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I'm trying to remove the doors on a 2003 Jeep Wrangler X. I have removed the caps on the bottom of the pin in the hinge but cannot get the pin out. Any trick I'm missing?
Sometimes the hinge pin gets a wear groove in it. make sure it's not hanging up there. Sometimes the hinge pin gets a wear groove in it. make sure it's not hanging up there.
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I have fought this battle many times and finally won.
Be careful when you attempt the previous suggestions, because if you rock the doors too hard you will bend and spring the door hinges and if you slightly flare the tips of the door pins while pounding them with a hammer you will never pull them out without a metal grinder. Your enemy here is gravity pushing down on the door and a light build up of rust and dirt that forms on the door pin inside the socket of the door hinge. I had the same damn problem with my 2003 Rubicon and I eventually solved it by taking out my torx bit set and removing the door hinges with the doors still attached to them. Then laying them on soft blanket I was able to tap the hinges off the door pins. You still have to be careful and use lots of lubrication. Take care when removing the hinges as to not damage your doors by your efforts to remove the hinges. Wrap the hinge up with something that will reduce the chances of marring or chipping the paint. Afterward, I cleaned the door pins and hinge sockets with rubbing alcohol or soapy water. Then I used a fine sandpaper to gently sand down the rust that caused the door pin the swell up and get stuck in the hinge sockets in the first place. Finally, I greased up the door pin with heavy grease to prevent further rust from developing. If you live in an area that has a snowy winter, you will most likely have to repeat this painful process every spring because the ice, water and road salt will shed the grease over time causing the door pin to rust and swell again. Oh and don't bother putting the "cap nuts" back on the door pins after removing them. The effort it took to remove them damaged the paint on them so they will immediately rust in the winter and seize to the door pins by springtime. Eventually, the nut will strip from the countless times it has been scored by a slipping wrench (as I recall it is a 14mm wrench) Also everytime you remove the cap nuts you risk scratching the body paint of the vehicle like I did the first time I removed the doors. Good luck!
Jeep doors are usualy in there prety tight. try moving the door back and forth at the same time as you are lifting up, this is the same problem i had with my jeep. also try putting some lubricant on the pins
You just need to use a small drift pin punch to push the door pins out. Use a small drift pin punch and a small hammer to drive the pin up and out from the bottom. It is just stuck in the hole.
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I have removed the doors on my 2007 JKL several times and there is only the retaining nut, and grease in there. That's it.
Maybe there is no grease left in there?
Try spraying WD40 into the hinge over a few days, then disconnecting the electrical harness for the door, then remove the retaining nut from the bottom. Then get a muscular friend or a floor jack and piece of wood to slowly lift the door out of the hinge. Grease it well before you re-install the door. Reconnect wiring.
To access the fuse panel the glove box must be removed. It is removed by slipping the glove box strap off the hook and letting the door roll down off its hinges. To reinstall, position the glove box door at an 8 o’clock orientation, engage the hinge hook formations on the lower edge of the glove box door with the hinge pins on the lower edge of the instrument panel. Tilt the upper edge of the glove box door upward toward the instrument panel enough to reattach the glove box strap to the door. Rotate glove box door to closed position. Open and close to insure proper installation.
Hello, if the doors aren't closing right you can loosen the bolt that the doors latch onto, it is a torx, then move it up or down so that it closes well. Otherwise you can bend the door pins slightly. What can happen is that the body shifts with the removal of the hard top or if someone unbolted the roll cage to put down the front wind screen. Get the doors going good by adjusting the bolt that the door jam latches onto to keep the door closed. Then tighten everything good. It is common that they don't close right. Also, while you're at it, pull up the carpet where the seatbelts are in front and look for rust on the floor. YJ's are know for the seat belt ripping out of a rusted floor and the passengers going through the windshield. But I still love jeeps. Cheers bro.
Most can be driven out with a drift pin from the bottom. After you remove them, check the holes in the hinges for wear...there are bushing kits available if they are worn. Have someone support the door during removal. best is also to have a floor jack under the edge of the door (protected with a piece of rug etc). for added support and control.
You'll need to remove screws that are by the door handle,
arm rest, under door and side of door and then gently pull back on the
panel as there will also be retaining clips attached and you don't want
to break them. If needed, you can pull back the weather seal
(can't reuse it, but it's not that important) and you will be able to
access everything inside the door
to remove the door pannel there is 2 screws and then like everything ells on jeep there are little clips that you need to pull off, try removing the screws and then pulling from the interior pannel
You will need to remove the door panel. Most use a special clip to attach it to the lock mechanisim. Look in the bottom of the door to find the clip that fell off. If you can't find it you will have to go to chrysler to get another clip or try a wrecking yard and they will probably just give it to you.
Sometimes the hinge pin gets a wear groove in it. make sure it's not hanging up there.
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