Hinge pin, what's the worse that could happen?

[Demonoid369]

So I know there are multiple different way to go doorless(unbolt door, cut hinge, cut hinge while door is still on, knock hinge pin out and don't unbolt and cut hinge, etc..) my concern is with the last one. It's for the passenger side door and I know that side the pin is on upside down. I want to try this way since it seems to take the least amount of work ish while not have to re-align the door back on. Question is this: do you knock top pin out first or the bottom? And what methods works the best at knocking the pin out without destroying it? And when swapping the pin back on to the top hinge, does it fit tightly or should I tack it? (Reason being is I have all the tools at my apartment but the welder so if it would need to be tacked on to stay, ill drive over to my parents house where my welder is)
Also this is for a early style hinge, not the later model

 

[WrenchMonkey]

I think you'll have a very hard time reusing the hinge pin. Use a 1/4" bolt.

I would/did unbolt it, then cut it. The mark on the door will make it obvious where it needs to go back on.

Robert

 

[Tacedaddy]

i also marked the hinge unbolted the door and cut the hinges.
Worked great..

 

[souske]

I cut with them on, knocked the third leg off, and sanded the roll pin a bit.
you can also get tapered studs from ace. Had to use those on the uppers.
2dr doors are heavy

 

[WrenchMonkey]

2dr doors are heavy

Amen to that. I don't know if I'm getting weak in my old age, or if the damn things are slowly filling up with muddy sediment, but I swear they get heavier every year...

 

[Demonoid369]

I think you'll have a very hard time reusing the hinge pin. Use a 1/4" bolt.

I would/did unbolt it, then cut it. The mark on the door will make it obvious where it needs to go back on.

Robert

I thought the late models mod needed a 1/4" bolt? mines got the early style hinges. I already took my driver door off but I've been putting off the passenger because I knew the hinge pin was on upside down and I don't want to hassle my step dad to helping hold a door up as I tighten and adjust so it sits correctly and all that fun stuff lol
thats the reason why I was thinking of just knocking the pins out and reverse the pin to the top of the door side hinge and cut the door hinge while its still connected to the door. can they be re-pressed in after being knocked out? if not then I will just head to my parents house and tack it in.

 

[MoparManiac]

You can use a 1/4" bolt on the early models. I did it on my MJ when it had doors. Works fine.

Tapered stud is a great idea too.

 

[NCCherokee]

I used 3/8" bolts. Drilled out the hinges. There is a little bushing that can get buggered up, so the actual hole is a little bigger than 1/4". Also, used an assortment of washers and shims to line the doors up. Some of them you actually have to push down to latch smoothly. Really you can just take a shim from the upper hinge and put it on the lower hinge. That's probably more than enough to keep them hitting the striker properly.

 

[sunburned]

This is what can happen if your door doesn't line up with the striker and you keep slamming it shut for months. It was a huge PITA to fix.

 

[dave92cherokee]

I thought the late models mod needed a 1/4" bolt? mines got the early style hinges. I already took my driver door off but I've been putting off the passenger because I knew the hinge pin was on upside down and I don't want to hassle my step dad to helping hold a door up as I tighten and adjust so it sits correctly and all that fun stuff lol
thats the reason why I was thinking of just knocking the pins out and reverse the pin to the top of the door side hinge and cut the door hinge while its still connected to the door. can they be re-pressed in after being knocked out? if not then I will just head to my parents house and tack it in.

When I did my old 92 and also did the 93 I have now I removed the hinges from the door and cut the hinge pin while it was there just for ease of access. The pin gets pressed out of the bottom and I pressed it back in the top without any problems on both xj's front and back doors.