Diagnose Car / Truck Door Hinge Problems: Creaking, Flexing, Sagging

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[@mariannelee1286]

I did not believe you, but I removed the grease I had gooped on and replaced it with silicon. Door opens like a charm now. Thank you.

[@detabennett6772]

I'm a female and I like to find out about my truck parts as much as possible because I don't want to take advantage of and talked down to. I appreciate you detailed video.

[@jorgecantu5507]

I was thinking to use some sort of grease to lubricare the hinge, thanks for the this video, preventing me from doing it wrong. Very clear and very well explained.🙂

[@ethandunlap6755]

"ITS ALWAYS SOMETHING" story of my life

[@toddmcdaniel8900]

I loved it!!! Took the guess work out of repairing, replacing & troubleshooting! He's extremely discriptive which is most of the battle. Like to see more from this guy! Kudos! To 1aauto. Thank!

[@1AAuto]

+Todd McDaniel Thanks for checking us out! 1AAuto.com

[@dalekundtz760]

Thanks for the closeup of the pin and bushing. Too many times the viewer cannot see what the mechanic is talking about. Not the case here.

[@1AAuto]

+Dale Kundtz Thanks for the feedback!

[@flowerpt]

Ah, I didn't realize the difference between grease and lubricant clearly. '12 Honda Pilot passenger door sounds like a haunted house and I put lithium grease on it, of course. I even have a bottle of silicone lubricant right next to the lithium grease (purchased for bike chains)! Off now to clean it and inspect bushings. :)

[@ejshelby5460]

great video! I am curious if there's any official figure in the industry about the vertical weight a car door can bear, and dynamic stress, say if a weight on it is bouncing up and down, or, dropping on it. I've seen several Volvo and Audi seller jump onto their doors to show how strong the doors are, like their hinges are built more strongly. If you have any comment i'd like to know. If one accidentally swing open a door and let it fly, will that damage the hinge? the body anchor panel?

[@craigputnam2978]

It seems that one of the keys to door sagging are the door hinge pin BUSHINGS, their placement and maintenance. I believe they are copper or brass. with the pressure and weight stress opening and closing are their better metals or alloys that can be used?

[@rafaelcarrillomejia5421]

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[@mckricks1]

My older Ford Ranger had a sagging door due to a worn hinge. I just replaced the hinge and the door is bent from the compensated sagging position. It's hard to bend anything on it now, going to take it to a mechanic to see if they have any tricks.

[@crapschamp9986]

I wanted to see a repair for the oblong holes replacing the hole hinge it got to be easyer to just weld the hole and re drill.use an old non worn part from a junk yard tack it on after filling hole and put the same size hole back paint and put back together..490 and .530 hole size for a s10 i have a 1997.4.3 excab sportside L S

[@thomascunningham9847]

Thanks for sizes for drill. That helps!?

[@bwagenberg]

How do you weld on a new set of hinges?

[@kea5763]

I would rate door hinge pin replacement as advanced do it yourself mechanics. The doors are heavy and it's a tricky balancing act...while wrenching, yikes! I know from experience, on my '99 Tahoe, I replaced the door hinge pins and bushings (a kit) twice! First time the mechanic did it as a side job and it only lasted a little over a year. Second time I went to a local auto repair with a great reputation but also high labor prices. They did a much better job but said the door hinges might need doing, some day or year/s down the road. They also if the first guy did a better/correct job there wouldn't be compounding issues with the door sagging. And the price of actual door hinge replacement was astronomical (well over %$1k each side or some such huge cost)...they warned be careful and try to make the second pin kit last. I hit a deer and the truck was junked. Now my '99 GMC pick up is doing the door sagging, arg! I'll probably bring it to licensed commercial shop, pay the extra and get them done right and tight. I'll inspect what you pointed out in your informative well made yt video, for sure...helps to know what's involved before paying for costly reputable labor. In my Tahoe, the interior door handle n cable got too stretched out, then the handle broke, so I would roll down the window and open door within exterior handle, over time the window started failing (from over use) so now my window needed a fix., lol, such hassle/dangerous when you cannot open the door from the inside. I waited too long, it was truly great when I finally fixed the sagging door issue' and also new issues! My advice,,,,fix those sagging doors, it's worth it and safer than a stuck door. But hire a pro if you are not advanced imho. Good luck and thank you for the video!

[@tonistarks2874]

😂😂💯! It is always something...hey can u link the parts we need to order from ur website in future videos..

[@1AAuto]

+Toni Starks Thanks for the tip! We'll pass this info along to our production team.

[@jeffhoward829]

my hinges need replacment. they are welded to the body how do you remove the hinges.

[@bwagenberg]

Hinge bushing kits are brass and quickly deform (smoosh). Do you sell extra wide bushings made of a harder material?

[@1AAuto]

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[@mitchellpersenaire1675]

New name: the car doctor. Thank you!

[@sandymilne224]

My squeak is IN the door at the arm that attaches into the door itself. Please do a video on how to stop that squeak

[@scflooring8658]

Great job

[@cindyk4145]

I had hinges and pins put in 7 months ago, now the one on the top by the roller is already rusting…shouldnt they last longer than that before rusting??

[@Nokia_editz]

My door doesn't align at the top. It almost looks like the guy I bought it from opened his door forcibly cuz it was locked or something. It is like propped open at the top. Any fix for this?

[@paulalvinflemming5018]

Hi I have a Honda CRV 2010 and it seems that the hinges must have to be replace,the alarm goe off also somethimes,does this has something to do with the door not closing 100% >? ?

[@frankiemcbride5399]

Where the hinge is welded to the frame of the vehicle it's starting to come apart what kind of sealant can I put on it? Please help

[@craigknudson1554]

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[@darktoadone5068]

My 2013 Sierra truck has a grinding sound on the drivers side door, I checked both doors and they both have no missing parts, I wonder if the drivers side door is maybe out of alignment or something?

[@JimTMcDaniels1]

I’m not sold on using the silicone spray instead of lithium grease spray. I’ve looked at new cars have a clear grease from the factory. Any dirt the grease attracts shouldn’t be much of a problem. Grease will last longer in my opinion. People really need to occasionally grease those hinges especially the over used drivers door!

[@misstybyers]

The striker comes lose after one drive. If I need to fix the door frame, how would I do that?

[@mattwalls1340]

Good video! Thanks

[@1AAuto]

+Matt Walls Thanks for checking us out! 1AAuto.com

[@mrcmack1]

Hello. How about after the hinge gets replaced and now there in wind noise on the top part of the door

[@islandbeaches395]

Dealing with a problem on a ford focus the work never stop on the ford.

[@wadecreighton4584]

What has happened to your 3rd gen Camaro build? Replacing hinges on the door is a complete pain. Can you produce a hinge replacement on a 3rd gen. Thanks.

[@1AAuto]

+Wade Creighton We do not have a video for this repair right now, but we'll keep this request in mind for a future video! 1AAuto.com

[@kimberlyryan8938]

Thank you #TheSecretLifeofHiddenDisabilities

[@stephensherwin1530]

This is a chevy problem for sure.... owned a lot of cars and only chevys of mine and friends have this problem

[@johntamulonis4626]

Good info.

[@randycorrigan6235]

I have a 95 Dodge ram the Hinge pins are good But door still segs. Bushing and pins are fine. But I'm still going to change them. Dora just not lining up.

[@darrellmcdaniel3708]

OK my driver door does exactly as your door in video of over lapping door and seemingly door is at opposite corners larg gap opposite corners small gaps rust is not my problem please help

[@CoberRuger]

Like! And where is other dude, first one?

[@qrs3658]

i thought you was gonna show me how to replace the door hinge

[@darlenehutchison802]

What if the door opens at the first stop and is too loose to stay open when you get out of car.

[@1AAuto]

+Darlene Hutchison We wouldn't be able to diagnose an issue like that here, you may want to have a local mechanic take a look at it. Thanks for checking us out! 1aau.to/m/Shop-1AAuto-c

[@louindorato6855]

Can wd 40 be used ?

[@godknowsimstupid7848]

Wd40 is a solvent, you can use it to help clean off the old debris but then after its dry apply a silocone lubricant as the video suggests

[@FearlessFoundation]

Biggest reason for this issue... which you failed to mention, is that the driver's door is used the most of any door.

[@thestlguitarman7244]

Conclusion: the problem is heavy Chevy doors

[@raymondmiller-m9w]

Make a stand with 2 4 one men can do the job without takeing the wires apart

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[@1AAuto]

+Salvador Gutierrezr Thanks for checking us out!

[@maxy274]

didn’t show nothing but just the lubricant

[@stephenmcgraw3610]

Strange man he is lol

[@jsratliff66]

loved what? u didnt show how to repair the hinge

[@L0WRYDER]

Wast of time for info given you could have sum it up in 5min or less