Guest JonnyP Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Hi All, Hope I've posted this on the correct forum page as I'm new to the Club! apologies if not. I have recently purchased a 1989 Cabriolet Tennis which I am slowly restoring, luckily only cosmetic work as she is in amazing original condition. I have owned no less than four Escort Cabriolets in the past but never had problems with the door hinge pins before. The lower hinge pin on the drivers side is very badly worn causing the door to drop whenever it opened and subsequently causing problem when trying to close ( I currently get in through the passenger side and climb across, not ideal!") I have tried in vain to locate a new hinge pin but have been told by my local garage that they are no longer available and that actually you cant replace to lower pin!! is this true and if so what is the solution as it's not ideal! Many Thanks Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest username Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Whether it's the pin itself that's worn, the hole it pivots in or a combination, if there is no way of replacing it to correct the issue then I'd suggest the pin is built up with weld and ground back down to size (or the hole filled with weld and drilled back out, depending where the damage/wear is) And a good amount of grease used to keep it from wearing out again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian71 Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Yea spot on,replacement doors don't always fit as well as originals either ,as I have just found out on mine, and to make it worse there is no way of adjusting them, so yea defo repair the one you have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JonnyP Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Yea spot on,replacement doors don't always fit as well as originals either ,as I have just found out on mine, and to make it worse there is no way of adjusting them, so yea defo repair the one you have. Whether it's the pin itself that's worn, the hole it pivots in or a combination, if there is no way of replacing it to correct the issue then I'd suggest the pin is built up with weld and ground back down to size (or the hole filled with weld and drilled back out, depending where the damage/wear is) And a good amount of grease used to keep it from wearing out again! Thanks Chaps, I thought it was going to be difficult either way and didn't really want to go the route of replacing the door as the existing door is in pristine condition aside from the worn hinge pin! Looks like I'll be getting the welder out on the next sunny day!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest welsh welder Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 hi just a thought can you ream the hinges out and use cotter pin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest username Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Looks like I'll be getting the welder out on the next sunny day!! Good luck with that lol, it's summer after all! Still waiting for a decent day to finish replacing the wing bottoms on ours, and new roof is on the way. Likely I'll be clearing the garage out and trying to get it inside for that one... Depending how bad the wear is, maybe the pin could be sleeved with some small steel pipe but I think welding & resizing back to spec would yield the longer lasting solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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