I can't get my doors off.

Yager · June 18, 2008, 08:11:42 PM

I can't get my passenger hard door off, and I just traded for some half doors I want to install. I tried lifting it with a jack, and using penetrating oil, any words of wisdom? I havn't tried pounding a punch into the hole yet..

NewRide · June 18, 2008, 11:48:13 PM

Give it a bit .. let the oil work its way in ... Oh and take the bolt off the bottom lol

Yager · June 19, 2008, 01:32:39 AM

Haha, yeah I did that already, I think the pin might be bent. I dunno. I'll try force when my half doors arrive.

astrogiblet · June 19, 2008, 01:33:27 AM

Yea, I had to coat mine in penetrating oil several times, let it soak in.. then I grabbed a 2x4, put it across the bottom of my door and used a jack to edge it up.. It mostly just lifted my jeep up.. but I was able to kinda jerk on the door while the jack had pressure on it and it finally just let loose.

-Brandon

Yager · June 19, 2008, 01:39:48 AM

Guess I can try that, sounds reasonable. I think the pins are bent.

Yager · June 19, 2008, 01:40:03 AM

I already talked about the pins..

astrogiblet · June 19, 2008, 01:40:56 AM

I can't imagine they are.. it would take a hell of a lot to bend those pins.. you'd have to hit them directly with a hammer or something to bend them enough that it would stop them from coming out.

-Brandon

Paul Hittie · June 19, 2008, 09:08:56 AM

Quote from: "astrogiblet"Yea, I had to coat mine in penetrating oil several times, let it soak in.. then I grabbed a 2x4, put it across the bottom of my door and used a jack to edge it up.. It mostly just lifted my jeep up.. but I was able to kinda jerk on the door while the jack had pressure on it and it finally just let loose.

-Brandon

x2 - pressure from the jack coupled with some gentle :mrgreen: back and forth on the door to get the doors off my 93 for the first time.