If you have a k5 its different. My K5 didn't have access to the inside of that pillar regardless of how much trim you pulled off. Instead it had a caged nut on the inside. It allowed the nut to move around within the cage enough for adjustment but not fully rotate. This has been my experience with every square body Ive dealt with.
Thank you for taking the time to post this video. It saved my husband and I a good deal of money and could have possibly saved our lives. We have had our doors fly open (87 Suburban) going down the interstate @75 mph. No more! Problem solved. Thanks again!!!!!
Thank you for posting this video. Both my doors on my 85 c30 dually were having the issue of not latching. I did what you showed in the video and it worked like a charm. Thanks again!
I have a 82 c10 and my wife is pregnant again with kid 2 and she said we need a car with more seats so instead of selling my truck I bought a 85 k5 blazer
Square Hack of the Century Bro! Whooaah! Just bought 2 new bolts with collars(bushings) for my Truck, but I have 4 more doors on my Suburban and was gonna try diff pipe sizes till one worked, thanks man!
Awesome! I am trying to better myself by discarding stuff that I think I might need later. You should see my shed. I have a long way to go! I hate throwing things away.
That is the striker pin and the bushing, which requires removing the old pin and installing and adjusting the new pin. That does work and that was what I was going to do until I realized that I just need a new bushing for my existing pin. My suggestion is to just replace the bushing and leave the pin intact since it is already oriented properly. No adjustment required.
wow...wish I found this video before thinking I had to adjust the bolts on the door hinge, then re-adjust, then re-adjust, then drink beer and stare at it scratching my head.
78747 original miles as of today. I bought it from original owner who only used it for pulling a camper and kept it in a garage. I pulled my camper with it for a bit and now it is idle in a carport. Still runs well and looks good!
Quick, fast and in a hurry. Also if you take out the pin you have to line it back up properly and hope the other end does not fall off into the door frame. This was a simple quick fix, and cheap! Still works great after 5 years.
@@jimpsc not that difficult about 5mins and mark around it with pencil and put it back where it was if you dont feel comfortable adjusting it but its really nothing to do
@@earleclemans4836 That was my original plan. I bought 4 new striker pins and then decided to try this method to see if it worked. It did and I returned the striker pins. Thanks for the feedback!
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You just saved me 15 bucks. THANKS!
You're welcome.
If you have a k5 its different. My K5 didn't have access to the inside of that pillar regardless of how much trim you pulled off. Instead it had a caged nut on the inside. It allowed the nut to move around within the cage enough for adjustment but not fully rotate.
This has been my experience with every square body Ive dealt with.
Thank you for taking the time to post this video. It saved my husband and I a good deal of money and could have possibly saved our lives. We have had our doors fly open (87 Suburban) going down the interstate @75 mph. No more! Problem solved. Thanks again!!!!!
That is scary! Happy this worked out for you!
Thank you for posting this video. Both my doors on my 85 c30 dually were having the issue of not latching. I did what you showed in the video and it worked like a charm. Thanks again!
Glad it helped!
This was absolutely brilliant!
Did this with my '76 Eldorado and the doors close like new again.
Thanks for the tip.
Glad I could help.
I have a 82 c10 and my wife is pregnant again with kid 2 and she said we need a car with more seats so instead of selling my truck I bought a 85 k5 blazer
Those vehicles are beasts!
Square Hack of the Century Bro! Whooaah! Just bought 2 new bolts with collars(bushings) for my Truck, but I have 4 more doors on my Suburban and was gonna try diff pipe sizes till one worked, thanks man!
Glad I could help!
What kind of wizardry is this.
I’ll have to do this tomorrow.
Thank you very much.
How did this technique work out for you?
when I was small (I'm 46) my dad taught me to use a piece of garden hose. This seems more durable, though. good tip.
Use what you have. Farmerize it!
Thanks, I can do it. Great video - short and sweet
Best self-help videos are short and to the point. Especially for a simple fix like this.
what size tubing would i need for a 2006 ford truck?
I'm not sure. I think they are all about the same size. Do you have a caliper to measure it?
This video turned my Monday from an epic fail to a win! Thanks for posting this... Now I just need to find a use for the last 4' of PEX, LOL
Awesome! I am trying to better myself by discarding stuff that I think I might need later. You should see my shed. I have a long way to go! I hate throwing things away.
Dorman’s sell them at most Auto Parts Stores.
That is the striker pin and the bushing, which requires removing the old pin and installing and adjusting the new pin. That does work and that was what I was going to do until I realized that I just need a new bushing for my existing pin.
My suggestion is to just replace the bushing and leave the pin intact since it is already oriented properly. No adjustment required.
wow...wish I found this video before thinking I had to adjust the bolts on the door hinge, then re-adjust, then re-adjust, then drink beer and stare at it scratching my head.
Yeah, I scratched my head and drank a beer, then had an epiphany!
thank you for sharing your knowledge
You're welcome.
Going to try this today, thanks
Did it work for you?
@@jimpsc oh gosh, actually yes…it did work!
Awesome brother lol sweet!
Thanks!
I replaced the hinge pins and bushings and the door still sagging and want close good . Please any suggestions
You may need to adjust the striker bolts to account for the sag.
What does the slit do?
Worked perfectly!!!
Great!
Thanks, no need to even take the pin out, way to think outside the box!
That was what I was hoping to NOT have to do. The pin readjustment seemed to be difficult. Easy fix.
Curious why you cut it and didnt just remove the post to slide a new one on?
Easier to do and the post doesn't have to move. It was already lined up and I didn't want to take a chance to have to realign it. It was very quick.
@@jimpsc that's fair. Thank for the reply
Thanks a million!!
You're welcome! Glad I could help.
Thank you!
You're welcome!
Nice suburban!
78747 original miles as of today. I bought it from original owner who only used it for pulling a camper and kept it in a garage. I pulled my camper with it for a bit and now it is idle in a carport. Still runs well and looks good!
why did you split it? take the striker out and do it right
Quick, fast and in a hurry. Also if you take out the pin you have to line it back up properly and hope the other end does not fall off into the door frame. This was a simple quick fix, and cheap! Still works great after 5 years.
@@jimpsc not that difficult about 5mins and mark around it with pencil and put it back where it was if you dont feel comfortable adjusting it but its really nothing to do
@@earleclemans4836 That was my original plan. I bought 4 new striker pins and then decided to try this method to see if it worked. It did and I returned the striker pins.
Thanks for the feedback!