Hinge Pins
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Hinge Pins
The Hingepins on both front doors on my '99 Trailblazer i recently acquired are completely shot out, to the point that the latch on the drivers door is starting to dent into the B pillar and there are rusted stresscracks starting.. Are the pins undersized just as a design flaw or is this just normal? And outside of new pins is there a more permanent fix for it?
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It’s the bushings that go bad but if it goes too long then the holes for the bushings get enlarged and the fix is more involved. I don’t know of a fix other than new pins and bushings.
ive done one replacement cycle on mine but I don’t remember the mileage. I’m at 205,000 now.
George
ive done one replacement cycle on mine but I don’t remember the mileage. I’m at 205,000 now.
George
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It’s the bushings that go bad but if it goes too long then the holes for the bushings get enlarged and the fix is more involved. I don’t know of a fix other than new pins and bushings.
ive done one replacement cycle on mine but I don’t remember the mileage. I’m at 205,000 now.
George
ive done one replacement cycle on mine but I don’t remember the mileage. I’m at 205,000 now.
George
What bushings? I didnt see any at all when i first looked at it, and now im a little bit more then just worried about it
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