Service Procedure

NOTICE:
THIS PROCEDURE DIFFERS FROM PREVIOUS HINGE REPLACEMENT METHODS BECAUSE:

a. Door remains on vehicle.

b. Access to both door hinges is made through front wheelhouse area.

c. Hinges come pre-primed and are NOT to be painted.

NOTICE:
IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE DOOR REALIGNMENT, DO NOT REMOVE BOTH DOOR HINGES AT SAME TIME. DO EACH HINGE SEPARATELY AND, IF BROKEN HINGES ARE NOTED DURING VEHICLE WRITE-UP, REPLACE BROKEN HINGES FIRST.

1. Place vehicle on hoist.

2. Obtain hinges for both door locations.

3. Using proper lift points, raise vehicle to half up position (until wheel/tire chest high).





4. Using two pieces of masking tape, place one piece to bridge gap between door and rocker panel and second piece to bridge gap between door and quarter panel to act as reference points for door alignment (see illustration).


MASKING TAPE REFERENCE LOCATIONS

5. Cut tape at gap area using utility knife or other suitable tool.

6. Remove front tire and wheel assembly.

7. Starting at top center of front wheelhouse liner, remove all attaching screws located rearward of top center of liner.


8. Loosen liner from fender and position liner forward of front suspension assembly.

9. Remove insulator cover attachments and insulator cover (located between fender and hinge pillar).

10. Clean hinge mounting surfaces on door and body with rag and mark hinge locations on body surfaces with grease pencil or other suitable marker.

NOTICE:
BROKEN HINGES SHOULD BE REPLACED BEFORE OTHER HINGES ARE REPLACED.

11. Remove hinge attaching fasteners and hinge from vehicle.

12. Install new hinge within previously marked locations using new fasteners and lightly tighten fasteners.

13. Repeat steps 11 and 12 for remaining hinge.

14. Repeat steps 4 through 13 for the remaining front door.

15. Install both tire/wheel assemblies to vehicle and lower vehicle to ground level.

16. Inspect edges of tape on doors and with aid of a helper, align doors as necessary.

17. Raise vehicle to previous position and remove tire/wheel assemblies.

18. Tighten and torque hinge attachments to 20-28 N-m (15 to 20 lb.ft.).

19. Reinstall insulator covers between fenders and hinge pillars.

20. Reposition and install wheelhouse liners using original screws.

21. Reinstall, tire and wheel assemblies.

22. Remove reference tape from doors, rockers and quarters.

23. Lower hoist and remove vehicle.