Trevor Boicey wrote:
>
> I need some MGB door hinges in good condition,
> does anybody have spares?
>
> Or are they repairable when they get loose causing the
> door to have vertical motion that makes it hard to
> close the door?
I would buy new ones, but if you can't handle the new price (I don't
know what
it is) some used ones could work. I will warn you - if there was any welding
done to
the door sills, your doors might not fit correctly.
In my case, the doors would drag across the sills when the door opened
or
closed. I tried to adjust the hinges, yet I could get them no better than they
were
when I bought the car. Then I looked at the sills the PO had welded in. On
the
driver's side, they are covered in a few coats of paint and primer and also
welded in
at an angle. Therfore, there is a "lip" that sticks up and catches the door.
Meanwhile, the beltline lines up perfectly, so I plan to carefully grind the
excess
off the sill and as much from the door as possible.
The passenger's side is different. The PO put in new fenders and
seemingly
didn't line them up right. This causes an irregular looking beltline, which
sucks,
since I don't really want to pull the fender to realign it. However, I have
another
problem: The door scrapes the B post dogleg when I shut the door. No amount
of
adjustment has helped this, and yes, the PO did install new hinges. For this
problem,
I have the sneaking suspicion that the car was "greasy side up" at one time,
causing
the misalignment. How do I know? My first hint would be the bad alignment of
the A
post on the passenger's side. The second clue was a few holes on the back deck
for a
SCCA rollbar. On the passenger's side, a few of the holes look chewed up, as
if the
car was rolled and the sheet metal was strained. Can a flipped MGB be easily
repaired?
Anyway Trevor, I hope that helps a little. It's a real pain in the
arse to
align the doors. My passenger's side does not scrape after adjustment, and I
can only
offer a few tips about adjusting the hinges. Use plenty of penetrating liquid,
don't
use the blue wrench unless you can have the door repainted, and finally, use a
floor
jack. Place a large block of wood on it, and slowly jack the bottom of the
door
upwards until it is in place, then tighten the bolts and check the fit. Plan
on
spending the better part of a day to get it perfect. Good luck - keep a few
cold ones
handy!
--
Michael S. Lishego
St. Andrews Presbyterian College
Elementary Education Major,
English Minor, Class of 1999
R.A. of Winston-Salem Hall
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