>> My advice to anyone with an older bus is to check the hinge *before* it
>> breaks, because it will be much easier to fix if it isn't already broken.
>> I am still trying to figure out the best way to do this, but it looks like
>> drilling it out and running a bolt through the hinge is my best option,
>> without actually removing the entire hinge.
>
>Any advice on the above procedure is most welcome.  I am about to need
>the same on my '71.  I am thinking of using a stainless nut and bolt 
>at least.
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>Before repainting my 71 bus I replaced both hing pins with stainless bolts 
that were JUST a bit larger than the originals (metric size) and put a nut 
with locktite on it...seems to work.

M.