sagging doors

[80tasmin]

I have a 1980 Tasmin coupe with sagging doors. Could anyone guide me through replacing the bushings.

[rev-erend]

This might help a bit ..

http://www.tvrwedgepages.co.uk/maint_doors.html

[MJG280]

TVR Carparts sell the hinge bush. You need two each side Search under http://www.tvrcarparts.com/pages/default.asp

and hard trim - bush in the search option

[GV]

Before you buy anything - try some adjustments first. My doors sagged and what I did was to jack up the far edge of the door placig a block of under the door first before tightening the top hinge bolt which did the trick.

Sagging doors can also be a symptom of shot outriggers - so I would check those too if you haven't so already.

[80tasmin]

Thank you all for your replies. Each has been most helpful, and I think I have a good idea now of what may be involved in getting the doors back in order. The outriggers should be fine, they've been replaced recently.

[PR350]

You may have sorted this and I don't know if your doors are different to mine (89 350i), but I have had some minor sag issues in the past and it has been sorted really very simply. There is a chuffing big tube like hinge on mine and somewhere near the middle is a nipple - if the door feels like it is starting to sag a bit my grease monkey chappy whacks a grease gun on said nipple and gives it large. This has always un-sagged the door.

Of course, I may be talking bollards as well!!!

[rev-erend]

PR350 said:

You may have sorted this and I don't know if your doors are different to mine (89 350i), but I have had some minor sag issues in the past and it has been sorted really very simply. There is a chuffing big tube like hinge on mine and somewhere near the middle is a nipple - if the door feels like it is starting to sag a bit my grease monkey chappy whacks a grease gun on said nipple and gives it large. This has always un-sagged the door.

Of course, I may be talking bollards as well!!!

Lift the door when pumping in the new grease .. will help

[PR350]

rev-erend said:

PR350 said:

You may have sorted this and I don't know if your doors are different to mine (89 350i), but I have had some minor sag issues in the past and it has been sorted really very simply. There is a chuffing big tube like hinge on mine and somewhere near the middle is a nipple - if the door feels like it is starting to sag a bit my grease monkey chappy whacks a grease gun on said nipple and gives it large. This has always un-sagged the door.

Of course, I may be talking bollards as well!!!

Lift the door when pumping in the new grease .. will help

You say that like it would be something one would do ones self!!!!