Door sag

[Squirrelsmith]

Went through a high pressure car wash last week and washed my passenger seat. Look into it and my doors are sagging bad. So i replaced the pins and bushings... no difference.
I can feel to play when i wiggle my door up and down.
What is happeneing to me?

 

[Wedge]

Is the plastic bushing on the striker still ?

 

[Wedge]

Is the plastic bushing on the striker still ?

Ok looked at the part here in the store. Sorry, it doesn't have a plastic bushing like other GM's. However you may want to look into replacing it. Dorman #38428 @ Autzone.

 

[Big Mama]

The door shouldn’t move up and down any noticeable amount with it open or closed. If it sags the structure is bad/loose/etc. start with the hinges and the support behind them use the driver door as a reference you may have a stripped bolt hole or a backing plate that came loose from the cab or door

 

[Uderro1]

Definitely check the hinges. I know my driver's door sags because someone was hanging on it.

 

[the 18th letter]

My driver door is sagging to the point I want to fix it now. Its gotta take a number though

 

[Squirrelsmith]

I got a pin and bushing kit from doorman. total garbage! don't buy them there is all kinds of slop between the small bushing and the pin

 

[Big Mama]

Sorry that happened but good info for others

 

[liquify33]

Is there an alternative?

 

[Big Mama]

Yes several other makers on line Amazon eBay rock auto

 

[alpinecrick]

Went through a high pressure car wash last week and washed my passenger seat. Look into it and my doors are sagging bad. So i replaced the pins and bushings... no difference.
I can feel to play when i wiggle my door up and down.
What is happeneing to me?

If the door is still sagging after replacing the pins and bushings the door pin holes in the hinges are probably wallowed out and are elongated.

Two fixes: The holes can be welded and redrilled. Need to redrill the holes in the precisely centered spot or the door wont close/fit properly.
Or replace the hinges. The factory hinges are welded to the door frame so the welds have to be ground off and the new hinges are installed with bolts and those bolt holes have to be drilled into the A pillar and into the door.

 

[Doubeleive]

go the to a real hardware store and look for a sleeve or have some made by a machine shop, there is a few on ebay but you may have to message them for specs

 

[alpinecrick]

My driver door is sagging to the point I want to fix it now. Its gotta take a number though

Don't go too long without replacing them or you may end up with the hinges wallowed out also......

 

[Squirrelsmith]

go the to a real hardware store and look for a sleeve or have some made by a machine shop, there is a few on ebay but you may have to message them for specs

lucky for me i am a machine shop

 

[Doubeleive]

lucky for me i am a machine shop

ok good I think slapping some sleeves in the pin slots is way easier than trying to cut-weld and-re-align new hinges

 

[Squirrelsmith]

new bushings without slop will be my first effort, see where that gets me

 

[Squirrelsmith]

The bushings for the pointed end of the pin are just overaized ones that are crushed a little to be ovalized. Pretty cheesy

 

[the 18th letter]

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Don't go too long without replacing them or you may end up with the hinges wallowed out also......

I'm gonna guess they are since the bolt that catches the door lock is showing wear and I've shaved about an 1/16 occasion metal off the top corner of the rear driver's door smh.

 

[alpinecrick]

go the to a real hardware store and look for a sleeve or have some made by a machine shop, there is a few on ebay but you may have to message them for specs

I'm liking that idea. It would be a whole lot easier than the other options.

Come to think of it, somewhere on ebay I saw oversized bushings. Possibly allowing a guy to just drill out the pin holes a little larger and inserting the oversized bushings.

 

[Squirrelsmith]

ok there was water dripping on the floor as i was driving it's time to get serious