Removing 97+ doors with power *write-up* - Page 8

XJisTHErightWAY · 02-19-2010, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by aircruiser

yeah man, definitly takes some getting use to. i wasnt sure if i liked it at first when i did it, but now, no regrets

(other then not having a jack under the door when i took the passenger door off (bent the hinge))

oh well, ill fix it soon enough..

You too? Got antsy waiting for a buddy to come help me and did the passenger side first. Corner of door and the hinge are slightly bent and it sits about an 1/8" lower than it should. O well I'll fix that this weekend. When I take the doors off for the first time since August. 40 degrees is the new 70.

Sorry to bring back the old thread, was merely trying to remember how long the pins from Mcmaster were since I bent one and have to cut it...

TimJ408 · 03-04-2010, 09:15 PM

I just gotta say, I am almost as excited to take the doors off then when I first got my jeep! Great write-up, I'm going to go with a pin/bolt first, if i don't like that then i'll cut the hinge off...

**aircruiser** · 03-04-2010, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by XJisTHErightWAY

You too? Got antsy waiting for a buddy to come help me and did the passenger side first. Corner of door and the hinge are slightly bent and it sits about an 1/8" lower than it should. O well I'll fix that this weekend. When I take the doors off for the first time since August. 40 degrees is the new 70.

Sorry to bring back the old thread, was merely trying to remember how long the pins from Mcmaster were since I bent one and have to cut it...

haha yezzir gf still lets me know everytime she gets in the jeep..haha but now with the 35s i dont have to hear about because i pretty muh just left her into the jeep..haha

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Originally Posted by TimJ408

I just gotta say, I am almost as excited to take the doors off then when I first got my jeep! Great write-up, I'm going to go with a pin/bolt first, if i don't like that then i'll cut the hinge off...

i was just as excited haha

and its funny how when the weather first gets nice out, this thread always pops up again haha

TimJ408 · 03-04-2010, 09:55 PM

Hell yeah, It was like 50 today and I enjoying watching all of that snow go away! (but i did find time to go snow wheelin for probably the last time this season)

ecucherokee · 03-08-2010, 01:00 PM

ive got all the wires on the drivers side disconnected. but am having trouple getting the passenger side, anyone have any suggestions to get these disconnected.

**EricsXJ** · 03-08-2010, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ecucherokee

ive got all the wires on the drivers side disconnected. but am having trouple getting the passenger side, anyone have any suggestions to get these disconnected.

Sometimes its hard doing it with just one hand. Try using a long flat-head screwdriver to push the clip in and then with the other hand pull the connector apart. That has worked for me.

HitmanJustin · 03-27-2010, 05:13 PM

Grr want to take my doors off so badly, saw my friend the other day with his doors off his XJ, and I was like grr I want to do that soo badly!

rweaver138 · 04-12-2010, 04:57 PM

just did this today, what a great write-up

THIS THREAD WILL NEVER DIE!!

brianglawson · 04-17-2010, 07:27 AM

still wondering where to buy some new door hinge bushings without apending 8$ per hinge on new hinge pin kits

dcorn · 04-17-2010, 11:07 AM

Meh, I wouldn't worry about the bushings too much. Mine mostly fell apart and my door still works ok. Check out EricsXJ's build thread and see what he did with the hinges.

NYREVIS24 · 05-31-2010, 11:57 AM

i dont understand why cut the hinges when theres 3 bolts there you can unscrew...i understand it might be quicker with a slip of a pin ,but isnt the extra few minutes it takes to put those 3 bolts back in the hinge worth having a perfectly sealed door?

HitmanJustin · 05-31-2010, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by NYREVIS24

i dont understand why cut the hinges when theres 3 bolts there you can unscrew...i understand it might be quicker with a slip of a pin ,but isnt the extra few minutes it takes to put those 3 bolts back in the hinge worth having a perfectly sealed door?

Im wondering the same thing... I mean sure you can't just pull a pin out and off they come, but at least they fit back on perfectly

NYREVIS24 · 05-31-2010, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by HitmanJustin

Im wondering the same thing... I mean sure you can't just pull a pin out and off they come, but at least they fit back on perfectly

it guess it would be ok strickly offroading ,but as a dd and the winters here in jersey id rather take a few extra minutes and unbolt them and have a good seal...i guess its personal preference,and what your using your jeep for...i would start out unbolting the doors to see if you like being door less first before you go hacking the hinges

**EricsXJ** · 05-31-2010, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by NYREVIS24

i dont understand why cut the hinges when theres 3 bolts there you can unscrew...i understand it might be quicker with a slip of a pin ,but isnt the extra few minutes it takes to put those 3 bolts back in the hinge worth having a perfectly sealed door?

This was already asked and answered in post #62.

In addition if you weld in 5/16" bolts as new pins as shown here, then you can take off the doors and put them on easily by yourself. By unbolting the hinges from the door it will require 2 people and one of them has to hold the heavy *** door while the other guy fumbles with the bolts and tries to line the hinges up perfectly. Unbolting does NOT guarantee a perfectly sealed door and as there are alignment plates in the door which move around. Doing it in the method described in the link above, once you get the hinge plate set, you never have to mess with it again.

mr_imposible · 05-31-2010, 07:44 PM

i started to drill out the old pins on my hinges (95) and the bit broke off, so i now have a craftsman drill bit as my hinge pin. lol i need to get it out so i can get a bolt in there.