91xj

my two front doors shake and rattle when i hit bumps. they dont seal correctly anymore either. im thinking that the latch is worn out or something. if i replaced the doors with some off of a 96 or newer like i was planning on doing anyways, would that fix this problem?

RENIXBEAST

I'm not sure if the hinges are the same. I know its do-able I've seen some pics but most likely you just need new hinge pins. Napa has them and they are cheap.

91xj

thanks for the reply. but i know they are different and can be done with a little work. do you know if it will fix the problem? or has anyone had the same problem?

rivercrazy

I have the same problem on my '92. Its like the hinge is coming apart from the body. It looks like the hinge is just glued on(?!?) and the glue is pulling away. I'm guessing the fix for it is to drill and bolt the hinge up tight. Anyone done this??

91xj

ok. thats exactly what mine is doing. what i want to know is why the hell its glued and not welded. well it was bugging the crap out of me so i loosened up the striker bolt and moved it in. my doors close tight and seal now. give it a try river crazy.

rivercrazy

Sweet! I honestly didn't even think about doing that. I'll be doing it tomorrow! (I know WTF with the glue?!?)

guest02

If anyone really feels ambitious, you could do something like this...


http://www.go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoDoorHinge.htm



Me... i'm just waiting from my doors to completely fall-off!

91xj

i plan on welding mine, but like they said its much worse than in that photo. i tried a bfh with no success. i dont want to F it up. what do i have to do to get it bent back?

rivercrazy

I was looking at it yesterday and wasn't sure where to adjust it. Are you talking about the part on the body?

91xj

yeah. the bolt that the door latches closed to. you can loosen it with a wrench and just move it in a little bit at a time, then get inside and close the door. if it seals good and tight then you are good. if not move it a little more.

91xj

i used to be able to see outside through my weather stripping

rivercrazy

OK cool. I'll try that. I'm tired of cold air coming in around my door!lol. Thanks!

That Jeep Guy XJMJ

haha me too on my 96.. my lower hinge pin was broke though... and yes the door hinge on the body side is a very common thing for them to "seperate" from the body itself.... i have to reweld both upper hinge's on my front and replace the hinge pins with steel rod
also made my doors removable in the process

rivercrazy

Did it yesterday. Helped a lot, but still not fully sealed. I think I'm gonna have to eventually take a BFH to the hinge and reweld it.

91xj

yea. mine doesnt completely seal either. just closes tighter and the doors dont shake. air and water still comes in, so a bfh is starting to sound pretty nice.