So a month or so back I took the jeep up to Walker Valley where I met one of the gate keepers. The same one on the PNW JKX where it gave most people trouble. It ended up getting the best of me by putting a small dent in the door therefore preventing me from opening my door.
I finally got a chance to take a look at it. I could open from the inside but not from the handle. To get to the inside I removed the door panel to get a closer look. Getting the inner panel off was a little bit of an adventure. Once I got the window off and everything else disconnected, I finally got the panel off.
After inspecting everything, I concluded that everything worked but the striker from the door handle was not pushing the lever far enough to undo the latch. This was because the sheet metal was tweaked a little bit.
I got most of the dent out but only about 50% which still didn't fix the issue. After looking at the latch mechanism for a bit I realized that the lever could be adjusted and moved closer to the striker on the door handle. There was a simple access hole near the latch with and Allen head bolt.
Made a slight adjustment and now the door works. Probably didn't have to disassemble the whole door but I learned a lot so not a complete waste.
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I also slid into a stump which broke my fender. I kinda like the way it broke and will probably just cut the other side to match.
. There's also an air leak I need to fix for my front locker. I think it touched the exhaust pipe. It was a fun day and the damage was minimal. We both drove home at the end of the day.
After taking it apart I found out why it didn't work, it was full of mud and seized.
Once I got it cleaned up and greased it operated smoothly. I installed the EVO No Limits manual disconnect which was easy. I'm looking forward to saving time on prepping for the trail and the pavement after a trail ride.
