You're right, access is very poor, but you can do it. I have removed all the
doors (and EVERYTHING else!) from the body of my 67 Crown 4 Dr in
preparation for a complete redo of the body. Since you only need to remove
one hinge, your job will be easier. Just support the door's weight with a
bottle jack and a block of wood ( to avoid marring the paint on the bottom
of the door.) You will see that there is a sheet metal hinge cover plate
that has to come off too.
It seems to me we have a vendor who is rebuilding those door hinges - check
the IML archives. Seems to me this was Lowell Howe, but it might have been
Dr. Bullock. Fortunately, mine being a 35,000 car, the hinges are
perfect.
Dick Benjamin
----- Original Message -----
From: D. Dardalis <dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 7:31 AM
Subject: IML: 68 door hinge?
> My sedan's lower hinge seems to be giving up. The passenger front door
> needs to be raised to close properly. The problem seems to be a small
> sleeve on the shaft of the lower hinge. Are these hinges repairable
(doubt
> it, I can't see how one can remove the shaft), or should I just
> replace. Anybody can sell me one of those?
>
> Now, the tough part. Say I get a replacement and attempt to replace
> it. Do I need to remove the door? The access to the screws that hold the
> hinge to the door is sort of limited, but with a wiggle joint and a real
> short 9/16", there is a chance. Anybody has experience on that? Or
should
> I let a professional body guy handle it?
>
> Thanks for your suggestions.
> D^2
>
>
>
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