Morris Minor Owners Club

well decided to renew the hinge pin on my drivers door.
despite all the rumours about it being difficult i found the job quite simple and now have a door that shuts nice.

if only i could do the sump gasket that easy

i did have to use oversize pins as the middle part of the hinge was the bit that had worn

the pins knock out from the top by the way

That's just not fair. Every time that I've done one, I've ended up drilling it out, despite trying a large hammer and a ten ton bench press

guess i was just lucky then

then spent 3 hours aligning door, as over the years it had dropped
used the old bmc way 6 feet of 4 x 2 to lever on the door p[ost and door
shuts fine now

The hinge pins knock out from the bottom upwards, I hope that that is what you found?

yes that is what i meant, the pin is knocked in from the top downwards

Would it not be easier just to replace the hinge itself with a re-conned one?

http://www.morris-minor.org/shop/door-hinge-p-344.html

Incidentally, when they say RH hinge, does this mean the drivers' side door?

well esm dont have any recon drivers hinges, and at £30.00 until i get them the old one
it is cheaper to get a drill bit and pin, and mine i changed no problem

Did you click on the link? It's £12 from GS Jones.....

It's £12 from GS Jones.....

Postage is £8.95 however!

Shocking.
I suppose you'd be better waiting till you need several items if your charged nearly a tenner for delivery.

esm want £15.00 for a recon hinge and £15.00 surcharge i think until they get the old one back
so GS Jones is better for that

but i only paid a couple of quid for the pin and about £4.00 for the drill bit

so still a few quid in and the drill bit can be used again

I need to fix my driver's door hinges too; they have some play and the door drops a bit when I open it.

However ESM just have standard pins. Where did you get the oversize pin from?

Is drilling through the hinge difficult? Do you use a drill bit the same size as the oversize pin or slightly bigger?

esm have oversize pins in stock, i goy mine from them, also get the drill bit from them, it is a perfect size

i did mine in a vice and electric hand drill, i went slowly and found it easier

but do try and keep the drill bit in line

The correct drill size for oversize pins is 19/64. Made by (amongst others) Bosch, and available from any GOOD / proper hardware shop Not so sure about the damn chain stores.

Does anyone know if there are any over-oversize pins available? I have recently renovated my hinge, but the wear made the swivelling side of the hinge slightly larger than the pin diameter! Alternatively, does anyone have any ideas on what would be the safe maximum diameter for making up my own pin?

alreadysaid that esm sell the oversize pin

already said that esm sell the oversize pin

I meant larger than the usual oversize pins

anything larger may cause a weakness in the thickness left on the hinge

That's just what I was wondering mate.
Cheers