thanks for posting, Snidely. Yes, this part is expensive.

I'm trying to determine what exactly happened to mine; I wasn't the driver when it did happen. the door apparently hyper-extended due to a hit. I assume the check is bad, but I'm looking.

 

mmm good to know this is so easy to replace. I'll have to grab some good ones at the JY next time i'm there to throw in when i replace my speakers....the popping drives me nuts.

 

I removed my driver's door stop pin and drove a small punch through the inside of the pin making it bigger. I expected the pin to crack but it didn't. Nice tight fit now and no more pop-cracking noise but I think I'll get some 1/4" roll pins for when it fails.

 

What year is your Cherokee?

There was a TSB issued in 2002 concerning Doors - Sagging/Creaking Sound for the years 1993-1997. If this includes your year, your hinge welds may be loose. Check the above article for more info.

Hopefully, it's just the door check.

 

Wait, in about 10 other threads, it was said that the source of the POP is simply that little pin and small bracket (I just paid $15 for these)
They all said it is NOT the top-most item, the long arm contraption that is $55.

 

I replaced the pin and bracket. The pin was very loose and came out by hand.
The pin seemed just fine, and did not need to be replaced.
Just the bracket needed to be changed. Notice the oval hole.
I used a hammer to get the new pin in. It only took 1 or 2 taps to get it past the lip.
There is still some popping from the internal arm, but most of the popping is gone. Good enough.

Video of the popping door check pin.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xXsN_x1dPc&

 

You can get the pins in the self-help section at Oreilly's.

 

http://www.quadratec.com/products/pr...eck+&submit=Go

Also if you have the two piece bracket that mounts on the fender side, that is no bueno. Go to the JY and pick up the one piece bracket. It's a whole lot better at holding the arm and keeping it from twisting.

 

I just welded mine back together, no issues yet!

 

Does anybody here know if a door check from a 1998 grand Cherokee will work for a 2003 grand Cherokee. Mine snapped all the way through the other day and we are in our windy season here in Idaho and I don't want to damage my Jeep!!!

Thanks in advance for your help!!

 

Didn't want to post a new thread so I figured I'll post here. I recently had a door check fail on me and when I went to inspect it, I found that the spring of the mechanism was broken. Can the spring be replaced? Or do I have to get a whole new door check?

 

On 90 and earlier, you an get rear door checke and simply change out the rod from your front door. It's shorter.

While the rod/bar is out, polish off the sharp edges for smoother operation.

 

I am on my third door check in less than a year they keep breaking, is there anything I can do to the next one I put in to stop this? The springs keep breaking

 

My first question is which ones are you using?
I decided to bite the bullet and used Mopar ones for both my front doors.
Also the little bracket and the pin I bought Mopar ones too.
Did you replace them?
Frankly I don't really think that was necessary but bought them anyway.
People say to slather a good deal of grease on them before you install them.
Is there anything weird about your doors?
How are the hinges?
Don't really read about this sort of problem so it makes me wonder.
Also not that this is causing it but I did my driver's side first. Then when I did the passenger door I noticed that I had this
little nylon washer there. Which I did not have on the driver's side. The one on the left is what I found in the Jeep.

So I went to the hardware store found something I thought would work, one on the right, and did this.

 

The door checks on the front and rear are not the same. When you do check your door check, open the front door and see if if drops. Usually, over time, they all will. You can get a kit at NAPA which has new pins. I got a local body shop to do 5 driver side doors for me at $80 each. They had the equipment so one guy can do it because they have a jig that will hold the door.