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Camaro Research Group Discussion => Restoration => Topic started by: Z10Mike on September 28, 2024, 01:57:01 PM

Title: Door Hinge Bushing Fit - 1969
Post by: Z10Mike on September 28, 2024, 01:57:01 PM

Need some feedback on bushing fit on door hinges.  I bought a rebuilt 1969 GM driver side lower hinge(stamped 2703 L) with new bushings.  Trouble is that the bushings fit loose in the pin bore on each hinge half.  With the other hinges already on the car, the bushings are stationary and the door pivots on the pin which rotates in the bushings.  Shouldn't the bushings be a press fit, especially the top bushing with the serrations on it?  Can anyone verify if this loose fit is normal?  Thanks in advance for your input.

Title: Re: Door Hinge Bushing Fit - 1969
Post by: GMAD_Van Nuys on October 06, 2024, 11:25:51 PM

Prior CRG discussion on door hinges:

http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=10454.0

Title: Re: Door Hinge Bushing Fit - 1969
Post by: Z10Mike on October 07, 2024, 06:08:21 PM

Thanks for the reply.  Over the weekend, the seller and I determined that the wrong bushings were installed in the hinge.  The bushings were out of a Chevelle kit and not a Camaro kit.  There is a difference in the bushing OD where the Camaro requires a larger OD on the bushing vs the Chevelle/A body.  I would have thought the bushings were a standardized part for economies of scale.  But they were definitely not.  Put in the new Camaro specific bushings and fit and function is correct.