How to Make Your Door SHUT LIKE NEW! | 1st Gen Cummins

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[@decentgarage]

Here is a link to the Dorman kit that includes parts for both doors for $9.00!!! - amzn.to/2EnuCJK

[@ronnieadam1807]

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[@ronnieadam1807]

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[@yehudafisher3896]

@Ronnie Adam You are welcome xD

[@robertstone9829]

You are my Hero! I have been suffering needlessly for 10 years! I have orderd the parts and will be thinking of this video everytime I close the door!

[@decentgarage]

Glad it was helpful!

[@michaeldixon908]

Nicely done. A “Decent” repair

[@C_71]

Excellent video...I have a 1978 D150 and I've noticed that the doors close kinda funny. I stared hearing rattling that wasn't coinciding with bumps in the road as far as the suspension and I thought it was the fender/body mounts. I looked all around and noticed that the drivers door bottom hinge was doing this...I'll be changing them as soon as I can get these hinge pins, thanks!

[@wesscarey4475]

Very nice video! Well done. The striker pins also wear out and replacing it also can help a lot!!!

[@erwin643]

The passenger-side door on my 1990 D250 Cummins would bind on the spring on the body-side, making a small "pop" sound off of one of the little rollers in that bottom hinge, as I opened the door wide. I went ahead and did your pin replacement of the bottom hinge, but it still binded a little bit. I just cleaned and lubed those little wheels on the bottom hinge, and it worked fine. However, what made my door work perfectly wasn't that pin. Yes, the passenger door sagged like yours, BUT THERE IS A SECOND SET OF ADJUSTMENTS FROM INSIDE THE CAB (9/16"): Behind the kicker panel near the floor, and behind the glove compartment box and large, ABS plastic air duct, going to the air vent on that end. (Extremely easy to remove, BTW: Only one small screw holds it in place, while the other end simply fits over another piece of vent tube, on the other side of the glove compartment box. The air vent itself can be popped-out without any tool at all!). These bolts mount the body-side door hinges to the body and have tolerance in them, and are therefore adjustable. The hinges you're working with adjust the door laterally at the striker pin (In & out from the truck), while these other bolts ACTUALLY ADJUST THE UP/DOWN ANGLE OF THE ENTIRE DOOR AT THE STRIKER PIN, lining it up with the body lines all around the door. Bottom line is this: Door pin replacement in most cases isn't even necessary for these D250's. Just a simple adjustment with a 9/16 from inside the cab. First loosen the bolts, then simply close the door completely, then re-tighten them, and done!. You'll be amazed at how perfectly straight all the body lines are around the door! The metal does shift over 30 years, hence the need for this adjustment for door sag.. As old as my truck is, I had to do the cab-side adjustment on both doors (Having to remove some material from the lower left corner of the dashboard for the driver side, in order to get a socket in there). I've never done any door pin on the driver side, and both doors work like new (along with new door latch assemblies, for that showroom feel - Highly recommended. You can still get brand-new ones from Ebay.). And of course, I nerded-out and cleaned-out and insulated my air duct (about 1-1/2 feet long) with Reflectix and aluminum tape. I don't even want to describe all the other upgrades I've done to my 1st Gen.

[@akrinist7701]

Absolutely gorgeous 4 door man. Can’t wait to own one myself one day, keep up the great content!

[@decentgarage]

Let me know if you have questions about building one! I'm eventually going to do a video about the different ways that they can be built (some better than others).

[@kellythompson1441]

Nice to know this I need to perform this on my ‘92 D350 THANKYOU!

[@alexiscastillogonzalez6972]

I thought it was normal. I have seen this issue on my dads truck for years. I will fix it soon, thanks!

[@michaeldelsesto2742]

That was very helpful. My doors are hanging up on the latch, buy I'm looking forward to replacing my pins and bushings.

[@joshuatall8134]

Thanks for making my work on my 1st gen easier! Very grateful!

[@decentgarage]

Happy to help 👍

[@benderc7778]

Holy cow thats easy, thanks for this golden info.

[@decentgarage]

You bet!

[@jamesscott5411]

Thanks man, I am going to do mine this weekend.

[@decentgarage]

Glad it was helpful

[@shannastubbs1225]

Very helpful video!!! Thank u!

[@FirstGenGod]

Great video, cant wait to get home and do this lol.

[@decentgarage]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ProjectTimeGarage]

Good video.Thanks for the info!

[@decentgarage]

Thanks and no problem!

[@jeverich]

Oh man... I had replaced my pins a while back; but never got the door in adjustment until a week ago. Struggled with it for about a year; had to lift the door to close it, etc. Wow! It’s a “little thing” but it feels like a new truck now. No more slamming, and it locks and unlocks just fine. Did it with a buddy, much easier with two sets of hands.

[@decentgarage]

It is crazy the difference after doing this right?!

[@thisoldsaw5438]

🤦‍♂️ I can’t believe I have yet to do this to my 93 Fantastic work!

[@benweeks8295]

Good video well done and helpful. You should get a new set of striker pins as well.

[@decentgarage]

I'll do striker pins the next time I'm in there

[@ronsre-creations5289]

Great info !

[@decentgarage]

Thanks again Ron!

[@MrChadillac89]

Just bought a w100 two days ago and the driver door has to be bungie corded shut so it doesn't fly open while driving. Thank you for this video. I will order the parts when I get home.

[@decentgarage]

You should also pull your latch and clean it well and lube it with white lithium grease and then grab a 3/4" wrench and adjust your stroker pin perfectly.

[@user-pf7gs8dd8t]

Did this today. It helps, but I still have to slam my driver door harder than I'd like to. The passenger side one, just give it a gentle push and it falls shut like a brand new 2024 car, no pressure at all. As far as I know, that's still the original 31 year old pin. Driver side, I still gotta slam unless the windows are down. Overall, good thing to do. Makes a little bit of a difference. I adjusted my striker pin and it helped a little bit. I guess I need a new door latch to get it to work like new.

[@sweetwilliam61841]

another thing I noticed besides driving the hinge pin in from the top that would add longevity to that lower hinge bushing would be to insert it in from the top down, which would put the meatiest part of the bushing which is the shoulder at the wear point

[@decentgarage]

Good tip!

[@brentenmyrick6056]

Please tell me where you got this inside door panels !!

[@CJ-cf6ct]

Great Video! 1st door sucked. 2nd door pin came out with 2 hits and light vis-gripe pull. When to punch the bushing out and they were gone. lol Thanks again for the video. Oh!!! where did you take the moose? Saw the antlers in your garage on one of the other video.

[@decentgarage]

I took that moose in interior alaska a few years ago.

[@howardwilliams8993]

Have you got a video on LE tailgate panel removal?

[@Valve-sb7ne]

There are some torx screws on the back of the tailgate that faces in the bed, take those out, and there’s some rubber pins on all 4 corners of the panel, just stick a screwdriver between the panel and tailgate, and it should pop up, then just take it off

[@MartyRob]

thank you

[@decentgarage]

Thanks Marty!

[@tthams73]

I remember all those old cars and trucks use do that.

[@decentgarage]

Yep, very common

[@johnburns1453]

New subscriber today ! 1st Gen Crewcab 4WD Cummins ???? They didn't make those ?..... tell me you built the one you have . Viewed your fuel shut off solenoid video and several others, great channel you have. I have several of the first gens. 😊

[@decentgarage]

Yep, built it myself. There's a video on the channel telling about the process

[@johnburns1453]

@@decentgarage I will watch the ! I know that they didn't make those ! Lol is it a long box or short box ?? It has a good luck to it I may I have to start a new project !

[@samcssolutions]

Do you think that this would fix the passenger door on the white truck? Do you think W could do it?

[@decentgarage]

Yes and no. I think we should do it but I think the passenger door needs a new door handle mechanism. I have an extra set of pins and bushings that we could use on the white truck though.

[@dannywaits1711]

Awesome video!

[@kyleoutdoors7914]

Couldn't find the video you say you made about aligning the door.

[@decentgarage]

I think it is this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYC8i2mZpK-nbNk

[@davidtweedy8036]

I just replaced a hinge today from a parts truck and believe I will have to remove the fender to get the front bolt in🙄 I wish I would have seen this video first. I assume you didn't have any problem with the bushings falling out when you were installing the pin??

[@decentgarage]

Nope, the bushing doesn't fall out and you should not have to remove the fender.

[@317808941]

I am unable to get the hinge to come out of my door. Moves about 1/16th” and then that’s it….could there be a tab or ring around end of hinge pin? Thank you.

[@decentgarage]

There should be a tab. Might just need more force

[@Valve-sb7ne]

Quick question for ya! So in my 1991 first gen, whenever I run the AC and let the truck idle my low oil light comes on (I've been checking the oil, and have well over enough oil on the dipstick) and the truck start shaking a little more than it should. The low oil light also will sometimes come on when ever I go up my driveway a little slow, even with the AC off. Do you know what the issue may be? Like I said I have well over enough oil on the dipstick. I have narrowed it down to two problems, either the oil pump is going out, or the sending unit needs to be replaced. Do you know if anything else could be the problem? I know the engine will lag down when the AC is on since it's pulling in more power. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks

[@decentgarage]

Dang that's a tricky one. My first guess would be the oil pressure sending unit (this may be effected by the mechanical strain from the ac compressor and get a faculty reading)

[@Valve-sb7ne]

decent_garage that's what I was kind of thinkin, I was looking on a few forums and I guess that is a common issue. I'm taking it into the shop on Thursday to see what my mechanic says about it. I know where the oil pressure sending unit is (in between the fuel filter and the front of the engine) so there's a good chance I could fix it myself. Thank you!

[@Valve-sb7ne]

@ieatyomama I got it fixed, the oil pressure sending unit was shot, which led to it giving a bad reading. It has been working great now. Thanks for the idea though. 👍

[@Dibbs18]

Looks like when you were pounding the bushings out at first your hinge moved with it, idk if your bolts behind the kick panel loosened up or not

[@decentgarage]

Yep! I noticed that too and tightens them down. That may have actually been part of my problem too.

[@tite-r-tone8258]

@@decentgarage I'd like to see how to get to those bolts. After watching your video I ordered the Dorman kit but I suspect it's a loose hinge not the bushings. Seems like the hinge bolts are hard to access! Thanks

[@decentgarage]

The hinge bolts aren't hard to access, especially the lower hinges. If you look back in my videos you will see one about aligning the body panels. In that video I explain how to access all the hinge bolts.

[@tite-r-tone8258]

@@decentgarage Hi thanks, I watched your video on that. So I attempted to raise my sagging door by loosening the lower hinge bolts, slightly putting pressure with a jack on the door to lift it, then tightening the bolts back down. Now the door sags worse than ever! Any ideas? Thanks

[@decentgarage]

@@tite-r-tone8258 it's kind of a pain to get it right. You need to pull the lower hinge further toward the rear of the truck. Don't jist loosen the bolts and pull on the door to do this. Loosen the bolts and with one had reach in to the bolt access hole and pull the hinge while lifting up on the door with the other hand. You will see what I mean. You will be able to move the door hinge a lot more this way than just lifting or pulling on the door.

[@ronskancke1489]

There is a tension rod on the other half of the hinge that keeps the door open. The rollers on the bottom of the hinge won't clear the rod and therefore I can't get that hinge half out! No videos address this problem.

[@cameronhemenway1455]

On my 1993 ext cab I could not for the life of me get the door side of the hinge out like he shows in the video. It kept getting bound up on the other side of the hinge and door. I had to take off the inner kick panel and undo the door hinge completely.

[@fraekfyr2kommanul]

If you want to be nice to the next guy who has to change them, Do not put the pins in from the top! I'm changing mine now and they're in from the top - I'm really struggling to get the bottom pin out because the door bottom is in the way.. have to get some long rod and make a bend in it or find a way to cut the pin...

[@cornrpost9088]

Any idea how hard it would be to put a 1st gen body on a 2nd gen frame. Ex 87 cab & Clio on 97 frame

[@decentgarage]

It's been some many times. Not to hard if you can do a little fabrication work.

[@cornrpost9088]

It didn't look to be too hard. I have a 97 I've kept up the mechanical end of it. Added a Suncoast rebuilt Trans and torque converter but my body is falling apart the dash and internals my doors are cracking around the latches so I've been looking for a first gen ext cab to change out. Those cabs seem to be better built and easier to work on as not so much plastic

[@decentgarage]

@@cornrpost9088 yeah that sounds like a perfect candidate for that project!

[@cornrpost9088]

@@decentgarage thanks and I enjoy your videos

[@4characterusername]

Just did this on my '89 and there's no noticeable difference. The door is still sagging and hard to open & close. Any ideas?

[@decentgarage]

You may actually need to adjust the hinge mounts. I talk about it briefly in this video as well as a video from my paint series when i'm trying to align the body panels better. It's a pain but can be done without removing the dash.

[@scufxz6841]

To shut the doors on mine I have to do a 2 hand hulk slams to shut the passenger door on mine the driver door shuts okay mine is a club cab

[@decentgarage]

#1stgenlife

[@krazired2670]

Watching you use screwdrivers as drift punches hurts my soul.

[@decentgarage]

I'm sorry to hurt your soul. It was not intended.

[@garylewis327]

It's interesting how things affect people in different ways. I like that aspect of his videos. I've always worked that way. If I don't have the correct tool, I find whatever works in the moment. I might buy the correct tool later, but when I'm on a roll I'll just find whatever will work.

[@bob101579]

I wish this video would have come out a week ago

[@decentgarage]

Haha! Well now you can refer to it when it happens again!

[@bob101579]

I need to wait til my truck is shipped out to me! I was on leave last week and was doing a bunch of work then, and was just trying to find new hinges all together! I didnt realize it was just the pins! But once I get it out to me I'll be fixing my doors! Thanks for the videos your videos have helped me alot!

[@FreeStyleProduction8]

Genos has a lot of shit for our 2nd hens y’all

[@decentgarage]

Yep they have stuff for all gens

[@manniefresh7354]

I for the life of me cannot figure out whats wrong with my driver door. It refuses to level out

[@decentgarage]

Has it been in an accident?

[@manniefresh7354]

@@decentgarage so, i went to it. The previous owner tried to fix it by getting a new hinge. I looked behind the seat and BAM original hinge with broken bushings. I replaced the bushings and put on the original and works like a charm. Thanks to your channel i even knew what to look for!

[@decentgarage]

@@manniefresh7354 boom! Perfect!

[@porkins93]

Never have to fix your passenger door if you have no friends,

[@decentgarage]

Here's a smart man!

[@mentlegen8187]

You think yours is bad lol

[@decentgarage]

Mine wasn't bad but I like to fix it before it really becomes an issue

[@bddmhopp5]

Dodge and Chevy doors sag. Ford doesn’t…

[@jimwells1033]

I'll not use this guy ever again. It's what he skips that takes all the time. Very disappointing.