87 CRX SI Door Hinge Issue
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87 CRX SI Door Hinge Issue
I bought an 87 SI for 250$ I have a build thread about my b18a1 going into it. Check it out. But I have a problem I need to address about my door. One of my stupid drunken friends opened the passenger door when my buddy was backing up and smacked it into a truck tire. The top of the door will close but the bottom will be sticking out. I would really like the know the steps involved in taking the door hinge out of the car where it connects to the body. Any Knowledge would be greatly appreciated. Or if someone is in the Ogden Utah area and would like to help me, Ill pay for some assistance. Thanks!
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Re: 87 CRX SI Door Hinge Issue
I own an 87 CRX Si as well, and about a week ago I removed both doors in order to wire some new door speakers. Because of no power windows or door locks, there isn't any wiring in each door besides the stereo speakers.
Here is what I ended up doing:
1) Opened the door all the way, and propped it up with various cardboard boxes to support its weight.
2) Unclipped any existing speaker wire harness from plastic retainer clips attached to the door before removing anything; in my case, some of the speaker wire was already cut or removed.
3) Between the two hinges on each door is a thin metal bar that prevents the door from opening too far. Its held in with a thin friction pin ("bitch pin"). I tapped out the "bitch pin" from underneath with a plastic hammer to allow that thin metal bar to slide out of the door.
4) Each door has two hinges on it. Each hinge on the door has two bolts that hold it to the body of the car. I removed these bolts, leaving the ones that hold the hinges to the door. Of these bolts, the lower one of the upper hinge, and the upper one of lower hinge I had to remove with a box wrench because of clearance. The other two I could use a ratchet wrench. Be careful when removing the last bolt, as the doors are much heavier than they look, and you don't want them to hit the ground.
If all that text above is not clear, I might be able to supply a couple pics. When all is done, you end up with the doors off with hinges still attached. Once the doors are off, its much easier to work on them, including replacement of the hinges, etc.
If you have body damage due to impact, you'll have to probably fix that, in addition to maybe replacing the hinges.
Here is what I ended up doing:
1) Opened the door all the way, and propped it up with various cardboard boxes to support its weight.
2) Unclipped any existing speaker wire harness from plastic retainer clips attached to the door before removing anything; in my case, some of the speaker wire was already cut or removed.
3) Between the two hinges on each door is a thin metal bar that prevents the door from opening too far. Its held in with a thin friction pin ("bitch pin"). I tapped out the "bitch pin" from underneath with a plastic hammer to allow that thin metal bar to slide out of the door.
4) Each door has two hinges on it. Each hinge on the door has two bolts that hold it to the body of the car. I removed these bolts, leaving the ones that hold the hinges to the door. Of these bolts, the lower one of the upper hinge, and the upper one of lower hinge I had to remove with a box wrench because of clearance. The other two I could use a ratchet wrench. Be careful when removing the last bolt, as the doors are much heavier than they look, and you don't want them to hit the ground.
If all that text above is not clear, I might be able to supply a couple pics. When all is done, you end up with the doors off with hinges still attached. Once the doors are off, its much easier to work on them, including replacement of the hinges, etc.
If you have body damage due to impact, you'll have to probably fix that, in addition to maybe replacing the hinges.
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