[argonaut]

Yeah, those plastic bushings were a horrible design. I got the idea after I rebuilt the bushings in my 98 GMC (which I've since sold). I got the hinge rebuild kits from either Classic Industries or Trucks Shop, I can't remember which. I used my little harbor freight 12 ton press to push the old pins out and new ones in. Then I cut off the extra length with a cutoff wheel. A few of the pins were rusted to the hinges pretty badly, and there isn't much surface around the pin to support it without tilting. So I abandoned those since I had plenty of extras.