hinge alignment

billyisamountain · ROCKWOOD, ONT

hinge alignment

fatstax · COBOURG, ONT

most hinges have a plate in behind the sheet metal of the a pillar that the bolts thread into, if you loosen the bolts the hinge should move around to allow for alignment i would think

dualquadpete · BLACKSTOCK, ONT

I'd hang the door on 1st. "maybe" it's supposed to be that way??????

billyisamountain · ROCKWOOD, ONT

No, the hinge isn't supposed to be that way. It's binding for the last portion of the closure. On the drivers side I can pass a dowel through the pin holes directly from the top to the bottom hinge. On the passenger side they don't line up, they're out about an inch.

34guy · MISSISSAUGA, ONT

Hey Jens

My guess is probably your cowl is pinched in at the bottom where it is attached to the floor

try measuring from the bottom of the cowl over to the frame on both side's and see what you get for difference

you may have to cut loose part of the cowl from the floor to move it out Joe Mac

hemi43 · ONTARIO

The hinge pivot pins must be aligned. You may have to resort to using a BFH. Big ### Hammer

slim · DUNDAS, ONT

If the door is hung then Im guessing the direction its out by an inch would be in or out not side to side like joe said its probley pinched in. the rest they shimed the body to get the opening right page 154-155 of the manual also there is some information in the fisher body manual

http://chevy.oldcarmanualproject.com/

-- Edited by slim on Thursday 6th of March 2014 10:19:12 AM

toomuchjunk · S/W ONTARIO

Do the hinges unbolt ?
If so maybe someone before you bolted them on reversed,upside down or from another car..
Just guessing
TMJ

billyisamountain · ROCKWOOD, ONT

I'll check all those things this weekend. Thanks for the advice.