hinge Pins

[honky]

I need to drill out and replace a couple of door hinge pins. Can anyone tell me what size the pins are and what size drill bit to use. ever see a write up on this here or anywhere.

[alg]

there are a few threads here in the forum about this topic.
One of them in the last 2 or 3 months mentioned the pin sizes and a few clever items you can find at your home store that will work in a pinch.
Do some more searching in the forum and you should find the info.

[markie61]

[germansupplyscott]

i would not drill them - you will ruin the hinges. the pins are very hard.

they will press out. when i did this i used a sturdy large vice. support the hinge with a deep socket over the pin and use a very short drift - i think i used a short screwdriver bit - to do the pressing. the pin will get pressed into the socket. after it is mostly out you can drift it put the rest of the way. use a lot of heat - a small blowtorch will do.
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[Ferretkona]

If you can wait, I would order some new pins from The Thing Shop and use the new pin to drift out the old.

[Bobnotch]

[honky]

did you have to knock out the pin stuck on the hinge that is welded to the car ?

[Ferretkona]

[kubelmann]

I have an "ample" supply of door hinges available... K-mann