Door hinge bushings

[benebob]

Anybody know the size or where I can get a set?

[Dave Meredith]

TVR Car parts seem to have a few in stock.

I attempted to replace mine once but I couldn't remove them. It was a
painful memory that I am doing my best to forget

I'm sure someone told me that grease makes the bearing swell up making it
difficult to remove. I got the hinge bolt out ok but the bush was stuck solid
in the hinge tube.

'FrenchTVR' sent me a drawing for the bush and I got them made but they wouldn't fit.
I think there maybe two different sizes. The hinge bolt on my 1985 350i is 12.7mm dia
(1/2 inch). They are made out of nylon or something similar, so they could be made on a home lathe.
I still have this drawing if you need it

Dave

[adam quantrill]

My passenger side door seemed to be drooping a bit but when I gave it a good greasing via the nipple it seemed to come right - that might be all you need to do.

[gingerclive]

apparently there are two sizes, one in white the other in grey, TVR Carparts have the white ones, anyone know the difference on the measurements?

[MJG280]

TVR Carparts sold me blue ones Though that was a few years ago

[Wedg1e]

I know I have a sketch somewhere that I did from the doors on my Tasmin but I can't find it at the mo... I seem to think the early rods were 12mm diameter.
That grease nipple is pretty daft: apart from the fact that petroleum-based grease attacks nylon, you have to pump about a kilo of the stuff in before it fills the tube and starts to get past the bushes. If I was making new ones now I'd use a better engineering plastic.

[benebob]

I don't seem to have the grease fitting (unless the location is eluding me. Have it completely adjusted for sag plus 2 washers as spacers in there.