2006 GMC Yukon Door Hinge

You need to visually inspect and restore, remove all of the related panels and the components, remove any excess sealer surrounding the hinge, scribe the location of the hinge on the hinge pillar, lightly hand-sand the existing hinge with 100 grit or finer sandpaper to locate the 4 welds that attach the hinge to the pillar, center punch each of the 4 weld marks on the original hinge, locate and drill out all necessary factory welds in the rear body opening lower filler, pry back the filler panel, remove rear body opening lower filler, drill through the hinge only at each punch location, separate the hinge from the pillar, and remove the hinge and all of the remaining welds from the pillar surface.

You need to remove all of the related panels and components, remove any excess sealer surrounding the existing hinge and scribe the location of the hinge, hand-sand the existing hinge with 100 grit or finer sandpaper to locate the 4 welds, center punch each of the four weld marks on the original hinge, drill through the hinge base only, at each punch location, remove the hinge and remove all of the remaining welds from the pillar surface to ensure a flush fit of the service hinge.

The recommended torque is 25 Nm (18 lb-ft).

Do not combine paint systems.

You need to remove related panels and components and any excess sealer surrounding the existing hinge and scribe the location of the hinge on the door, lightly hand-sand the existing body hinge, center punch each of the 4 weld marks on the original hinge base, drill through the hinge base only at the punch location, remove the hinge and all of the remaining welds from the door surface to ensure a flush fit of the service hinge.