I am in the process of painting my 67 and noticed my door hinges have some slack and was wondering if it is worth trying to rebuild the big hinge with the spring or buy a new one. thanks for any input..

If they aren't worn out too bad I would rebuild them.

Rebuild for sure before paint, you will be glad you did, works best with 2 of you taking the doors off. What Color of paint. Good luck.:thumbsup:

Rebuild them. I put new bushings in before I had my '68 painted, and it was the second best thing I ever did to the car. (They were sagging about 1" before, none after.)

Rebuild them!! It is really very easy. The hardest part is getting the spring back in the hinge. I am sure there is a tool that makes that job easy too.

Rebuild is the cheapest, plus the after market hinges aren't exact. Make sure that you replace the rollar piece as well. Those tend to wear out and most kits don't include the rollar part. I just did mine and cleared the dreaded door sag right up.

I agree with the rest, rebuild them. Also, you simply can't get the spring back in without the special tool designed for it. I know because I tried all sorts of different ways before I gave up. I actually bought the tool from Classic Industries and then just returned it when I was done. LOL. Sorry about that Classic.

Just did my drivers side yesterday. Piece of cake. New bushings, pins and detent roller. Hardest part of the whole job is getting the door realigned. Opens and closes like a new car now.

I think the March 07 Chevy Punch has a right up on doing 1st Gen hinges.

I rebuilt mine, got the rebuild kits from Classic Industries. Hardest part was getting the springs back on. Buy their spring install tool, makes life much easier.

I ordered my rebuild kit 1 hour ago. I'll jump in on this thread and keep yall posted when they come in. Thanks for the tips everyone.


I'm done hijacking this thread.

I didnt use a tool for the springs. I ran wire in them and comressed them on my big vise. Tied the wire and it only streched a tad when released. Still had enough compression to install. Just an FYI if your in a pinch.

Thanks for all the help I will order the rebuild kits today thanks again...

I didnt use a tool for the springs. I ran wire in them and comressed them on my big vise. Tied the wire and it only streched a tad when released. Still had enough compression to install. Just an FYI if your in a pinch.

I did the same thing, but watching someone use the tool, it would have been worth it to just buy the tool. They just pop right in.

I didnt use a tool for the springs. I ran wire in them and comressed them on my big vise. Tied the wire and it only streched a tad when released. Still had enough compression to install. Just an FYI if your in a pinch.

I did mine this way too. The first one was a little trial and error but once I figured it out the second one popped right in.

If you use the repair roller it has a bolt on the end instead of swedging it on. Just hold the hinge in a vise, put the spring under the arm and compress with big channel locks. Another person can install the roller while yopu hold the spring.