Express 2500 2WD V8-4.8L VIN V (2004)
Rear Door Hinge: Service and Repair
Rear Side Door Hinge Replacement
Hinge Replacement - Rear Door
Removal Procedure
1. Remove the door from the vehicle. Refer to Door Replacement - Left Rear (See: Service and Repair/Door Replacement - Left Rear) or Door
Replacement - Right Rear (See: Service and Repair/Door Replacement - Right Rear).
2. Remove the sealer that surrounds the hinge.
3. Scribe the location of the existing hinges on the body pillar or the door.
4. Mark the approximate centers of the mig welds on the hinge base.
5. Drill a 3 mm (1/8 in) pilot hole (5) completely through the spot welds (4) at each center punch mark.
6. Drill a 13 mm (1/2 in) hole through the hinge base (6) and the body pillar or the door using the smaller hole as a pilot.
7. A small amount of weld may still retain the hinge base to the body pillar or the door. Drive a chisel between the hinge base and the body pillar or
the door in order to separate the hinge from the body pillar or the door.
