DynoMax Exhaust
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I used a 9MM long socket to pop my stock hinge liners out, and then like many others the TMR liners.
Man those are rusted!!!
Man those are rusted!!!
JKU Doors Stuck On Jeep
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Linebacker
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After four years I decided it was time for a topless, doorless trail run. I feel everyone's pain. I finally sat on the door ledge, legs under the door and pushed up with my calves trying to get even force along the bottom of the doors. Totally stupid move on my part. The first pin moved a little and then shot out of the hinge. Good thing I had a very large neighbor steadying the door as it came out. It caught both of us off guard though and the door headed for the concrete. We stopped it just before there was paint to concrete contact. Those front doors are freakin' heavy! The bushings are lubed now and everything is happy again. The TMR bushings and a 9mm long socket are waiting for the next time.:yup:
bigcale
Caught the Bug
Had the same issue, ended up wrapping a ratchet strap around the bottom and looped it through the window and over my shoulder to add leverage, although I am 6'1" and it was stock height. Left bruises on my shoulder but finally got them off. Ended up getting a set of the quadratec liners, made sure I put grease on them and have not had a problem since.
Huntpab1
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Sit on wear the door sits when closed and use the leverage of your knee to push it up
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RMC2
Caught the Bug
On my last jeep with rusty liners, i put a 2x4 on the door sill and under the bottom of the door (with a pad) and used it as a lever to lift. It worked. Just be careful, or have help in case they POP up instead of slide.
When the doors are off clean up the pins with some sand paper and maybe use a rifle or pistol bore brush in the other side. Then a little lube.
The liners are multiple layers and can swell up a little with the rust The pins just corrode and swell because they are essentially bare metal. Crappy design.
When the doors are off clean up the pins with some sand paper and maybe use a rifle or pistol bore brush in the other side. Then a little lube.
The liners are multiple layers and can swell up a little with the rust The pins just corrode and swell because they are essentially bare metal. Crappy design.
since living in the rust belt of canada, we have always delt with the rust and seized door hinges. like most said, get some leverage pushing up. on the old jeeps the door hinge pin protruded through the hinge and was held on by a nut. now they have the bushing so it is not visible.
we unscrewed the locking nut(bushing) but left it installed a couple of thread. with a 2x4 and floor jack give it some pressure and start wiggling the door back and forth until it starts to come out. it may take some time, also if it's really corroded the bushing may come out at the same time. as the pin becomes exposed give some spray lub and keep going.....
good luck.
we unscrewed the locking nut(bushing) but left it installed a couple of thread. with a 2x4 and floor jack give it some pressure and start wiggling the door back and forth until it starts to come out. it may take some time, also if it's really corroded the bushing may come out at the same time. as the pin becomes exposed give some spray lub and keep going.....
good luck.
max380
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Mines were stuck hard and I used this trick
The penetrating oil really did the difference. I used WD-40 first and it wasn't moving.
Once I used the penetrating oil it came out after a long shaking...
Hope you won't have to cut it / break it.
I put anti-seize on the pins for the future removal!
The penetrating oil really did the difference. I used WD-40 first and it wasn't moving.
Once I used the penetrating oil it came out after a long shaking...
Hope you won't have to cut it / break it.
I put anti-seize on the pins for the future removal!
Took the doors off my 2015 JKURHR for the first time this spring and ran into the same issue. Had both fronts and the rear passenger door off with no issues and went to remove the driver's side rear and no joy. Tried several angles & tapped upward on the door pins. Zero zip nada. Had to loosen the bolts on the body side of the lower hinge and presto off she came. So I just realigned the hinge properly and tightened the hinges back to the body. Didn't bother to torque the bolts, just used a standard 1/2" ratchet and made them tight enough for now. As soon as I get some matching body paint I'll insure it's properly aligned and torqued before I touch up the paint. It looks like the hinges aren't being properly aligned at the factory before they go to paint. QC ain't what it used to be I guess. :grayno:
Was your buddy's Jeep new or a few years old? See some of the older jeeps with rust issues but on a newer Jeep it might just be a misaligned hinge like I had. Putting a wrench on them and loosening them will mess up the pretty factory paint job though so be aware of that.
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M_Savage
Caught the Bug
i had the same issue with my rear driver side door when i first got my jeep. what i did was put the hinge bolt back on the bottom hinged just by a few threads which would allow for movement once the door starts lifting and got my high-lift jack out. i started jacking up the door from the bottom hing bolt. while the door is lifted a little i would get some WD40 and spray into the bushing and let it sit for awhile. then i would let the door slide back down into resting position. take the bolt off the hinge and see if you can lift it out. if you can it will still take a good amount of force so don't expect it to just lift out. best of luck.
CarolinaJK
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It's a 2013 and has very minimal rust, but it's very possible that rust got underneath the hinge.
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It's crazy to think that the first owner(s) never had the doors off! I'd try the WD40 and a bit of leverage first. But if that doesn't get it easily then I'd say it's time to go ahead and loosen the hinge up and see if the pins just slide right up and out.
srbell0585
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I removed the torx screw cap and used penetrating lube top and bottom, then screwed the torx on about 2 turns. I then used a rubber/plastic dead blow to hit the torx, since the torx is tightened in all the way it breaks the rust free and pushes the door up. I was then able to remove the torx and the doors.
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Jkjeeper57
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When I took the door off of my 2014 the first time this year ( I have small children that like to throw things out) ran into the same problem the torx bit came off after a decent amount of force but when went to lift off the door it wouldn't budge. After attempting to lift off and even using my thighs as leverage I soaked the pins in wd-40 and use a floor jack with a 4x4 wood block to left them off. Be ready once pins about half out the door has the potential to pop out. But the next few times I took them off they slide off with ease.
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