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Re-attaching a car door.TheHuHu 10-20-2006, 06:57 PM I got in a car accident a week ago which resulted in the right-rear side of my car to be raped. Is it possible to re-attach a car door by yourself? To fix the damages would be more expensive than the car itself; it's a POS 1995 Plymouth Neon. There's this place in my town called Pick-N-Pull which is basically a junkyard with thousands of cars. You basically pick and pull parts you need off these cars and pay a small fee for it. I was looking to take a door off one of the many Neons there and re-attach it to my car. I highly freakin' doubt it can be done without some sort of machine, but I'm out of ideas here. das2123 10-20-2006, 09:25 PM Sure it can be done as is rather easy. REMOVAL NOTE: The retaining clips used on the door hinge pins are not to be re-used. Verify availability prior to proceeding. (1) Open and support door on a suitable lifting device (2) Disengage wire connector at hinge pillar, if necessary (3) Remove bolts holding door check strap to hinge pillar (4) Remove clip holding hinge pin in lower door hinge (5) Remove pin from lower hinge (6) Remove clip holding hinge pin in upper hinge (7) Remove pin from upper hinge (8) Separate door from vehicle INSTALLATION (1) Apply Mopar Multimileage Grease to inside of door hinge bushings (2) Position door on vehicle and install pin in upper hinge. Align knurling on hinge pin with the grooves in the door hinge prior to driving in the hinge pin (3) Install pin in lower hinge NOTE: Verify that head of each hinge pin is fully seated into door hinge. (4) Install new clip holding hinge pin in upper hinge (5) Install new clip holding pin in lower hinge (6) Install bolts holding door check strap to hinge pillar (7) Engage wire connector at hinge pillar, if necessary. TheHuHu 10-20-2006, 10:36 PM Sure it can be done as is rather easy. REMOVAL NOTE: The retaining clips used on the door hinge pins are not to be re-used. Verify availability prior to proceeding. (1) Open and support door on a suitable lifting device (2) Disengage wire connector at hinge pillar, if necessary (3) Remove bolts holding door check strap to hinge pillar (4) Remove clip holding hinge pin in lower door hinge (5) Remove pin from lower hinge (6) Remove clip holding hinge pin in upper hinge (7) Remove pin from upper hinge (8) Separate door from vehicle INSTALLATION (1) Apply Mopar Multimileage Grease to inside of door hinge bushings (2) Position door on vehicle and install pin in upper hinge. Align knurling on hinge pin with the grooves in the door hinge prior to driving in the hinge pin (3) Install pin in lower hinge NOTE: Verify that head of each hinge pin is fully seated into door hinge. (4) Install new clip holding hinge pin in upper hinge (5) Install new clip holding pin in lower hinge (6) Install bolts holding door check strap to hinge pillar (7) Engage wire connector at hinge pillar, if necessary. Hey thanks for the help! I have another concern however. I'm not sure if the hinges are bent or not because I can't even open the door to check. The dent is an understatement, it's more like a crater. I don't need the door to be usable, I just need it for the upcoming winter because as of right now, I have a clear opening in my car for snow/rain/thieves to get into. Is it still possible to attach it even if the hinges may be bent? And also, what kind of tools do I need? I will try to post pictures as well to give you guys a better look at it. das2123 10-21-2006, 11:27 AM If the hinges are bent, you may need to get new hinges from the junkyard as well. You can do it with simple hand tools. You don't need any specialty tools. vBulletin®, Copyright ©2009, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
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