The wind caught my driver door (2 dr 95 blazer 4wd) and the spring flew out. The problem is the top hinge and wher the pin goes in the hinge at the top is rusted thru but just enuf to say its rusted thru UGH, and wont hold things in the correct spot now (we got the spring bak in but as soon as we shut and then reopened the door it popped right back out). There are no bushings either, so it has wallored the pin hole on the bottom of the hinge too. SO NOW MY QUESTION..if i replace the bushings on the top and bottom of this hinge will that help to hold the hinge in the proper spot and therefore allow the spring to stay in as well? I dont want to try and replace the whole hinge since its welded in on the door and the body too, and frankly right now I cant afford to have the whole thing replaced right now. Plz someone tell me if this will work for the time being or else let me no what i can do without replacing the entire hinge (plus I dont no ne one that can even do it for me since a body shop is out of my budget period) THX BUNCHIES

 

Well, you could fill in the worn out part with a welder and drill the holes out again, then insert the bushing (correct fix) ask neighbors, everyone has a "shop type" neighbor, and most people with a welder in the garage will jump at the opportunity to use it...

Or you could put the bushings in the rigt spot, and use some jb weld or epoxy for metal to fill in the worn out spot (shoddy fix but works) this could still last a long time....

Im guessing your bushing holes are oblonged majorly and not round anymore... So use something to make them round again.

 

My holes are well....lets just say not round lol and in order to fill in the missing spot and make the hole round again at the same time, what if i had a bolt/nut welded to it and I would think it would basically brace the bad spot as well as leave a perfectly round hole for the pin...right? and I have asked everyone I know if they have a welder, know someone who has a welder and so on and so forth and still no luck...but Im sure if I keep lookin Im bound to find someone with an inkling to weld on something lol and I never thought about jb weld..but that will be my last resort as i want to do my best to fix it the best way i can and only rig it if I absolutely have no choice

 

Surprisingly enough, the spring really isn't needed. Just leave it off it doesn't hurt anything. I've had no spring in my door for quite a few years now...just don't let go of it when it's windy, and make sure you have your toes in the door before it randomly shuts! Bushings and some JB weld would hold it in place for a minute or two.

 

Most non-pro guys that have welders would probably mess it up anyway. Having a welder is one thing.. using it something else.
Here's the important thing: When you put those bushings in, try to find a straight steel rod that just fits in the bushes and run it through all four while you fill it with the JB.

It still may not be absolutely true, but at least you wont be putting a bind on the hinges that will wear them out 10x normal

 

Well...I found a guy that owned a body shop that tries to help people whenever he can and WOW...we need more people like him. After he finally beat the old pin out the stress that was already on the hinge made the crack/gap worse than it was before. Luckily he had a welder AND knew exactly how to use it, and after grinding the spot down had it welded in just a couple minutes. Then he put the bushings in and when he went to line the holes bak up to put in the new pin, it became known that the bottom of the hinge was bent...quite a bit. So after a lil bit more beatn and bangin the pin went in, the spring went in..anndddddd O SHYT I could open my door without havin it fire a spring at me LOL AND I didnt realize just how much my door was squeaking until it didnt squeak ROFL and the best part .....he only charged me $30 .. So my idea wouldnt have worked after all...but I shouldnt have expected ne thing less from my POSSESSED blazer rofl Now if I could just find a nice gas pump!!

 

That's fantastic! It's fun to watch you get things done.