3.20 - Silverado/Sierra Door Hinges 88-98

Easy job, get on it!!!
Hinges: TAI-GMHK03
Spring Compressor: Performance Tool W84603
Parking Hinge Pin: Dorman 38433

[@brt-jn7kg]

Matt even though I knew how to do it I was sucked in by your INCREDIBLY CLEAN Chevy and common damn sense wrenching!!!!

[@hawkdsl]

Instead of beating the hell out of it with a hammer use a large C-clamp with a socket to press in the new bushing

[@jaydog7024]

Us Chevy guys still appreciate you Matt!!

[@silvertruck]

Thanks for the door stop checkpin part number! 38433. Mine snapped off. Give your mother a hug today's Mother's Day.

[@rodrigomillan8483]

I did it before , with out installing springs , thanks to You I know how spring goes in, Your Da Man, Thanks again.

[@ironjohn5914]

I luv the color of that chevy~

[@maxperilous5944]

Found your video, liked and subscribed. I'm a chevy guy, 1990 silverado I inherited from my grandfather who bought this truck brand new. I have saggy hinges and I appreciate this video. I'm deff going to attempt this repair. I'll update you on my progress lol.

[@MattsGarage]

Max Perilous thanks. Don’t get your hopes TOO high. It definitely helped but it wasn’t perfect.

[@wildestcowboy2668]

@@MattsGarage is it because Chevy's are cheaply made?

[@MattsGarage]

@@wildestcowboy2668 They’re just heavy doors. It’s physics

[@DDIMARZ]

Nice vid. Thanks Matt. Nice truck also.

[@peterandkodiak9762]

Xlnt information well narrated! Thank you. A+

[@darkdelta]

My truck needs this (1998) done. It appears much easier than I thought, how many times have I said that only to find it ain't so. Any thanks for posting this. Now all I need is the hoist and transmission jack, I have no friends either.

[@josemquintero3365]

Awesome video! Made it look too easy

[@rodrigomillan8483]

Thanks, never saw the spring tool, Your Da Man.

[@lawrencesanchez2529]

That’s awesome!! Gonna give it a try. I thought I’d have to get a body guy for this. Thank you

[@MattsGarage]

Lawrence Sanchez some guys complain that it doesn’t full solve the problem. It got me 85% there so just don’t want you to get your hopes too high!

[@garth6367]

Great video! I wish all Chevy videos were this clearly put together.

[@wildestcowboy2668]

@garth...I agree but unfortunately most Chevy 'techs' are low lifes.

[@bartsiegwart2996]

Great "how to" video. Thanks. Do some more!

[@koshnaranek2317]

Makes me want to try 4 bolts lock washers and a nut along with the bushings instead of the pin method. Update since posting a year ago have traded my '00 Sonoma to a'05 Trailblazer much better designed hinge system/setup.

[@mickjager5974]

I though about that too before I found the steel bushings.

[@gatecitydj]

Dude we got the exact same truck!!!!!!

[@waterfall1126]

Good jod the video help me replace the pins on my 92 Chevy Silverado driver side door 👍

[@scottydl]

I was hoping this would be an actual hinge replacement, not just the pins/bushings. Long-term problem on these trucks is the actual hinges bend/sag slightly over time which messes up door alignment, and the hinges are welded onto the body so not easy to replace (or so I'm told).

[@mickjager5974]

A lot of folks fix sagging doors/hinges by putting a jack under the door and using it to gently/slowly bend the hinges/door back to where it will close better.

[@scottydl]

@@mickjager5974 Yeah I tried that on mine… lifting the open door with a jack just lifted the whole vehicle. I could never get that motion to isolate itself to the hinges.

[@mickjager5974]

@@scottydl Seems like it might break even the steel bushing too.

[@prismsolutions888]

Awesome video Matt, can you post the Dorman part numbers for BOTH the pins, the hinge pin and the other one shown in the video (especially the inner one with the roller for the spring lever for the door stop) Thanks

[@craftyone420]

Don't use dorman bushings they suck

[@elkscout1]

not to bad of a video. i did notice a couple of things; you mentioned using the correct tool for the job, but I see you're using a flat-blade screwdriver to pry out the old bushings, and you used a claw hammer to pound them back in. Two suggestions: 1) drive the bushings in straight, instead of cock-eyed, and they'll go in easier. 2) when recording in cramp/dark confined areas, use an auxiliary light to illuminate the area you're focused on.

[@thehillbillyhoarder4996]

Nice video. Just subscribed. Thanks

[@MattsGarage]

Welcome! I don't have much silverado content but hopefully you'll get some entertainment out of my other rebuilds. I like your KZbin handle.

[@Alphawolf2325]

Haha nice Mr. Mackie reference you tossed in there

[@MattsGarage]

SamYouPlays thanks, mmmmkay

[@rustjunky764]

Funny I was listening and reading comments and in perfect unison I read the comment and heard you do it😂😂 Linda like watching wizard of oz and listening to THE WALL of you know how to synchronize..... The thing is, though, it was so subtle and barely discernible..... Great video

[@mickjager5974]

I found some hinge bushing made of steel rather than the brittle brass/bronze ones. Holding up so far, but need to go back and push them and the pins back into place some. Seems like It might be nice to have drilled a hole in pin to put a cotter pin that would work better than the cheese clips. Next I want to find more modern door checks to retrofit for the old ones that have fallen off somewhere along the road...literally!

[@CPALKO15]

Where did you find them with the steel bushings

[@mickjager5974]

@@CPALKO15 On e bay search for LEDAUT door bushing or NDRUSH Door Hinge Pins Bushings or Blue elf or Xtreme Amazing Door Hinge Pins

[@edrosa5079]

i have a question that larger pin you installed what is it called and could mine being worn out cause my spring to keep popping out

[@MarshallSmith27]

For anyone wondering this doesnt work if your sagging door has been ignored too long. youre going to have to cut out your clevis and put a new one on

[@dhorn247]

And now those bushings will go out within 3 months. From getting beat on. Been there and done it

[@sntruck]

Seems like you're still slamming the door.

[@MattsGarage]

tank yup. Helped but still not perfect.

[@claygreen4723]

You have to slam the door because it's such a shitty design!

[@cloudrhezii]

Really bad design it’s the hinge getting caught

[@mickjager5974]

Old habits die hard!

[@daviddee1709]

@@MattsGarage I just changed the part that is the problem, I did this job just like you did but it did NOT correct the problem. I replaced the door hinge which is WELDED on in 4 spot welds from the inside of the door they were almost 1/2" diameter and then I chiseled off the hinge from the door with my air hammer( Snap on PH-50D I love this gun!). I installed a new pin and bushing kit but I put the bushings in the body-mounted bracket, which now supports the weight of the door. The part# is Kool-Vue RC46390002 door hinge. I got this off eBay it is for the left side lower door hinge. My truck is an early 88 K1500, hope this helps someone!

[@okiefish7066]

I sure wouldve liked to see the difference between the body line/penstriping to gauge how much positive adjustment you got out of the new parts after installation...regardless it seemed you got enough to have the door close with slamming...good vid.

[@MattsGarage]

okiefish 70 it was much better but definitely not a perfect line. I think the PO let it go for too long

[@chastblind7606]

From the vid it doesnt look to bad after. 6:55

[@kCI251]

Matt needs to try to floor jack under the door alignment trick.

[@jjtjp5761]

pfffff no torch! no sledge hammer. no blood. no way that, that job is done!

[@MattsGarage]

hahaha. Yeah it's weird to work on a newer car (only 28 years old). That last 10-15 years is where they go sideways. But nothing I've done on this chevy needed any heat and no broken bolts yet.

[@GonHer37]

I don't have any friends either 😂

[@angelaguilar8530]

I am doing mine; did you replace your bushing I bought my kit from LMC trucks and it didn’t come with it Do I need to purchase that so I can replace the whole thing because my door is really bad

[@cloudrhezii]

My door is sagging already got the pin set but my hinge pops and it hard to close even if I lift up on the door to compensate for the sagging would that be my hinge thing you inside ? Or you think something else is wrong

[@MattsGarage]

Cloud Ryse you replaced both hinge pins and that is happening? It’s been a while and I don’t have the truck but there is a part that the door stopper rides on that it is supposed to roll. If it is not rolling it would make it hard to close the door

[@CalvinLayPort]

I'm also considering doing a repair of the hinges where I weld the hole up and redrilling

[@fluke1172]

what do you do when the whole hinge is wore out? no videos on that , but everyone has a video on changing a pin , and bushings.

[@MattsGarage]

I think because at that point you need to drill out the welds and weld in new hinges and a) that’s beyond most people’s abilities and b) hard to do without forever screwing up the door alignment.

[@sntruck]

what happens when you put brand new pins and bushings in still have the SAG then you go back and you buy some more brand new pins and bushings install them in still the same sag what are you doing then is it that the hinge itself is wallered out?

[@fixitmann6685]

Time for the body shop, cut and/or drill out the welds then dissolve the glue still holding them on, then make your own hinge that will work better. Maybe just bolt on some house door hinges to the outside of the door, they'll last forever.

[@69DigBick]

you may have done what I did when I changed mine, I put the bushings in opposite direction.

[@69DigBick]

@@fixitmann6685 😂

[@travisvalentine2864]

I Have a 1988 Chevrolet C1500 2wd. I got to replace the door hinge pins on the driver side. It don't look to easy . Wish me luck

[@MattsGarage]

Travis Valentine good luck! It’s a PITA, I’m not gonna sugar coat it!

[@Bmxicano2]

Hey how did it go? I have the same truck as you. I replaced the pins and bushings but didnt help much. Also mine doesn't have that spring like this video shows. Does your truck have it? Not sure if it matters

[@peterhoulis1184]

Did u shut the door OMG any harder lol

[@ronclaman156]

Don't drive bushings in hammer use 1/4 inch bolt & couple washers draw bushings in .. you bent your hinge down when hammering bushings in ..

[@TheIanmurphy]

On my bronco the door doesn't close nicely but I don't think its an issue with the hinges because it swings nice and square and everything lines up. The issue with mine is that I need to slam it pretty hard for it to close fully. People on the internet theorized it was the striker pin bushing. I bought new door striker pins with new bushings but I still need to slam the floor for it to close flush. Any ideas??

[@MattsGarage]

Ian Murphy What year is your bronco? For the EB’s what you are describing is painfully common. Guys try everything from melting the weatherstripping to ordering the weatherstripping from multiple vendors and trying them. Christian from Hothouse suggested connecting the inner quarters to the roll bar which gives the doors a solid strike point. I’m not there yet so I can’t help

[@loganator78r]

Sounds lo like door latch itself. Replace that and should be good

[@ismaelcarrillo3956]

If your foor hinge holes are worn out the brass fittings are hoing to kerp breaing loose.

[@Legenddjt]

I was wondering that, seems pointless

[@fixup8475]

On my Chevy I had the same problem where the door would stick. I checked it out and the hinge was entirely bent almost at a 90 degree angle.(Not the hinge frame? But the pin on the inside of the hinge framing. Not sure how to describe it) Not to sure how to go about sliding the hinge out.

[@MattsGarage]

That sounds bad! I’m not sure how to help. Can you get a small saw blade in there and cut them in half?

[@fixup8475]

@@MattsGarage that's the only solution I see. I checked the other door the hinge on that door is shaped like that. But it does have any problem's closing. So I'm not entirely sure what the problem is with the driver side door.

[@stevedriver1476]

I just bought a 93 GMC C1500 both doors need fixing. I have seen hinges complete for sale,, i was just told the hinges are welded on from the factory is this correct.

[@MattsGarage]

It’s been a while, but I do believe the original hinges are welded it from the factory. So swapping them out is difficult, but if it is done right, it is better than the method I used in this video. My door was much much better but nowhere near perfect.

[@johnlakatosh4567]

You did not show putting the spring in I need to do the same with my Chevy truck doors

[@johnnymontesduron6287]

I replaced the door latch on my 89 Chevy Silverado c1500 rwd thinking that was the problem but then once i was finish installing it the latch and stricker didn’t match up. Do you think what you did in the video will fix that problem??

[@MattsGarage]

I give it a 50/50 chance. Even mine didn’t fix the alignment perfectly but it did improve it greatly.

[@johnnymontesduron6287]

Matt's Garage what if that doesn’t work what do I do next?

[@MattsGarage]

Johnny Montes Duron after that it gets pretty complex. Are your body mounts in good or bad shape? Sometimes you can use shims to get the doors to true up butt that requires a lot more knowledge about these trucks than I have.

[@stevenyazzie6785]

Hey Matt I'm trying to fix my favorite truck 1990 1500 GMC Sierra shorty single cab 4x4 door fix did the same as my bushings replace door not closing how it should do?? Need your help bud.

[@MattsGarage]

Steven Yazzie there comes a point where the hinges themselves need to be adjusted or there’s been a hit in the trucks past. If the bushings don’t fix it, you need a good body man and those guys are getting harder and harder to find.

[@stevenyazzie6785]

@@MattsGarage yeah I'm try right now bud liked your post.. I jack the couple of times kinda help cuz this truck was in the family since new 1990 so I got it now for ten years now love this truck I'll send you a picture of the truck.

[@stevenyazzie6785]

@@MattsGarage my number is 505-278-4646

[@MyZerimar]

How do I get the parts?

[@dylanhaas5036]

Struggled for about 2 hours cause I was doing it by myself and it kept falling off the floor jack and I got it done somehow

[@MattsGarage]

Yeah it’s definitely one of those “struggle through it” type projects. Is it working better?

[@dylanhaas5036]

@@MattsGarage yes definitely my bushings were corroded and worn down to nothing now it shuts like new

[@edrosa5079]

my spring keeps falling out am i putting it in wrong

[@MattsGarage]

It’s been so long I don’t remember how they sit in there. Sorry Ed.

[@lightningsurvivor1432]

So you replaced the bushings on the door as well as the hinges

[@MattsGarage]

LightningSurvivor 14 yes

[@lightningsurvivor1432]

Man today was one heck of A-day with that door. Those bushings that I got from the store did not fit the holes in the hinges I went through several different sizes and the 1 on the lower part of the door the holes were really tiny their

[@MattsGarage]

LightningSurvivor 14 yeah it’s a crappy job. I wouldn’t want to do it again

[@FastTurtle321]

You look and sound like Bill’Obrien from the Texans lmao

[@shannonthornton7387]

You didn’t show you taking the spring out or putting it back in. Just the tool to compress the spring. Could you please msg me so I can understand how to do this

[@ismaelcarrillo3956]

Once you buy it at your local auto parts store it will be self explanatory. You turn the nut to open the pin. Grab the spring with the pin then you unscrew the nut to tighten the pin and compress the spring.

[@jamiewoods9222]

What about the 1999 up. Door hinge. It does not have the spring like that. The door is sagging on drivers side how do i fix that?

[@MattsGarage]

No idea. Sorry. I have a 2018 so I have a long way to go until the doors sag (hopefully).

[@jamiewoods9222]

@@MattsGarage good thing u don't own a garage. Lol

[@MattsGarage]

@@jamiewoods9222 my cousin owns a garage. What a pain! Nobody wants to pay.

[@MikeSmith-nu9wt]

My 2000 3500 gmc does , eeerrr did have , its snapped off , luckily the spring was in the truck , passenger doors is about to break , I just compared the two and knew what was up right away , I didn't know I could buy the spring hinge pin , till I seen this ..back to parts store I go ..already got the pins and the spring clamp , getting extra pins , I got dormans, I might not use them ..

[@eagleeyelawrence8250]

Door hinge pin replacement not door hinge replacement.

[@MrFuchew]

Did this to mine still have the same sag

[@MattsGarage]

It didn't lift at all!?! Mine wasn't perfect but it was a lot better than when I started. Maybe the hinges are just too far gone or you've got a body mount issue?

[@MrFuchew]

@@MattsGarage I still have the same play in the door as i did before. I haven't yet figure out where the play is coming from

[@diyoregonnowtexas9202]

Same with mine. 1994 K3500. Replaced pins and bushings and door still sags. When I took the door off the bottom bushing was gone and it slightly enlarged the bushing hole. The new bushing just falls out. How do I fix this problem?

[@MrFuchew]

took mine apart again and replaced the bushings with brass ones I made in my cnc shop. the play is gone now it was the bushings. If you really look at them they are shit quality, not even designed to give you a tight fit from pin the end bushing.

[@MattsGarage]

DIY Oregon whew that’s a problem. If you start messing with hinge mount it’ll be a nightmare getting alignment. If it were me, given these trucks aren’t “valuable” I’d probably weld the hole shut and drill a new clean hole but I don’t know if that would even work. It may ruin the hinge.

[@gringochoppers]

You don't show where spring goes..mine fell off

[@paulmorton571]

I see a hinge pin replacement. not a hinge replacement

[@rebelreaper112]

I belive my door is hanging so low the door latch can't grab the pin on the body🤣 i think its time to change

[@MattsGarage]

Haha yeah. Be aware at that point it’ll never line up perfectly but it will be an improvement

[@4LIVES2GO]

Door hinge pin/bushing replacement NOT door hinge replacement.

[@craftyone420]

DO NOT USE dorman hinge kits, bushings are super brittle. Went through 4 sets B4 I got some Delco ones

[@craftyone420]

At 5:15 he hits bushing with hammer first dorman bushing I used shattered using a soft face hammer

[@blooddrag746]

You just replaced the pin, not the hinge.

[@troys8060]

I thought this was a video showing the installation of the door springs, not the pin. It would be helpful if you could show a shot of the spring installed. Just showing tightening the spring tool doesn’t really help. You really didn’t show anything regarding the spring itself.

[@A_Castro_3]

My door will close also if i slam it lol

[@MattsGarage]

fair enough

[@aronkaspar6369]

Looks like a royal pain in the ass

[@yuvegotmale]

replacing the weld on hinges is whole new ball game....not fun at all. GM could have made is easier if they would have used 2 line up dowels so the new hinges could be replaced at the factory location...but did GM designers do this??????? NO .....bad design. ... I have fixed hundreds of these over the years....How many Dodge and Ford pickup hinges have I replaced in 30 years? almost none...

[@taltongraves2169]

Your title says HINGES, not pins.

[@ismaelcarrillo3956]

Hinge pins not door hinges

[@deanwitt7903]

You shouldn’t have to slam the door like that .

[@coryprindle6217]

Yeah you didn't show removing the spring the whole reason I'm here that damn tool is junk

[@MattsGarage]

Sorry about that. I appreciate the feedback.

[@joceephusofmaynard4304]

Just pop it out with a screwdriver...the spring compressor is just for installing

[@Monglomon]

the end ... was so unnecessary you don't need to slam the door that hard jesus christ, you're shutting a door not beating your kid relax my guy gently shut it that's just going to cause more problems

[@claygreen4723]

The door hinges on this model are an absolutely shitty design.

[@CalvinLayPort]

He did say door hinges that's not the doors hinges