Ems Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 I've noticed there's some movement up and down on the drivers side door. It's had new hinge pins fitted but the play seems to be in the door itself. Is this something that can be sorted? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulmanta Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 No, the door welds might have gone slack and it has movement, I tried to fix this on my hatch and never managed to improve it. You could remove the door and try to get access to the hinge welds but they are quite deep in the door and it would take too long, cheaper to source a new door ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ems Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 Typical as it's already been painted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulmanta Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 At least you ought to be able to match the paint then, I tried when I replaced mine but because the rest of the car was original the new door stuck out like a sore thumb. Its probably the bottom hinge, welds gone loose. you could try and get it drilled and plugged and hope for the best but the construction of the door makes it quite hard to do, the outer skin in in the shut/hinge area is not what the hinge welds to, it welds to the frame inside if you tack weld the hinge to the outer skin it will just break off again. This is just my observation. try by all means. First get the door fitted and get a mate to wiggle the door up and down a bit while you look at the hinges. find out which one is giving trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamchop77 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 More than likely that the hinge pin holes are ovalled with wear. I had this on my coupe, fixed it by drilling and reaming out the hinges to take solid morris minor hinge pins. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutty2006 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 More than likely that the hinge pin holes are ovalled with wear. I had this on my coupe, fixed it by drilling and reaming out the hinges to take solid morris minor hinge pins. I was thinking this aswell. my passenger door has done this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berlinetta Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 My '78 Coupe has 'play' in the drivers door. Is it worthwhile fitting new hinge pins? ...or is it always the case that the hinges need to be reamed-out - and larger hinge pins fitted - to cure the problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANTAMAN Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Try new hinge pins first, they are not expensive, just a bit of a pain to extract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berlinetta Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Cheers. Will try the new pins. Just spotted a good deal on ebay - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Turbolzen-Satze-Manta-B-Ascona-B-vorne-OHV-GTE-CIH-neu-OPEL-/121744948456?hash=item1c58907ce8:g:IvMAAOxyzi9Si3Xg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rutts Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 £1 each at Vauxhall opel dealers same size as Vectra b. or use stainless M8 bolts 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berlinetta Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 £1 each at Vauxhall opel dealers same size as Vectra b. or use stainless M8 bolts Cheers, will try my Opel dealership first. Would stainless M8 bolts fix the 'play' problem, i.e. unlike pins, no in-built 'expansion'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berlinetta Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Just tried my Opel dealership for the pins .... €8 (c.£5) for the set of 4 (Vectra) pins ! Happy days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANTAMAN Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Just tried my Opel dealership for the pins .... €8 (c.£5) for the set of 4 (Vectra) pins ! Happy days! When you have spent a day taking the skin of your knuckles with a lump hammer trying to remove the old pins the day won't be so happy !! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berlinetta Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 ...sounds like something to look foward to alright?! Might invest in one of those 'door pin remover' tools! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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