Anyone replace their door pins or door hinges?

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My drivers side door is starting to sag a bit. Has anyone replaced the door pins on their car? I'm really not looking forward to doing it. I was hoping for some tips. Can I do it all alone if I put a jack under the door?
I can't really find much on the topic on here.
 

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You can do it by yourself if you take the fender off first. But that would be a lot more work. The door will stay in place latched, then you just pull up on the handle and it come right out. You must disconnect door harness first.
 

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The video I saw was done with the door open. They ground the top of the pin off, and replaced the pin and the 2 bushings. Looks like royal pain in the assembly.
Also saw another video where some guy used a couple washers between the lower door/hinge. Different strokes for different folks I guess.
 

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The video I saw was done with the door open. They ground the top of the pin off, and replaced the pin and the 2 bushings. Looks like royal pain in the assembly.
Also saw another video where some guy used a couple washers between the lower door/hinge. Different strokes for different folks I guess.
I was going to attempt to replace the hinges on my driver door because someone has done the washer trick in the past and now it's beyond just new pins and bushings, but we're having the car repainted in about a month so that's something that will wait for the specialists haha.
 

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