Re: IML: Coupe Door Sag

["georgelaurie" <georgelaurie@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

If you remove the hinges and slot the holes you will be able to adjust it
straight up mostly and keep your openings correct. New Hinges would be
better but what are the chances? You could also look at drilling and
refitting oversize pins, Hard Bolts would even do the job for many years,
regards George.
----- Original Message -----
From: "A. Foster" <monkeypuzzle1@xxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 10:36 AM
Subject: Re: IML: Coupe Door Sag


> Chris;
>    The driver's door on my 54' Imperial Newport also has this problem,
> mainly because the extra weight wears out the hinges faster. I can't see
how
> shimming would help if there is play in the hinges, I have tried adjusting
> the hinges every which way on my car and I can't get it to work any
better.
> Just like a house door a car door has to hang plumb, meaning the gaps on
the
> hinge and jamb side have to be parallel, or the edges will stick in the
> jambs. There also isn't an awful lot of room for adjustment, on the 54' I
> adjusted out the sag but then the door would hit the opening and jamb at
the
> top corner and wouldn't latch.
>   The only solution that I can figure is to find a better set of hinges or
> rebuild the old ones. I do not know if it is possible to rebush and
replace
> the pins in a Keller era door hinge. I haven't investigated it yet but I
> believe that the Chryslers of the same year used the same hinges, it's
worth
> trying as I know where a junk 54' NYR is. Look on the bright side,
> Camaro/Firebird owners have the same problem but more often as they are
> cheaply made.
> Best Regards
> Arran Foster
> 1954 Imperial Newport
> Needing A Left Side Tailight bezel and other trim parts.
> 1975 Chrysler Newport
> Needs a new master cylinder or at least a rebuild.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris "Creesto" Lynch" <creesto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 8:39 AM
> Subject: IML: Coupe Door Sag
>
>
> The driver's door on my '66 Coupe is sagging and I want to fix it. I have
> checked the FSM and it seems pretty straightforward, but wanted to ask
other
> coupe owners if they had any experiences they wanted to share. I'd like to
> try shimming versus hinge or hinge pin replacement, at least at first.
>
> Anyone got anything to share?
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Chris 'creesto' Lynch
> Graphic Designer
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