. Sounds like a low ballers excuse.
But i will say..im doing this on MY car that i never plan to sell.
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Band aid surgery, still have to replace the pins n bushing eventually. Booty Bump lolz! you can see the bushing is shoot in the end of the video.
Well duh..i even say so in the video.
Btw this was over a year ago and its still working fine.
@@TheModAddict Didn't watch the whole video, my bad...........
@@jaggerwild its all good. I wouldn't want anyone thinking it was a permanent fix. Even tho, like i said, its been over 6 months and working just fine.
Thong slippers 😂😂😂
It's Flip Flops..and it's the official shoe of Florida.. don't be hatin :-) lol
@@TheModAddict 😂😂😂 I understand man I'm from Orlando I know how it gets
@@DCreatorsCreations I wear flip flops so much I have a tan line on the top of my foot from the straps..lol
plastic horse shoe shims work better
Thats good to know. Never thought of that.
I thought of this too.. Do you have a link what type to buy? Also would the shims go under the pin or the bolts (where HorsePlay put the washers)? Thanks in advance for your reply!!
NAH !!
YEP !!