Passenger door swings closed on its own...
 

What causes the (front) doors on a 95 XJ to stay open when fully
opened?

My driver side door stays put when fully opened, but the passenger
side tries to swing shut. It's not loose on the hinges (AFAICT), and
it's not like the Jeep is leaning to one side ;-)

It's only a minor PITA, but if there's an easy fix, I'd like to try
it.

TIA

(95 XJ Sport I6 Auto PT4WD)
(OK, stupid question: is it redundant to specify Auto and Part Time
4wd on this vehicle, or were they sold with manuals and full time
4wd?? <g>)

....

Re: Passenger door swings closed on its own...
 

Most vehicles (the Wrangler is an exception) have some sort of spring gizmo
that tends to hold the door open when open and closed when closed. I think
yours is part of one of the door hinges, but someone who actually owns an XJ
and has it close by can answer better. Take a good look at the hinges on
the side that operates properly, and compare this with the side that does
not. I think you will find that something is broken or missing on the side
that does not work.

Earle

"noneofyourbusiness" <top.secret@needtoknow.org> wrote in message
news:k7ptq2dvspelv0tkvj1bagedbve7pup3v2@4ax.com...
> What causes the (front) doors on a 95 XJ to stay open when fully
> opened?
>
> My driver side door stays put when fully opened, but the passenger
> side tries to swing shut. It's not loose on the hinges (AFAICT), and
> it's not like the Jeep is leaning to one side ;-)
>
> It's only a minor PITA, but if there's an easy fix, I'd like to try
> it.
>
> TIA
>
> (95 XJ Sport I6 Auto PT4WD)
> (OK, stupid question: is it redundant to specify Auto and Part Time
> 4wd on this vehicle, or were they sold with manuals and full time
> 4wd?? <g>)
>
> ...

Re: Passenger door swings closed on its own...
 

Most vehicles (the Wrangler is an exception) have some sort of spring gizmo
that tends to hold the door open when open and closed when closed. I think
yours is part of one of the door hinges, but someone who actually owns an XJ
and has it close by can answer better. Take a good look at the hinges on
the side that operates properly, and compare this with the side that does
not. I think you will find that something is broken or missing on the side
that does not work.

Earle

"noneofyourbusiness" <top.secret@needtoknow.org> wrote in message
news:k7ptq2dvspelv0tkvj1bagedbve7pup3v2@4ax.com...
> What causes the (front) doors on a 95 XJ to stay open when fully
> opened?
>
> My driver side door stays put when fully opened, but the passenger
> side tries to swing shut. It's not loose on the hinges (AFAICT), and
> it's not like the Jeep is leaning to one side ;-)
>
> It's only a minor PITA, but if there's an easy fix, I'd like to try
> it.
>
> TIA
>
> (95 XJ Sport I6 Auto PT4WD)
> (OK, stupid question: is it redundant to specify Auto and Part Time
> 4wd on this vehicle, or were they sold with manuals and full time
> 4wd?? <g>)
>
> ...

Re: Passenger door swings closed on its own...
 

Most vehicles (the Wrangler is an exception) have some sort of spring gizmo
that tends to hold the door open when open and closed when closed. I think
yours is part of one of the door hinges, but someone who actually owns an XJ
and has it close by can answer better. Take a good look at the hinges on
the side that operates properly, and compare this with the side that does
not. I think you will find that something is broken or missing on the side
that does not work.

Earle

"noneofyourbusiness" <top.secret@needtoknow.org> wrote in message
news:k7ptq2dvspelv0tkvj1bagedbve7pup3v2@4ax.com...
> What causes the (front) doors on a 95 XJ to stay open when fully
> opened?
>
> My driver side door stays put when fully opened, but the passenger
> side tries to swing shut. It's not loose on the hinges (AFAICT), and
> it's not like the Jeep is leaning to one side ;-)
>
> It's only a minor PITA, but if there's an easy fix, I'd like to try
> it.
>
> TIA
>
> (95 XJ Sport I6 Auto PT4WD)
> (OK, stupid question: is it redundant to specify Auto and Part Time
> 4wd on this vehicle, or were they sold with manuals and full time
> 4wd?? <g>)
>
> ...

Re: Passenger door swings closed on its own...
 

Most vehicles (the Wrangler is an exception) have some sort of spring gizmo
that tends to hold the door open when open and closed when closed. I think
yours is part of one of the door hinges, but someone who actually owns an XJ
and has it close by can answer better. Take a good look at the hinges on
the side that operates properly, and compare this with the side that does
not. I think you will find that something is broken or missing on the side
that does not work.

Earle

"noneofyourbusiness" <top.secret@needtoknow.org> wrote in message
news:k7ptq2dvspelv0tkvj1bagedbve7pup3v2@4ax.com...
> What causes the (front) doors on a 95 XJ to stay open when fully
> opened?
>
> My driver side door stays put when fully opened, but the passenger
> side tries to swing shut. It's not loose on the hinges (AFAICT), and
> it's not like the Jeep is leaning to one side ;-)
>
> It's only a minor PITA, but if there's an easy fix, I'd like to try
> it.
>
> TIA
>
> (95 XJ Sport I6 Auto PT4WD)
> (OK, stupid question: is it redundant to specify Auto and Part Time
> 4wd on this vehicle, or were they sold with manuals and full time
> 4wd?? <g>)
>
> ...

Re: Passenger door swings closed on its own...
 

On Wed, 17 Jan 2007 19:15:33 -0800, noneofyourbusiness wrote:

> What causes the (front) doors on a 95 XJ to stay open when fully
> opened?
>
> My driver side door stays put when fully opened, but the passenger
> side tries to swing shut. It's not loose on the hinges (AFAICT), and
> it's not like the Jeep is leaning to one side ;-)
>
> It's only a minor PITA, but if there's an easy fix, I'd like to try
> it.

If you look between the hinges, you will see a flat bar attached to the
pillar with a pin. That serves to limit the travel so that the door
doesn't open too far and also acts as a catch to hold it open. Inside the
door, the bar has a notch that rides on a spring loaded roller (part of
the door side bracket). Every one I've got has broken the bracket ear
that holds the roller and spring so the bar acts as a limiter but the
catch to hold the door open is busted loose and doesn't work anymore. I
just put up with it - it's a PITA to remove and re-weld when it's just
going to break somewhere else shortly anyway.

--
Will Honea <whonea@yahoo.com>

Re: Passenger door swings closed on its own...
 

On Wed, 17 Jan 2007 19:15:33 -0800, noneofyourbusiness wrote:

> What causes the (front) doors on a 95 XJ to stay open when fully
> opened?
>
> My driver side door stays put when fully opened, but the passenger
> side tries to swing shut. It's not loose on the hinges (AFAICT), and
> it's not like the Jeep is leaning to one side ;-)
>
> It's only a minor PITA, but if there's an easy fix, I'd like to try
> it.

If you look between the hinges, you will see a flat bar attached to the
pillar with a pin. That serves to limit the travel so that the door
doesn't open too far and also acts as a catch to hold it open. Inside the
door, the bar has a notch that rides on a spring loaded roller (part of
the door side bracket). Every one I've got has broken the bracket ear
that holds the roller and spring so the bar acts as a limiter but the
catch to hold the door open is busted loose and doesn't work anymore. I
just put up with it - it's a PITA to remove and re-weld when it's just
going to break somewhere else shortly anyway.

--
Will Honea <whonea@yahoo.com>

Re: Passenger door swings closed on its own...
 

On Wed, 17 Jan 2007 19:15:33 -0800, noneofyourbusiness wrote:

> What causes the (front) doors on a 95 XJ to stay open when fully
> opened?
>
> My driver side door stays put when fully opened, but the passenger
> side tries to swing shut. It's not loose on the hinges (AFAICT), and
> it's not like the Jeep is leaning to one side ;-)
>
> It's only a minor PITA, but if there's an easy fix, I'd like to try
> it.

If you look between the hinges, you will see a flat bar attached to the
pillar with a pin. That serves to limit the travel so that the door
doesn't open too far and also acts as a catch to hold it open. Inside the
door, the bar has a notch that rides on a spring loaded roller (part of
the door side bracket). Every one I've got has broken the bracket ear
that holds the roller and spring so the bar acts as a limiter but the
catch to hold the door open is busted loose and doesn't work anymore. I
just put up with it - it's a PITA to remove and re-weld when it's just
going to break somewhere else shortly anyway.

--
Will Honea <whonea@yahoo.com>

Re: Passenger door swings closed on its own...
 

On Wed, 17 Jan 2007 19:15:33 -0800, noneofyourbusiness wrote:

> What causes the (front) doors on a 95 XJ to stay open when fully
> opened?
>
> My driver side door stays put when fully opened, but the passenger
> side tries to swing shut. It's not loose on the hinges (AFAICT), and
> it's not like the Jeep is leaning to one side ;-)
>
> It's only a minor PITA, but if there's an easy fix, I'd like to try
> it.

If you look between the hinges, you will see a flat bar attached to the
pillar with a pin. That serves to limit the travel so that the door
doesn't open too far and also acts as a catch to hold it open. Inside the
door, the bar has a notch that rides on a spring loaded roller (part of
the door side bracket). Every one I've got has broken the bracket ear
that holds the roller and spring so the bar acts as a limiter but the
catch to hold the door open is busted loose and doesn't work anymore. I
just put up with it - it's a PITA to remove and re-weld when it's just
going to break somewhere else shortly anyway.

--
Will Honea <whonea@yahoo.com>

Re: Passenger door swings closed on its own...
 

It's called a door check. It's a spring loaded detent. Many times it's
just a matter of the pin breaking or falling out. It's located between
the hinges if I remember correctly.

As Earle says. Open both front doors and compare. It'll probably be
obvious.



On Wed, 17 Jan 2007 19:15:33 -0800, noneofyourbusiness
<top.secret@needtoknow.org> wrote:

>What causes the (front) doors on a 95 XJ to stay open when fully
>opened?
>
>My driver side door stays put when fully opened, but the passenger
>side tries to swing shut. It's not loose on the hinges (AFAICT), and
>it's not like the Jeep is leaning to one side ;-)
>
>It's only a minor PITA, but if there's an easy fix, I'd like to try
>it.
>
>TIA
>
>(95 XJ Sport I6 Auto PT4WD)
>(OK, stupid question: is it redundant to specify Auto and Part Time
>4wd on this vehicle, or were they sold with manuals and full time
>4wd?? <g>)
>
>...