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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 07:20 PM
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Unhappy xj door removal

I've read everything about door removal. I've got the door off, NOW what's he easiest way to get it back on??? Any suggestions? I'm having a heck of a time!!
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 07:27 PM
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how'd you take them off?
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 07:32 PM
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Get some pins that will fit tight and push em in, grind the top until you can slide them in and out easy enough
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Jarrett
how'd you take them off?
I cut the bottem half of top and bottem hinge off
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 06:53 AM
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Post a pic of how you did it
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by freestylekid33
Post a pic of how you did it
Dont have one and donot know how to put picture in. but I did it jus like the pictures in mike Strawbridge post shows
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by crazy
I cut the bottem half of top and bottem hinge off
Should be a matter of just lining up the pins with the holes and dropping the door down. It's a whole lot easier with an extra set of hands helping line up the pins though.
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 09:13 PM
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Whatever you do don't actually unbolt the hinge from the door. It's a nightmare trying to get the door lined back up as it can move freely up and down and side to side with a great deal of travel.
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Old Mar 23, 2012 | 11:58 AM
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If You already cut the bottoms of the hinges off, then you have to weld the half pins to the top of the door hinge. If you use bolts or removable pins they will sag when open without thw bottom part of the hinge.
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Old Mar 23, 2012 | 12:01 PM
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Never mind. You have a 93. Different then mine. Sorry
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Old Mar 23, 2012 | 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by helmut
Never mind. You have a 93. Different then mine. Sorry
It still should work the same, from what I read on a write up on jerpforum on the pre 96 xj's you just cut bottoms off, leave pins and it should work like the 97-01 just the newer ones the pillars in the way so you have to cut top pin shorter
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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 02:02 AM
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Originally Posted by freestylekid33
It still should work the same, from what I read on a write up on jerpforum on the pre 96 xj's you just cut bottoms off, leave pins and it should work like the 97-01 just the newer ones the pillars in the way so you have to cut top pin shorter
Thanks (I cut pins shorter and was able to install door myself Door is heavy as hell but was able to do it i would be better with two people
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