Door Alignment Problem - '93 ZJ
A few days ago, I wounded our '93 ZJ. I was parked on about a
15-degree slope down on the driver's side. I started to open the driver's door and it slipped out of my hand. When it swung to the bottom of the travel, there was a loud "POP." Now the door is about 1/4" low at the back, and hits the latch hook when closing. It still closes, but I don't like the banging on the latch. I don't see any cracked welds or other visible damage. I could take it to a body shop, but I wonder if I couldn't just nudge it back into alignment. My idea is to take a 2X4 and place it under the door, and lift gently with a jack to try to move it back up 1/4". Is this reasonable, or am I likely to damage something else? |
Re: Door Alignment Problem - '93 ZJ
Your method might work but use a block under the door to avoid bending the
lip. However there's most likely a weld broken somewher. Jobo "----" <LeadWinger> wrote in message news:duvrp0thrv190s80cshmejjh97pckgsoln@4ax.com... >A few days ago, I wounded our '93 ZJ. I was parked on about a > 15-degree slope down on the driver's side. I started to open the > driver's door and it slipped out of my hand. When it swung to the > bottom of the travel, there was a loud "POP." Now the door is about > 1/4" low at the back, and hits the latch hook when closing. It still > closes, but I don't like the banging on the latch. > > I don't see any cracked welds or other visible damage. I could take > it to a body shop, but I wonder if I couldn't just nudge it back into > alignment. My idea is to take a 2X4 and place it under the door, and > lift gently with a jack to try to move it back up 1/4". Is this > reasonable, or am I likely to damage something else? |
Re: Door Alignment Problem - '93 ZJ
Your method might work but use a block under the door to avoid bending the
lip. However there's most likely a weld broken somewher. Jobo "----" <LeadWinger> wrote in message news:duvrp0thrv190s80cshmejjh97pckgsoln@4ax.com... >A few days ago, I wounded our '93 ZJ. I was parked on about a > 15-degree slope down on the driver's side. I started to open the > driver's door and it slipped out of my hand. When it swung to the > bottom of the travel, there was a loud "POP." Now the door is about > 1/4" low at the back, and hits the latch hook when closing. It still > closes, but I don't like the banging on the latch. > > I don't see any cracked welds or other visible damage. I could take > it to a body shop, but I wonder if I couldn't just nudge it back into > alignment. My idea is to take a 2X4 and place it under the door, and > lift gently with a jack to try to move it back up 1/4". Is this > reasonable, or am I likely to damage something else? |
Re: Door Alignment Problem - '93 ZJ
Your method might work but use a block under the door to avoid bending the
lip. However there's most likely a weld broken somewher. Jobo "----" <LeadWinger> wrote in message news:duvrp0thrv190s80cshmejjh97pckgsoln@4ax.com... >A few days ago, I wounded our '93 ZJ. I was parked on about a > 15-degree slope down on the driver's side. I started to open the > driver's door and it slipped out of my hand. When it swung to the > bottom of the travel, there was a loud "POP." Now the door is about > 1/4" low at the back, and hits the latch hook when closing. It still > closes, but I don't like the banging on the latch. > > I don't see any cracked welds or other visible damage. I could take > it to a body shop, but I wonder if I couldn't just nudge it back into > alignment. My idea is to take a 2X4 and place it under the door, and > lift gently with a jack to try to move it back up 1/4". Is this > reasonable, or am I likely to damage something else? |
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