How to fix your sagging door on your Jeep Cherokee XJ
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 มิ.ย. 2021
- In this video I show you how to fix your sagging Jeep Cherokee door by replacing bad hinge pins. This is a 2 door model so the hinges are under a lot of stress and wear out easily but the process is the same for many other models and makes.
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Hey perfect timing I’m about to do this! Glad to see the door doesn’t even have to come off
Yep, pretty simple. Best of luck!!!
I spent all day trying to bang the pins in from the top but they just would not seat. This is the only video on TH-cam that actually gets the pin in enough to install the e clip. Gonna try installing them in through the bottom tomorrow like this video says.
Let me know how it turns out.
I had the same problem, those doorman pins don't fit 100% you have to lower the insurance to get it to fit right.
Muchas gracias por tu vídeo me sirvió de mucha ayuda en mi cherokee '97 Saludos desde México! 👍
Best vid on youtube for this. Thanks!
good and helpful video ! I'm about to do the driver door hinge pins at my 1998 XJ and I expect this won't be as easy as in your case - removing/installing the hinge pins can be real a pita.
Best of luck to you.
Best of luck to you.
Fortunately my black 2 door sport hasn't got to the point yet of needing new pins. You are correct. A pretty straight forward repair.
Curious how those are holding up. I imagine you gave them a good shot of lubricant after.
I did and still do occasionally. They have started to sag now that it’s been a few years but I think my brackets are cracked.
I got a 90 xj and ironically its not the pins that are the problem. The weld seams around the hinge point itself are pulling away. It doesn't cause any play but has pushed the front of the door slightly away from the body which is now causing a gap in the weather stripping hah. The joys of these Jeeps!
I always say if it doesn’t need fixed is it really even a jeep? 😂😂
@@ProjectVenture Exactly right hah. I find my self enjoying it more than anything. Therapeutic in a way.
Ahaha I think that jinxed me. It would appear the steering box is the next project.
@@NormanconEVE 😬😬😬😂
I like those running boards. I want them :)
I wish I could give them to you. I removed them when I did the 4x4 conversion. They ended up going to scrap because I couldn’t find anybody who wanted them. They were even listed for free on Facebook for a while.
@@ProjectVenture I hate you! Lol jk. I’ve been trying to find a set of running boards similar to the stock XJ ones. Instead of them being suspended, I’m looking for ones that look like it’s one piece w the body. They almost look like a body kit. I plan on painting them body matching. I have an XJ that’s mostly restored, just have to do the interior
hey dude quick question for ya. i have a 4 door jeep, do you have any knowledge of why the rear door would rub on the front one? seems that the rear door is slowly moving forwards towards the front door. would you recommend i just change the hinge pins on the rear door as well?
First open the door slightly and try and lift up on it. If there is a lot of play in the hinge first make sure that the hinge is not loose. If it’s not then you might want to replace the pins.
I think you could take out a hinge at a time and avoid a jack stand
If the door is not supported it wants to twist if only one hinge is attached. Also if only the lower hinge is attached there is enough leverage on the lower hinge that it may bend and then you’ll have a worse problem than before.
Do you know how the door "detents" (the spots the door holds open at) works?
i've owned my 2 door cherokee for a year and the door isn't sagging bad, but i wasn't aware the door had the notches or whatever it needs to hold open until one day i saw my friend open the passenger door and it stayed open itself.
is that a hinge related piece or something else
It’s a separate piece. amzn.to/3RxjP2F
@@ProjectVenture Have you ever replaced that part? every review says the doorman check pin is made out of the planets finest chineseium and fails very quickly. i'd like to keep my door repairs to a atleast a 1 decade service interval ha
@@BillehBobJoe I’ve never had to replace one.
What brand steps are those on your XJ? I have a 2 door as well and I’m looking for some.
They were factory.
I didn't even notice you have those. But, your partially correct. Dealer option accessory.
How hard was it to get the new pins in? I have them in as far as they will go (to the ribbed portion) and I cannot get them to seat full no matter how hard I beat on them.
Mine went in pretty easy but sometimes they don’t. You might need to press them in. Easiest way I’ve found is using a clamp and a socket.
@@ProjectVenture thanks! I might regret it later but I just used a bench grinder to take a tiny amount off
Mine have been an all day ordeal, still not done 6 hours later, lol.
Oh my 😬 Best of luck to you.
What year is your xj?
Leave it to Chrysler jeep to come up with a wonky design for a simple item.
98
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Nice. Had a "98 four door with manual then traded for new '01 four door which to this day runs like a boss. Only slight sag in driver door but I'm just gonna live with it. Thanks for the great vid!
What is so "wonky" about it? Very similar to just about every other vehicle of the time . . .
I try , mejor es desmontar las puertas 😅
A 2 door xj is the same length as a 4 door xj.
Not so, the 4 door units have smaller doors than the 2 door ones. I know this because i took some doors for my MJ and only the smaller ones will fit from a 4 door.
@21kitkatbar The doors are different for sure. But I didn't say the doors are the same length. I said the vehicles are the same length. I had trouble believing it at first, too.
Sorry I’ve used Dorman…….pile of junk! Will not last.