Anderzander Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 I need to do something with my back door, but need a little help. There is quite a bit of sideways play in the bottom two hinges - is it still worth trying new pins or does the sideways play point to hinge being ovalled? I have a wheel carrier - but I've just noticed that as the door comes open all the doorside hinges lift up a bit, with a bit of a clunk. Are the hinges meant to open and lift like that ? Can't say I've looked that closely on any other Defender. I'm sort of wondering if the wheel carrier is pulling it out of alignment. I've also got a little rattle coming from the latch - if I press it there is a bit of inward movement when it's **** and this seems to translate to a clunk or rattle on potholes. I presume this is a case of adjusting the stop ? Though its best to wait until the hinges are fixed I would think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejparrott Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 To be honest I tried rebuilding a hinge set once. In the end threw it away and just bought new hinges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Well for a fiver and an hours work I thought it was well worth trying. As it is the new balls and pins have taken out a lot of slack, it's not as good as it would have been when it was new thirty years ago, but I bet it's a damn sight better than new pattern part hinges, and a lot cheaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 Do 'normal' hinges lift when they open then ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaklander Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Mine don't. The ball sits in the cup and it's all horizontal. I used a replacement pin kit with new balls and springs and it has made a huge difference - been on for a year. I bought of the bay and tried to find a "good" quality set. It's been fine since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil110 Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Is it possible to revert the current type hinge joints to the original type? The hinges on the back of mine are worn and when I bought new (genuine) replacements they had more slop in them than the existing hinges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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