2005 Buick Century Door Hinge

The recommended torque is 33 Nm (24 lb-ft).

You need to open the rear door and use J 36604 to remove the rear door hinge spring from the rear door hinge and remove the door hinge spring from the vehicle.

You need to align the new door side hinge in position with the old alignment marks, apply Locktite(R) Blue GM P/N 12345382, or Canadian P/N 10953489, or equivalent before installing the door side hinge bolts, install the door side hinge bolts, align the new body side hinge in position with the old alignment marks and install two 13 mm body side hinge bolts, the TORX(R) head body side hinge bolt, the intermediate door hinge bolts, and the front fender insulator, and then remove the door support.

The recommended torque is 33 Nm (24 lb-ft).

You need to open the door, support the door and remove the intermediate door hinge bolts and the hinge spring, move the door away from the front pillar as far as the conduit will allow, clean the hinge mounting surfaces on the door with a rag and mark the hinge location on the door surface with a grease pencil or other suitable marker and remove the bolts from the door side hinge and the door side hinge. Then you can use a rag to clean the hinge mounting surface on the body pillar, use a grease pencil or other suitable marker to mark the hinge location on the body pillar, and remove the front fender insulator to gain access to the body side hinge bolts, the two 13 mm body side hinge bolts, the one TORX(R) head body side hinge bolt, and the body side hinge.