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Old 04-18-2013, 10:22 AM
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I want to take my doors off so I can cut the hinges like wrangler doors, but the torx bolts in the door are hard to get to and they're in there pretty good. Just lookin for some ideas on how to get em off
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They are kind of in there, but I was able to get my socket wrench in there for all but a couple. The other ones I slipped a wrench onto the front of the socket, the torx sockets should have a hex shank before the socket part. Use the wrench to turn the socket. Another option is to try and use vicegrips to grab the outside of the bolt head.
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I welded a star bit socket into a wrench. Worked perfect.
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You can get to some of them via the fender well.
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First things first, take the door stops loose.
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Originally Posted by xj_maniac_newb
I welded a star bit socket into a wrench. Worked perfect.
This, or..... Why don't you just cut them with the hinges still attached? It makes it a lot easier to do without having to deal with installing them exactly where they were.
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Originally Posted by NewJerseyXJ609
This, or..... Why don't you just cut them with the hinges still attached? It makes it a lot easier to do without having to deal with installing them exactly where they were.
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