Fixing Xj Door Hinges

Fixing an xj door hinge.

Fixing xj door hinges.

Go to your local chevy dealer and buy 2 standard chevy hinge pins and 4 bushes. One common failure point on the jeep cherokee unibody is the point where the driver s door attached to the pillar. Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it. Screws magically work themselves loose over the years.

It cannot be corrected without removing the hinge and redoing the repair. Sometimes retightening the hinge screws is all it takes to fix the problem. How to repair a broken door hinge on a jeep cherokee. We cnc cut and bend 3 16 steel to create a massively strong area to weld your hinges too.

Article discusses different causes and fixes. Pin ag20046147 bush ag16632193. Tom bennett s xj s door hinge repair guide push back button to return to the previous page as i started this thread recently i thought it only fair i should share my fix with everyone. The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool.

A loose butt hinge will cause a door to hang crooked and stick. This piece wraps around for ext. Sorry about the poor quality we blame chris for entering the video. How to tighten stripped hinge screws.

This is a flaw found mainly in the two door xj s but four door models have hinge problems as well. If your door rubs near the top or drags on the floor use a screwdriver not a drill to tighten the screws. Often the heat affected zone around the weld will crack allowing the door to pull loose. This is a problem.

The top hinge completely broke off a couple weeks ago. On the 97 models you will have to use a cutoff wheel and make 4 0 75 cuts. It is best to make the repair before the hinge breaks completely loose. But if the screws can t be tightened because the holes are stripped try this.

Now universal to fit all years. So here is a quick write up of fixing an xj door hinge. But i had the other day off it was sunny and i was in a rare productive mood. In this episode we repair a broken weld on the door hinge on a 1995 jeep cherokee.

Very clean very strong but since they welded the hinge outside the patch it is like 1 8th inch further out and of course the line between the two hinges is amplified at the top of the door so there is a good 1 2 gap up there. Fix it the right way not the wrong way.