ortho004

I took the doors off my 2010 sport for the first time (by me, hard to tell if the previous owners had ever taken them off...) and noticed that the hinge bushings were basically down to the metal with only a bit of tattered Teflon left. I've already ordered delron replacements, but my question is what should I do to treat the bare metal under where the lip of the bushing sits? Should I do any treatment to the areas that appear to be worn from metal/metal contact? I have touch up paint to fix a few rock chips.

ortho004

Sorry, I meant Delrin replacements but my phone thought different....

Old Guard

I would just clean it up good with wd40 and put the new delrin bushings on. BTW - the delrins are great.

ortho004

Thanks- I cleaned the pins and the inside of the hinges last night after removing the old bushings. Still debating whether to paint the chipped paint at the top of the hinge or not. It looks like the original bushing was installed pre-paint, and was somewhat painted over. Now that it is removed there is exposed unpainted metal on the top of the hinge.

Old Guard

I guess you could paint it just to be safe. I would clean it really well so the paint adheres well.

SWFL

I am running into the same issue. Where did you purchase the Delrins? Is it a liner or the entire bushing being replaced?
Thanks!

14Sport

When I did mine I just popped out the old ones and tapped in the new ones. The top of the new delrins have a lip on them which covers the top of the hinge. I didn't bother to paint them but I think that is a good idea. I wouldn't put any paint on the inside as it may make it hard to fit the new bushings.

The best price I found for the bushings were 30 bucks for a 2 door and 55 for a 4 door.