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Door hinge bushing help

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Old 02-06-2008, 09:54 PM
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Default Door hinge bushing help

ok so i just got a mustang, the passenger side door sags a bit, the car came with a repar bushing kit, me a friend and my dad spend like an hour trying toget the old bushing out and the stud thing, any tips? weve tried everything even cutting the old stud with a saw zall

similar to this, but for a mustang

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Old 02-06-2008, 09:57 PM
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The head of the pin is usually knurled. Typically a few good smacks with a hammer and punch drive them right out. They don't just pull out.
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Old 02-06-2008, 09:58 PM
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.....I remove the inner fender well and remove the hinges from the a-piller and I've cut some pins in half before to aid in removal.. but this methood has worked well for me in the past
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Old 02-07-2008, 03:50 PM
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ima go wack at the door some more, try to get the thing off, will post back if sucessful
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Old 02-07-2008, 05:34 PM
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i've ground the beveled end off before and they knocked right out mine was on a 95 don't know what hear yours is but i had to drill out my pin holes cuz they weren't big enough for the new bushings
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