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For 1990-2009 cars only
Makes 🢒 GMC_Truck 🢒 1998 🢒 Savana 🢒 Body and Accessories 🢒 Body Rear End 🢒 Door Hinge Replacement

Removal Procedure

    Object Number: 277760 Size: SH
  1. Remove the sealer that surrounds the hinge.
  2. Scribe the location of the existing hinges on the body pillar or the door.
  3. Mark the approximate centers of the mig welds on the hinge base.

    4. Object Number: 277761 Size: SH
  4. Drill a 3 mm (1/8 in) pilot hole (5) completely through the welds at each center punch mark.
  5. Drill a 13 mm (1/2 in) hole through the hinge base (6) and the body pillar or the door using the smaller hole as a pilot.

    6. Object Number: 277762 Size: SH
  6. A small amount of weld may still retain the hinge base to the body pillar or the door. Drive a chisel between the hinge base and the body pillar or the door in order to separate the hinge from the body pillar or the door.

    7. Object Number: 334058 Size: SH
  7. Remove the hinges from the door or the body pillar.

Installation Procedure

    Object Number: 277766 Size: SH
  1. Deburr the holes on the inside of the hinge pillar or the door in order to insure the proper seating of the hinge and the backing plate. Inspect the body pillar and the door in order to ensure that the hinge seating zone on the body pillar or the door is flat.
  2. Paint the inner and the outer surfaces of the hinge pillar or the door at the hinge mounting zone.
  3. Coat the mating surface of the hinge with a medium bodied sealer.

    4. Object Number: 334058 Size: SH
  4. Position the bolt-on service replacement hinges within the scribe marks that were made on the body pillar or the door at the time of removal.
  5. Install the hinge to the body pillar or the door using the bolts and the tapping plate that is supplied with the service replacement kit.

    6. Notice: Use the correct fastener in the correct location. Replacement fasteners must be the correct part number for that application. Fasteners requiring replacement or fasteners requiring the use of thread locking compound or sealant are identified in the service procedure. Do not use paints, lubricants, or corrosion inhibitors on fasteners or fastener joint surfaces unless specified. These coatings affect fastener torque and joint clamping force and may damage the fastener. Use the correct tightening sequence and specifications when installing fasteners in order to avoid damage to parts and systems.

  6. Tighten the bolts to the recommended preliminary torque.

    7. Tighten
    Tighten the bolts to 5 N·m (44 lb in).

  7. Install the door to the body. Align the door as required. Do not close the door completely until you make a visual check in order to determine if the lock will correctly engage the striker.

    8. Tighten
    Tighten the bolts to 25 N·m (18 lb ft).


    Object Number: 277766 Size: SH
  8. Apply the sealer around the hinges.
  9. Paint the hinge assembly.