TJ Door Question
05-13-2005, 01:22 PM
#21
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Re: TJ Door Question
The doors are much heavier than they look. When they finally pop off,
watch your toes because they can come down real fast.
I roll down the window and reach through to hold and lift while pulling
up at the front bottom and have the door swinging.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
BM wrote:
>
> Thanks for everyone's responses on the board & via email. I've had 2
> CJ's in the past and wasn't too worried about about the functionality
> of the nut & pin (after all the CJ hard doors just drop in without the
> threaded nut) I was probably more worried about the cosmetics. There's
> enough of the old threaded shatft on the lower hinge on each side that
> I can probably get a new stainless nut on them enough to catch the
> remaining threads. The through shafts are stuck pretty tight though
> and I've rocked the doors back and forth to get them up & out but they
> don't want to budge. Maybe I'll use a rubber mallett here & there to
> break them free. After all...the Jeep ain't topless unless the doors
> are gone, but I see that's another thread....
>
> BM
>
> On Sun, 8 May 2005 14:16:47 -0700, "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> >No, it isn't a replacment part. The good news is that it isn't a required
> >part either. When the doors are closed, they wil not come off.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >"BM" <smithers340@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:427e3b7e.30605265@news.cogeco.ca...
> >> Spring has finnally arrived in Southern Ontaio and I was taking off
> >> the full hard doors on my 02 TJ for the first time. The bottom nuts
> >> were seized and the threaded end of the door pins snapped off on both
> >> sides. Is the pin and nut a repacement part??? Is stainless available
> >> anywhere?? Thanks!!
> >>
> >> BM
> >
watch your toes because they can come down real fast.
I roll down the window and reach through to hold and lift while pulling
up at the front bottom and have the door swinging.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
BM wrote:
>
> Thanks for everyone's responses on the board & via email. I've had 2
> CJ's in the past and wasn't too worried about about the functionality
> of the nut & pin (after all the CJ hard doors just drop in without the
> threaded nut) I was probably more worried about the cosmetics. There's
> enough of the old threaded shatft on the lower hinge on each side that
> I can probably get a new stainless nut on them enough to catch the
> remaining threads. The through shafts are stuck pretty tight though
> and I've rocked the doors back and forth to get them up & out but they
> don't want to budge. Maybe I'll use a rubber mallett here & there to
> break them free. After all...the Jeep ain't topless unless the doors
> are gone, but I see that's another thread....
>
> BM
>
> On Sun, 8 May 2005 14:16:47 -0700, "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> >No, it isn't a replacment part. The good news is that it isn't a required
> >part either. When the doors are closed, they wil not come off.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >"BM" <smithers340@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:427e3b7e.30605265@news.cogeco.ca...
> >> Spring has finnally arrived in Southern Ontaio and I was taking off
> >> the full hard doors on my 02 TJ for the first time. The bottom nuts
> >> were seized and the threaded end of the door pins snapped off on both
> >> sides. Is the pin and nut a repacement part??? Is stainless available
> >> anywhere?? Thanks!!
> >>
> >> BM
> >
05-13-2005, 06:25 PM
#22
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Re: TJ Door Question
On Fri, 13 May 2005 10:02:23 -0700, "Jeff Strickland"
<spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote:
>Squirt a shot of WD40 or other handy subsititute and lift with your hand
>immediately below the hinge and swing the door with the other hand.
Worked like a charm...thanks. I didn't think the WD would penetrate
enough to help but out they popped. Now I need a mirror relocate kit
right?? Sorry for the newbie TJ questions but I've been a CJ7 guy for
about 20 years and this new one is a bit more civilized than I'm used
to- AC???? In a Jeep??? Coil Springs?? The thing even nags me when I
don't cancel my turn signals- My Grand Am GT doesn't even do that.
Don't get me wrong- I love it. Even my buddy with his convertible
Vette wants to borrow it when he wants to look REALLY cool. ;)
BM
<spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote:
>Squirt a shot of WD40 or other handy subsititute and lift with your hand
>immediately below the hinge and swing the door with the other hand.
Worked like a charm...thanks. I didn't think the WD would penetrate
enough to help but out they popped. Now I need a mirror relocate kit
right?? Sorry for the newbie TJ questions but I've been a CJ7 guy for
about 20 years and this new one is a bit more civilized than I'm used
to- AC???? In a Jeep??? Coil Springs?? The thing even nags me when I
don't cancel my turn signals- My Grand Am GT doesn't even do that.
Don't get me wrong- I love it. Even my buddy with his convertible
Vette wants to borrow it when he wants to look REALLY cool. ;)
BM
05-13-2005, 06:25 PM
#23
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Re: TJ Door Question
On Fri, 13 May 2005 10:02:23 -0700, "Jeff Strickland"
<spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote:
>Squirt a shot of WD40 or other handy subsititute and lift with your hand
>immediately below the hinge and swing the door with the other hand.
Worked like a charm...thanks. I didn't think the WD would penetrate
enough to help but out they popped. Now I need a mirror relocate kit
right?? Sorry for the newbie TJ questions but I've been a CJ7 guy for
about 20 years and this new one is a bit more civilized than I'm used
to- AC???? In a Jeep??? Coil Springs?? The thing even nags me when I
don't cancel my turn signals- My Grand Am GT doesn't even do that.
Don't get me wrong- I love it. Even my buddy with his convertible
Vette wants to borrow it when he wants to look REALLY cool. ;)
BM
<spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote:
>Squirt a shot of WD40 or other handy subsititute and lift with your hand
>immediately below the hinge and swing the door with the other hand.
Worked like a charm...thanks. I didn't think the WD would penetrate
enough to help but out they popped. Now I need a mirror relocate kit
right?? Sorry for the newbie TJ questions but I've been a CJ7 guy for
about 20 years and this new one is a bit more civilized than I'm used
to- AC???? In a Jeep??? Coil Springs?? The thing even nags me when I
don't cancel my turn signals- My Grand Am GT doesn't even do that.
Don't get me wrong- I love it. Even my buddy with his convertible
Vette wants to borrow it when he wants to look REALLY cool. ;)
BM
05-13-2005, 06:25 PM
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Re: TJ Door Question
On Fri, 13 May 2005 10:02:23 -0700, "Jeff Strickland"
<spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote:
>Squirt a shot of WD40 or other handy subsititute and lift with your hand
>immediately below the hinge and swing the door with the other hand.
Worked like a charm...thanks. I didn't think the WD would penetrate
enough to help but out they popped. Now I need a mirror relocate kit
right?? Sorry for the newbie TJ questions but I've been a CJ7 guy for
about 20 years and this new one is a bit more civilized than I'm used
to- AC???? In a Jeep??? Coil Springs?? The thing even nags me when I
don't cancel my turn signals- My Grand Am GT doesn't even do that.
Don't get me wrong- I love it. Even my buddy with his convertible
Vette wants to borrow it when he wants to look REALLY cool. ;)
BM
<spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote:
>Squirt a shot of WD40 or other handy subsititute and lift with your hand
>immediately below the hinge and swing the door with the other hand.
Worked like a charm...thanks. I didn't think the WD would penetrate
enough to help but out they popped. Now I need a mirror relocate kit
right?? Sorry for the newbie TJ questions but I've been a CJ7 guy for
about 20 years and this new one is a bit more civilized than I'm used
to- AC???? In a Jeep??? Coil Springs?? The thing even nags me when I
don't cancel my turn signals- My Grand Am GT doesn't even do that.
Don't get me wrong- I love it. Even my buddy with his convertible
Vette wants to borrow it when he wants to look REALLY cool. ;)
BM
05-13-2005, 06:25 PM
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Re: TJ Door Question
On Fri, 13 May 2005 10:02:23 -0700, "Jeff Strickland"
<spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote:
>Squirt a shot of WD40 or other handy subsititute and lift with your hand
>immediately below the hinge and swing the door with the other hand.
Worked like a charm...thanks. I didn't think the WD would penetrate
enough to help but out they popped. Now I need a mirror relocate kit
right?? Sorry for the newbie TJ questions but I've been a CJ7 guy for
about 20 years and this new one is a bit more civilized than I'm used
to- AC???? In a Jeep??? Coil Springs?? The thing even nags me when I
don't cancel my turn signals- My Grand Am GT doesn't even do that.
Don't get me wrong- I love it. Even my buddy with his convertible
Vette wants to borrow it when he wants to look REALLY cool. ;)
BM
<spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote:
>Squirt a shot of WD40 or other handy subsititute and lift with your hand
>immediately below the hinge and swing the door with the other hand.
Worked like a charm...thanks. I didn't think the WD would penetrate
enough to help but out they popped. Now I need a mirror relocate kit
right?? Sorry for the newbie TJ questions but I've been a CJ7 guy for
about 20 years and this new one is a bit more civilized than I'm used
to- AC???? In a Jeep??? Coil Springs?? The thing even nags me when I
don't cancel my turn signals- My Grand Am GT doesn't even do that.
Don't get me wrong- I love it. Even my buddy with his convertible
Vette wants to borrow it when he wants to look REALLY cool. ;)
BM
05-13-2005, 07:15 PM
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Re: TJ Door Question
Cheap aftermarkrt motorcycle mirrors, specifically for Harley fit into
the hinge holes and hold solid.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
BM wrote:
>
> On Fri, 13 May 2005 10:02:23 -0700, "Jeff Strickland"
> <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote:
>
> >Squirt a shot of WD40 or other handy subsititute and lift with your hand
> >immediately below the hinge and swing the door with the other hand.
>
> Worked like a charm...thanks. I didn't think the WD would penetrate
> enough to help but out they popped. Now I need a mirror relocate kit
> right?? Sorry for the newbie TJ questions but I've been a CJ7 guy for
> about 20 years and this new one is a bit more civilized than I'm used
> to- AC???? In a Jeep??? Coil Springs?? The thing even nags me when I
> don't cancel my turn signals- My Grand Am GT doesn't even do that.
> Don't get me wrong- I love it. Even my buddy with his convertible
> Vette wants to borrow it when he wants to look REALLY cool. ;)
>
> BM
the hinge holes and hold solid.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
BM wrote:
>
> On Fri, 13 May 2005 10:02:23 -0700, "Jeff Strickland"
> <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote:
>
> >Squirt a shot of WD40 or other handy subsititute and lift with your hand
> >immediately below the hinge and swing the door with the other hand.
>
> Worked like a charm...thanks. I didn't think the WD would penetrate
> enough to help but out they popped. Now I need a mirror relocate kit
> right?? Sorry for the newbie TJ questions but I've been a CJ7 guy for
> about 20 years and this new one is a bit more civilized than I'm used
> to- AC???? In a Jeep??? Coil Springs?? The thing even nags me when I
> don't cancel my turn signals- My Grand Am GT doesn't even do that.
> Don't get me wrong- I love it. Even my buddy with his convertible
> Vette wants to borrow it when he wants to look REALLY cool. ;)
>
> BM
05-13-2005, 07:15 PM
#27
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Re: TJ Door Question
Cheap aftermarkrt motorcycle mirrors, specifically for Harley fit into
the hinge holes and hold solid.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
BM wrote:
>
> On Fri, 13 May 2005 10:02:23 -0700, "Jeff Strickland"
> <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote:
>
> >Squirt a shot of WD40 or other handy subsititute and lift with your hand
> >immediately below the hinge and swing the door with the other hand.
>
> Worked like a charm...thanks. I didn't think the WD would penetrate
> enough to help but out they popped. Now I need a mirror relocate kit
> right?? Sorry for the newbie TJ questions but I've been a CJ7 guy for
> about 20 years and this new one is a bit more civilized than I'm used
> to- AC???? In a Jeep??? Coil Springs?? The thing even nags me when I
> don't cancel my turn signals- My Grand Am GT doesn't even do that.
> Don't get me wrong- I love it. Even my buddy with his convertible
> Vette wants to borrow it when he wants to look REALLY cool. ;)
>
> BM
the hinge holes and hold solid.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
BM wrote:
>
> On Fri, 13 May 2005 10:02:23 -0700, "Jeff Strickland"
> <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote:
>
> >Squirt a shot of WD40 or other handy subsititute and lift with your hand
> >immediately below the hinge and swing the door with the other hand.
>
> Worked like a charm...thanks. I didn't think the WD would penetrate
> enough to help but out they popped. Now I need a mirror relocate kit
> right?? Sorry for the newbie TJ questions but I've been a CJ7 guy for
> about 20 years and this new one is a bit more civilized than I'm used
> to- AC???? In a Jeep??? Coil Springs?? The thing even nags me when I
> don't cancel my turn signals- My Grand Am GT doesn't even do that.
> Don't get me wrong- I love it. Even my buddy with his convertible
> Vette wants to borrow it when he wants to look REALLY cool. ;)
>
> BM
05-13-2005, 07:15 PM
#28
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Posts: n/a
Re: TJ Door Question
Cheap aftermarkrt motorcycle mirrors, specifically for Harley fit into
the hinge holes and hold solid.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
BM wrote:
>
> On Fri, 13 May 2005 10:02:23 -0700, "Jeff Strickland"
> <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote:
>
> >Squirt a shot of WD40 or other handy subsititute and lift with your hand
> >immediately below the hinge and swing the door with the other hand.
>
> Worked like a charm...thanks. I didn't think the WD would penetrate
> enough to help but out they popped. Now I need a mirror relocate kit
> right?? Sorry for the newbie TJ questions but I've been a CJ7 guy for
> about 20 years and this new one is a bit more civilized than I'm used
> to- AC???? In a Jeep??? Coil Springs?? The thing even nags me when I
> don't cancel my turn signals- My Grand Am GT doesn't even do that.
> Don't get me wrong- I love it. Even my buddy with his convertible
> Vette wants to borrow it when he wants to look REALLY cool. ;)
>
> BM
the hinge holes and hold solid.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
BM wrote:
>
> On Fri, 13 May 2005 10:02:23 -0700, "Jeff Strickland"
> <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote:
>
> >Squirt a shot of WD40 or other handy subsititute and lift with your hand
> >immediately below the hinge and swing the door with the other hand.
>
> Worked like a charm...thanks. I didn't think the WD would penetrate
> enough to help but out they popped. Now I need a mirror relocate kit
> right?? Sorry for the newbie TJ questions but I've been a CJ7 guy for
> about 20 years and this new one is a bit more civilized than I'm used
> to- AC???? In a Jeep??? Coil Springs?? The thing even nags me when I
> don't cancel my turn signals- My Grand Am GT doesn't even do that.
> Don't get me wrong- I love it. Even my buddy with his convertible
> Vette wants to borrow it when he wants to look REALLY cool. ;)
>
> BM
05-13-2005, 07:15 PM
#29
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Posts: n/a
Re: TJ Door Question
Cheap aftermarkrt motorcycle mirrors, specifically for Harley fit into
the hinge holes and hold solid.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
BM wrote:
>
> On Fri, 13 May 2005 10:02:23 -0700, "Jeff Strickland"
> <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote:
>
> >Squirt a shot of WD40 or other handy subsititute and lift with your hand
> >immediately below the hinge and swing the door with the other hand.
>
> Worked like a charm...thanks. I didn't think the WD would penetrate
> enough to help but out they popped. Now I need a mirror relocate kit
> right?? Sorry for the newbie TJ questions but I've been a CJ7 guy for
> about 20 years and this new one is a bit more civilized than I'm used
> to- AC???? In a Jeep??? Coil Springs?? The thing even nags me when I
> don't cancel my turn signals- My Grand Am GT doesn't even do that.
> Don't get me wrong- I love it. Even my buddy with his convertible
> Vette wants to borrow it when he wants to look REALLY cool. ;)
>
> BM
the hinge holes and hold solid.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
BM wrote:
>
> On Fri, 13 May 2005 10:02:23 -0700, "Jeff Strickland"
> <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote:
>
> >Squirt a shot of WD40 or other handy subsititute and lift with your hand
> >immediately below the hinge and swing the door with the other hand.
>
> Worked like a charm...thanks. I didn't think the WD would penetrate
> enough to help but out they popped. Now I need a mirror relocate kit
> right?? Sorry for the newbie TJ questions but I've been a CJ7 guy for
> about 20 years and this new one is a bit more civilized than I'm used
> to- AC???? In a Jeep??? Coil Springs?? The thing even nags me when I
> don't cancel my turn signals- My Grand Am GT doesn't even do that.
> Don't get me wrong- I love it. Even my buddy with his convertible
> Vette wants to borrow it when he wants to look REALLY cool. ;)
>
> BM
05-16-2005, 01:19 PM
#30
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Re: TJ Door Question
"BM" <smithers340@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:428524ce.4472080@news.cogeco.ca...
> On Fri, 13 May 2005 10:02:23 -0700, "Jeff Strickland"
> <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote:
>
>
> >Squirt a shot of WD40 or other handy subsititute and lift with your hand
> >immediately below the hinge and swing the door with the other hand.
>
> Worked like a charm...thanks. I didn't think the WD would penetrate
> enough to help but out they popped. Now I need a mirror relocate kit
> right??
Yes.
Or, you can get a mirror for a motorcycle or even a bicycle, and mount it to
the empty hinge pin hole.
Sorry for the newbie TJ questions but I've been a CJ7 guy for
> about 20 years and this new one is a bit more civilized than I'm used
> to- AC???? In a Jeep??? Coil Springs?? The thing even nags me when I
> don't cancel my turn signals- My Grand Am GT doesn't even do that.
> Don't get me wrong- I love it. Even my buddy with his convertible
> Vette wants to borrow it when he wants to look REALLY cool. ;)
>
> BM