Tools Required
J 36604 Door Hinge
Spring Compressor
Removal Procedure
- Remove the door trim panel. Refer to
Front Side Door Trim Panel Replacement
.
- Disconnect the electrical connectors as needed.
- Remove the rubber conduit from the door and the body hinge pillar.
- Apply cloth-backed tape to the door and the body hinge
pillar in order to protect the door and the body hinge pillar from scratches.
Caution: Before removing the spring, cover the spring with a towel to prevent
the spring from flying and possibly causing damage or personal injury.
- Use the J 36604
in order to remove the door hinge spring.
- Remove the hinge pin retainers from the hinge pins.
Discard the hinge pin retainers.
- Use a soft-faced hammer
and locking pliers in order to remove the lower hinge pins.
- Temporarily install a bolt through the lower hinge in order to
hold the door in place.
- Remove the upper hinge pin.
- Remove the temporary bolt from the lower hinge.
- Remove the door from the vehicle.
- Remove and discard the door hinge pin bushings.
Installation Procedure
- Install the new door hinge pin bushings.
- Install the door to the vehicle.
- Install a temporary bolt
through the lower hinge in order to hold the door in place.
- Install the upper hinge pin.
Ensure that the pointed end of the pin points upward.
- Remove the temporary bolt from the lower hinge.
- Install the lower hinge pin.
Ensure that the pointed end of the pin points upward.
- Install new hinge pin retainers to the hinge pins.
- Use the J 36604
in order to install the door hinge spring.
- Remove the tape from the door and the body hinge pillar.
- Install the rubber conduit to the door and the body hinge pillar.
- Connect the electrical connectors as needed.
- Install the door trim panel. Refer to
Front Side Door Trim Panel Replacement
.