Door Sag?
 

I finally got my beater hatch (89 HB) on the road yesterday...

Something that's really pissing me off is the driver's side door leaks at the top. I thought I had it fixed but it seems like the door hinge is fucked up and it doesn't seal correctly. I can grab the end of the door and move it up and down a few inches... I looked at the hinge pin and it seems like the holes it goes through are too big for the pin (hence the play). Anyone else have this problem?

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That is a semi-common problem for cars with a few years on em. It is normal. If the hinge looks worn, then that may be the way to go. I am nost sure if you can swap hinges on that car, or if you have to get a new door or what.

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I got door sag on my 1993 civic 4 door, its nothing major untill theres like 2 inches of play, just go to the wreckers and find the same car without door sag and get the hinges off that, make sure you get a friend to help you put the new hinges on because its a pain in the ass to allign doors by yourself.

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I was kind of thinking about maybe getting bigger pins or maybe having something welded to the lower part of the door opening... Like a small wedge that would "pick up" the door when you closed it. I don't know if that would work though (or if it would even be safe :-X), but yeah, I have at least a 2" drop :P

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bigger pins would definately work and it's alot smarter to just replace the pins with bigger ones. steel rod from homedepot will do. you'll maybe have to drill out the hinge holes so the rod will fit if you can't find the exact size.

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try adjusting them first....

and only adjust one (either top or bottom) at a time...

start with the top one, loosen it up, then have a buddy lift the door up and then tighten that bitch down. should take some of the play out of it...then if that doesn't work do the bottom one

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I had no idea they were adjustable...

----. Maybe this will be easy ;D

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werd i bet you would have been pissed to go out and spend $100 bucks on a new door from a junkyard that isn't even the same color as your car and then realize that you have to adjust that one too huh?

lol

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ABSOULTELY... Thanks for the help.

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did you fix it already? or are you waiting to do it?

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I'm at work right now... :o

I'm gonna check it out tonight.

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well be sure to post the results (sorry im a ----- today)

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How the hell do you adjust the door hinge? ;D

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you loosen the 2 bolts that are on the body and then lift the door up and tighten them

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just weld that sucker into place. or weld the door shut and get out from the window. or the rear hatch.

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i thought all hondas were perfect and nothing ever got fucked up on them!

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damn i have the same problem....haha i hate that ----...i open the door after it rains and water starts drippin...and it drips a lil bit when im driving in the rain. when i look in the mirror i can see that the door is off. i think its maybe 1/4 of an inch to 1/2. nothing big but that ---- leaks

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I'll try that again tonight... I looked last night and there were like a million bolts and none of them looked right ;D

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Ooooh! When Im done, should I paint it orange and add a rebel flag to the roof?

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https://www.homemadeturbo.com/jbliss/avantar.jpg

werd

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there is only 2 hinges....

take the ones that connect the hinge to the frame...

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and grow a mullet

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Bo & Luke didn't have mullets.

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who the hell is bo and luke

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Dukes of Hazzard. They drove a Dodge Charger (I think) with the doors welded shut and just jumped in and out through the windows.

Sheeesh. Kids. ::)






;D

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oh i missed out on the dukes...


lol reminds me of the crx that was made into a convertable then welded everything and bondoed it

it was gay

but that charger was coo

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so did it work or??

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It was raining... If it stops, I might give it a go tonight. If all else fails, I'll do it this weekend.

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get new hinges from the dealership

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Well, I tried to fix this on Saturday. What a ------- misery. There is no way to get to the hinge-to-body bolts without taking some fender bolts out and I really wasn't up for it. I did try the other door-to-hinge bolts and it might've helped a little. I don't know. I noticed that the rubber trim was a little goofy on the door (again) and tucked it back in the door, but I can still hear a little bit of a whistle when I drive. Maybe I'll try to snag some hinges from a junkyard or something? Thanks for the advice all. :P

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try a pin out of a 90's chevy S10.