The pins of VAZ door hinges are a sore spot for owners of cars from “kopeck” to 2114. These cars use not the highest quality hinges, which become loose after just a few months of active use of the car. They also become unusable due to hard locks, when you need to slam the door hard to close, and also because of roads, when driving on which not only the hinges, but also the body itself slowly but surely deforms. If the hinges completely become unusable, then the doors will simply stop closing, since the clip will not fit into the lock (grip). How to replace fingers?
Door hinge repair options
Failure or severely deformed hinges are repaired using the following methods:
- Complete door replacement. It is complicated by the fact that it is not always possible to find new VAZs for old ones. You have to buy old elements that are partially worn out.
- Inserting new hinges. A good option, but you will have to make additional adjustments and eyeliner. When inserting new ones, you will need a welding machine; for cutting, at least an impact drill, but a gas cutter is better.
- Replacing old fingers. It will only work if the hinges themselves remain intact and undeformed, and only these metal pins are bent (or come off the axis).
Replacing door hinges, as well as fingers, is the most rational option in this case. It's inexpensive and relatively easy to do. If necessary, additional equipment can always be rented at a service center or automotive supply store. The cost of the hinges themselves for the VAZ 2110 and similar models is only about 300-500 rubles. You can also find old, used ones for sale. You will have to pay less for them. But new VAZ 2110 doors will cost several thousand rubles. And they are sold, as a rule, without glass and cladding. Their installation is an additional waste of money.
Why do doors sag?
There are several reasons that affect the reliability of door fixation and sagging:
- The hinges and axles are badly worn. The door of the vases began to close poorly, and when opening it required considerable force.
- The fastening has become loose and a metallic creak is heard when driving on uneven roads.
- The pairing of the door fixing elements was broken: the hinges were skewed, and cracks formed in the door body. This leads to uneven gaps and the appearance of water in the cabin after rain.
- The door was hit in an accident.
- The doors have not been installed or adjusted correctly.
How to fix sagging doors
Advice: Before carrying out work, it is necessary to determine the cause of the sagging.
Why the door sagged, a small test can help:
- With both hands you need to grab the bottom of the door and, with slight loosening, check the gap in the vertical plane. Play in the VAZ 2110 door hinge is not allowed.
- The door is grasped with hands from above and below. Then you need to try to turn it in a horizontal axis; there should be no movement of the door, no gap is allowed.
- A visual inspection is made of the places where the door hinges are fixed to the car body on a VAZ 2110 car, the hinges of the sagging door are compared with the same elements of a working one, the differences in them are determined and a conclusion is made.
Once the cause of the sagging is identified, repairs can begin. It could be:
- If the door sag due to excessive wear on the hinge axis, it is necessary to replace the pin in the VAZ 2110 door hinge.
- If the entire mechanism has signs of wear or wear, then the VAZ 2110 door hinge assembly needs to be replaced, then the price will be less than installing several new parts simultaneously with heavily worn elements.
After replacing failed parts, it is necessary to adjust the door position. For this:
Tip: To make the adjustment procedure easier, it is better to remove the mating part.
- The door is closed and its best vertical position is visually determined.
- If the door line runs parallel to the body, and the door itself is shifted down or up, it is necessary to slightly loosen the fixation of the upper and lower hinges and raise or lower the door. After this, secure the position with a fixing screw.
- If the corner of the door, the end of which is equipped with a lock, is located slightly below the desired level, while the door hinges on the VAZ 2110 are working properly, the fixation of the lower hinge is unscrewed and the door position is leveled. To do this, thin metal plates or washers are placed under the loop itself, as shown in the photo.
Installing a washer to eliminate door sagging
- If the edge on which the door lock is located is pulled up strongly, then the fixation of the upper hinge is unscrewed, and the adjusting plates are placed under it.
Replacing pins in hinges
So, if the repair only involves replacing the fingers, then the first thing you will need to do is remove the door to gain access to the hinges (3-4 fasteners are simply unscrewed, depending on the model). Next, the fingers are knocked out. If they do not come out due to corrosion or deformation, then you should first thoroughly fill everything with WD-40 to remove the rust and repeat the operation. If this fails, you will have to drill out the pins or replace the hinges completely.
When installing new pins, be sure to lubricate them with grease or oil, and after installation, adjust the door (lower or raise it a few millimeters through a tightening rod). The door should fit accurately into the catch when closing without additional physical effort. Otherwise, the wear and tear on both doors and hinges will be much higher. After 1-2 years of such operation, you will have to completely replace the door along with the hinges.
The main difficulty in repairing VAZ door hinges is to correctly knock out the pins (the same fingers). It’s most convenient to just rivet it and then straighten the loop if necessary. The most aesthetic method is to drill out each end of the finger, after which its edges are ground off or simply squeezed. The drill is immediately taken to the minimum size, then gradually increases literally by millimeter. This will take quite a lot of time, but the loop will not be damaged.
If the finger has other deformations, it may be necessary to make a through hole through the pins. This will not prevent the use of new fingers in the future. For this purpose, either an impact screwdriver or a powerful drill with a high-quality drill bit (carbon steel is ideal) will be useful.
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1 Topic by san 2013-04-05 19:13:40 (2013-04-05 19:14:20 edited by san)
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Topic: Resolved: repair of door hinges VAZ 2110
Hello everyone, the driver's door is sagging (play in the hinge rod), tell me how to deal with this. Thank you.
2 Reply from iliaBkmz 2013-04-06 20:49:56
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Re: Resolved: repair of door hinges VAZ 2110
It's best to replace the hinge. The hinge is not expensive; any service center with a competent welder will replace it in half an hour. All that remains is to paint and lubricate it (to make it last longer)
Of course, you can get confused, drill out the rod, choose a new one in size, etc., but it can take a lot of time, it doesn’t always work out and in general it’s very difficult to do this, and not everyone gets good results. So I would suggest replacing. Good luck to you.
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Re: Resolved: repair of door hinges VAZ 2110
For some reason, my passenger side sagged with such incredible play.
4 Reply from iliaBkmz 2013-04-07 10:10:35
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Re: Resolved: repair of door hinges VAZ 2110
For some reason, my passenger side sagged with such incredible play.
This problem started with front-wheel drive eights. Structurally, the hinge is too small for these doors (compare the VAZ hinge with the Toyota hinge), but you need to remember that the hinges need to be lubricated to prevent wear, and since no one does this, they fail (high-quality ones from Ino – suffers the same fate). The reason for everything is moisture, the door hinges are not protected from moisture, but when they get on them, rust is formed, which, when opened, forms and wears out the hinge. As soon as the loop wears out a little, dirt already penetrates into the gap - sand and the wear process increases significantly.
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Re: Resolved: repair of door hinges VAZ 2110
hello, repairing the hinge cost little money, the old rod came out easily (I was surprised), I drilled it out and hammered in a valve pusher rod from a Ural engine instead. Just the right diameter. Well, I also had to adjust the lock.
Replacing the entire hinge
If the door is sagging, then the likely cause is deformation or mechanical wear of the hinges. It is corrected by completely replacing them, along with the fingers. You don't have to buy them. You can make it yourself if you have a metal cutting machine. Such repairs will be cheap - you will only have to pay for the purchase of high-quality metal plates.
It is recommended to cut the loops strictly along the boundaries of their wedging. Fingers are placed last. And again, you need to lubricate them, hammer them, and lock them, as the manufacturer himself recommends. Replacement without taking into account their manufacture (if you do it yourself) will take at most several hours, including removing and reinstalling the doors. All that remains is to make the adjustment. And you should understand that in the next few days the noose may fall. This is shrinkage. The door may creak and may not always slam shut normally. If necessary, readjustment is performed.
Final door adjustment
Adjusting a door after replacing pins or hinges is about aligning the locks to the normal level for precise closure of the catch. If you plan to replace them, then it is better to focus on the so-called silent locks. They cost slightly more, but allow the closing mechanism itself to not wear out so quickly. When installing them, you can select any level. They work on the principle of a classic latch. At the moment of closing, they do not create additional resistance, so the door will close even with a slight push. The lock will no longer be able to open while moving.
After installing the hinges or fingers, you need to use a building level to check whether the VAZ door is level.
If yes, you can start adjusting. It is best to do this from a clamp. Everything with it is quite simple - we move it a little higher and towards the cabin. You can do this a few millimeters at a time until the closing force is minimal.
Before replacing pins or hinges, you should determine exactly what is causing the doors to be beveled. It may be enough to just make an adjustment, or maybe you will have to completely change the fasteners.
Removing the door trim of a VAZ 2110
To begin replacing doors, you first need to remove the trim from the door. For this:
- Using a Phillips screwdriver, unscrew one self-tapping screw in the upper part of the lining and three in the lower part. Remove the cover.
- We release the lock of the window lifter handle. Pull out the lock and remove the window handle.
- We take out the plug for the armrest handle.
- Using a Phillips screwdriver, unscrew the 2 screws securing the armrest handle.
- We take out the handle, removing the inner door handle from it.
- Unscrew the lock release button.
- We pry up the upholstery with a screwdriver, disconnecting the 8 pistons, and take it out.
