Automotive door hinge

A method of assembling a vehicle door hinge, comprising:

• providing a door bracket that is configured to mount to a vehicle door;
• providing a body bracket that is configured to mount to a vehicle body;
• and
• rotatably coupling the door bracket and the body bracket together with a pivot pin that is in single shear, wherein the pivot pin comprises a first shoulder, which is received in a pivot axis hole of the body bracket, and a second shoulder, which extends from the first shoulder and includes a knurled surface that is press fit into a pivot axis hole of the door bracket such that the pivot pin rotates with the door bracket relative to the body bracket.

A method of assembling a vehicle door hinge, comprising:

• providing a first bracket comprising a base, which is configured to mount to one of a vehicle door and a vehicle body, and a single pivot arm extending from the base and having a first pivot axis hole;
• providing a second bracket comprising a base, which is configured to mount to the other of the vehicle door or the vehicle body, and a single pivot arm extending from the base of the second bracket and having a second pivot axis hole;
• disposing a cylindrical bearing of a pivot bushing within the second pivot axis hole;
• and
• rotatably coupling the first and second brackets together with a pivot pin, the pivot pin comprising a first shoulder, which extends through a bore in the cylindrical bearing so that the cylindrical bearing is provided between the first shoulder and the single pivot arm of the second bracket, and a second shoulder, which extends from the first shoulder through the first pivot axis hole and includes a knurled surface contacting the inner surface of the single pivot arm of the first bracket in a press fit condition.