Crack in YJ door - common problem?
My YJ has developed a small crack on the inside of the drivers door - the
crack is just below the vent window, and is about 1" long, running vertically. I think I heard somewhere that this is a common problem with CJ/YJ full hard doors - can anyone point me to some info on how to stop the crack from growing or repair it? thanks, jeff |
Re: Crack in YJ door - common problem?
You can drill a small hole at the end of it, that can help.
I haven't fixed mine yet, but it looks like a fair bit of work to do a nice job. I think it is from closing the door using the window frame.... Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Jeff Scherb wrote: > > My YJ has developed a small crack on the inside of the drivers door - the > crack is just below the vent window, and is about 1" long, running > vertically. > > I think I heard somewhere that this is a common problem with CJ/YJ full hard > doors - can anyone point me to some info on how to stop the crack from > growing or repair it? > > thanks, > jeff |
Re: Crack in YJ door - common problem?
Thanks.
I've never closed the door using the window frame, but since the crack was there when I got the Jeep - maybe the previous owner did. My window frame was slighty loose when I got the Jeep. To fix that, I drilled a hole through the edge of the door just below the point where the frame goes down inside the door. (this is at the latch edge of the door). I then tapped a hole in the window frame, so the screw goes through the door edge and holds the frame tight to the door edge. Makes the whole door/window frame assembly rigid again. This fixed another problem I had - at high speeds, wind noise would develop at the top of the frame because it was loose and the wind pressure pulled it out slightly. With this screw in the entire door/window frame assembly is rigid and I've got an airtight seal at all speeds. "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:3F183BA5.9A768A53@sympatico.ca... > You can drill a small hole at the end of it, that can help. > > I haven't fixed mine yet, but it looks like a fair bit of work to do a > nice job. > > I think it is from closing the door using the window frame.... > > Mike > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's > > Jeff Scherb wrote: > > > > My YJ has developed a small crack on the inside of the drivers door - the > > crack is just below the vent window, and is about 1" long, running > > vertically. > > > > I think I heard somewhere that this is a common problem with CJ/YJ full hard > > doors - can anyone point me to some info on how to stop the crack from > > growing or repair it? > > > > thanks, > > jeff |
Re: Crack in YJ door - common problem?
If it's the same full-size hardtop steel dors that were on my CJ, I had
the same crack. Back then ('87) I was told that all the doors would eventually crack at that exact point. You can stop the crack by drilling a hole just past the end of the crack (temporary solution), or you can replace the metal in the door with something a little thicker (bend, polish and paint - it's a pain since this is the part that arcs down from underneath the window) by some professional shop. The metal in the door in that area is really too thin to thake the repeated stress of slamming the door shut. I'd recommend finding a shop that can replace the metal and tha has the skill to do it right. The drill solution is really only a temporary fix. -Kris "Jeff Scherb" <jscherb@wideopenwest.com> wrote in news:RzidncnBtMhfrYWiXTWJkQ@wideopenwest.com: > My YJ has developed a small crack on the inside of the drivers door - > the crack is just below the vent window, and is about 1" long, running > vertically. > > I think I heard somewhere that this is a common problem with CJ/YJ > full hard doors - can anyone point me to some info on how to stop the > crack from growing or repair it? > > thanks, > jeff > > |
Re: Crack in YJ door - common problem?
Could you run a bead down it from a MIG welder, grind and repaint?
I can see where it's trying to crack there....but it hasn't "let loose" yet. Thanks Tony '93 YJ On 18 Jul 2003 20:58:06 +0200, Kris <bognaes@hotmail.com> wrote: >If it's the same full-size hardtop steel dors that were on my CJ, I had >the same crack. Back then ('87) I was told that all the doors would >eventually crack at that exact point. You can stop the crack by drilling >a hole just past the end of the crack (temporary solution), or you can >replace the metal in the door with something a little thicker (bend, >polish and paint - it's a pain since this is the part that arcs down from >underneath the window) by some professional shop. The metal in the door >in that area is really too thin to thake the repeated stress of slamming >the door shut. I'd recommend finding a shop that can replace the metal >and tha has the skill to do it right. The drill solution is really only a >temporary fix. > >-Kris > >"Jeff Scherb" <jscherb@wideopenwest.com> wrote in >news:RzidncnBtMhfrYWiXTWJkQ@wideopenwest.com: > >> My YJ has developed a small crack on the inside of the drivers door - >> the crack is just below the vent window, and is about 1" long, running >> vertically. >> >> I think I heard somewhere that this is a common problem with CJ/YJ >> full hard doors - can anyone point me to some info on how to stop the >> crack from growing or repair it? >> >> thanks, >> jeff >> >> |
Re: Crack in YJ door - common problem?
Don't think so....
It is a stress crack, welding will take the temper out of the door metal and it will tear twice as easy. Tapping it down over a couple inches, then welding a plate in and filling over might work, but it is on a curve, so it would take a 'pro' to fix it nice and a fair bit of time to boot. I have a mig and am good at bodywork, but there is always something else more important to work on on my old CJ7 it seems.... ;-) Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Tony wrote: > > Could you run a bead down it from a MIG welder, grind and repaint? > > I can see where it's trying to crack there....but it hasn't "let > loose" yet. > > Thanks > > Tony > > '93 YJ > > On 18 Jul 2003 20:58:06 +0200, Kris <bognaes@hotmail.com> wrote: > > >If it's the same full-size hardtop steel dors that were on my CJ, I had > >the same crack. Back then ('87) I was told that all the doors would > >eventually crack at that exact point. You can stop the crack by drilling > >a hole just past the end of the crack (temporary solution), or you can > >replace the metal in the door with something a little thicker (bend, > >polish and paint - it's a pain since this is the part that arcs down from > >underneath the window) by some professional shop. The metal in the door > >in that area is really too thin to thake the repeated stress of slamming > >the door shut. I'd recommend finding a shop that can replace the metal > >and tha has the skill to do it right. The drill solution is really only a > >temporary fix. > > > >-Kris > > > >"Jeff Scherb" <jscherb@wideopenwest.com> wrote in > >news:RzidncnBtMhfrYWiXTWJkQ@wideopenwest.com: > > > >> My YJ has developed a small crack on the inside of the drivers door - > >> the crack is just below the vent window, and is about 1" long, running > >> vertically. > >> > >> I think I heard somewhere that this is a common problem with CJ/YJ > >> full hard doors - can anyone point me to some info on how to stop the > >> crack from growing or repair it? > >> > >> thanks, > >> jeff > >> > >> |
Re: Crack in YJ door - common problem?
I believe that the crack is secondary to the spot weld on the window frame
letting go. Fix the spot weld, either with a screw as one poster suggested, a pop rivet, or another weld and it doesn't matter what you do with the crack. (Just don't smoke it! ;o) Earle "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:3F185E12.5548FABB@sympatico.ca... > Don't think so.... > > It is a stress crack, welding will take the temper out of the door metal > and it will tear twice as easy. > > Tapping it down over a couple inches, then welding a plate in and > filling over might work, but it is on a curve, so it would take a 'pro' > to fix it nice and a fair bit of time to boot. > > I have a mig and am good at bodywork, but there is always something else > more important to work on on my old CJ7 it seems.... ;-) > > Mike > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's > > Tony wrote: > > > > Could you run a bead down it from a MIG welder, grind and repaint? > > > > I can see where it's trying to crack there....but it hasn't "let > > loose" yet. > > > > Thanks > > > > Tony > > > > '93 YJ > > > > On 18 Jul 2003 20:58:06 +0200, Kris <bognaes@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > >If it's the same full-size hardtop steel dors that were on my CJ, I had > > >the same crack. Back then ('87) I was told that all the doors would > > >eventually crack at that exact point. You can stop the crack by drilling > > >a hole just past the end of the crack (temporary solution), or you can > > >replace the metal in the door with something a little thicker (bend, > > >polish and paint - it's a pain since this is the part that arcs down from > > >underneath the window) by some professional shop. The metal in the door > > >in that area is really too thin to thake the repeated stress of slamming > > >the door shut. I'd recommend finding a shop that can replace the metal > > >and tha has the skill to do it right. The drill solution is really only a > > >temporary fix. > > > > > >-Kris > > > > > >"Jeff Scherb" <jscherb@wideopenwest.com> wrote in > > >news:RzidncnBtMhfrYWiXTWJkQ@wideopenwest.com: > > > > > >> My YJ has developed a small crack on the inside of the drivers door - > > >> the crack is just below the vent window, and is about 1" long, running > > >> vertically. > > >> > > >> I think I heard somewhere that this is a common problem with CJ/YJ > > >> full hard doors - can anyone point me to some info on how to stop the > > >> crack from growing or repair it? > > >> > > >> thanks, > > >> jeff > > >> > > >> |
Re: Crack in YJ door - common problem?
I have two 90 YJs with full doors, the doors on both of them have cracks,
so I'd say it is a common thing to have with the full doors. Pat -- To reply, remove the "NOSPAM" in the reply address. If you forward this message please remove the previous senders address and use the BCC feature in your email program to protect others from SPAM. Jeff Scherb wrote: > My YJ has developed a small crack on the inside of the drivers door - the > crack is just below the vent window, and is about 1" long, running > vertically. > > I think I heard somewhere that this is a common problem with CJ/YJ full hard > doors - can anyone point me to some info on how to stop the crack from > growing or repair it? > > thanks, > jeff > > -- __________________________________________________ _________ tw 03 TJ Rubicon 01 XJ Sport There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." -- Dave Barry http://www.jeepn.org/members/html/twaldron.html http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email) __________________________________________________ _________ |
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