Reinstalling door issues

[Rhino67]

So I've my doors off all summer and it's been awesome to say the least. Decided to reinstall for a longer trip. Reinstalled the passenger side no problem. Went to install the drive door and it will not seat right. I did use to guide pin as well. Once it lowers all the way down on the guide pin and where the top bolt goes the door seams to forward and cannot open all the way or close all the way. I tried till I was worn out from holding the door. The icing on the cake is I took the passenger door off to compare and make sure everything looked the same and now it's doing the same thing as the driver door. I feel like an idiot lol. Anyone else had this problem or have any clue what's going on? Thanks in advance guys.

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[Erock]

The door has to be clocked properly to the hinge… kinda like a socket on a ratchet. The door spring /detent is in the hinge and requires that mating to hold the door from swinging wildly open. So once you set it onto the pins, rotate it (open/close) a little ways in or out and it should drop the rest of the way down. Don’t let go of it until it drops that last bit though, because it can slip off of the lower hinge.

 

[Rhino67]

The door has to be clocked properly to the hinge… kinda like a socket on a ratchet. The door spring /detent is in the hinge and requires that mating to hold the door from swinging wildly open. So once you set it onto the pins, rotate it (open/close) a little ways in or out and it should drop the rest of the way down. Don’t let go of it until it drops that last bit though, because it can slip off of the lower hinge.

Thank you. I will give this a try.

 

[prospectfour]

The door has to be clocked properly to the hinge… kinda like a socket on a ratchet. The door spring /detent is in the hinge and requires that mating to hold the door from swinging wildly open. So once you set it onto the pins, rotate it (open/close) a little ways in or out and it should drop the rest of the way down. Don’t let go of it until it drops that last bit though, because it can slip off of the lower hinge.

This is exactly right, you’ll notice as soon as it drops into place. Don’t let go until it fully seats unless you like giving yourself a heart attack

Edit: After you snug the bolts, come back a day or two later to make sure they’re nice and tight. If any of the bolts loosen up you’ll notice a super irritating noise from the hinge.

 

[Headsong]

I don't understand how we can take them off in one position, and then put them back on in the same position, but they don't line up? I'm thinking some kind of marks on hinges to line up...

 

[BroncoSarge]

Putting them on is dIfficult for sure. I’m 5’5” and struggle to see the hinge points for one. Then I have to wiggle a little to get them to pop down correctly in position. Lastly, I have to do it all again in wife’s Bronco. LOL

 

[Five-O Donut Hole]

This is exactly right, you’ll notice as soon as it drops into place. Don’t let go until it fully seats unless you like giving yourself a heart attack

Edit: After you snug the bolts, come back a day or two later to make sure they’re nice and tight. If any of the bolts loosen up you’ll notice a super irritating noise from the hinge.

This is absolutely correct. Your doors will talk to you if the bolts are not tight enough so if you here this creaky noise when you open/close a door, check the bolts.

 

[Rhino67]

Still can't get them to seat correctly. They won't slide down on all the correctly and when they do they are so far forward they won't close or open all the way. Beyond frustrating me. I'm sure it's something very minor I'm not seeing. But I cannot figure it out yet. May have to look like an even bigger idiot and go to the dealer lol.

 

[Dmorty217]

Still can't get them to seat correctly. They won't slide down on all the correctly and when they do they are so far forward they won't close or open all the way. Beyond frustrating me. I'm sure it's something very minor I'm not seeing. But I cannot figure it out yet. May have to look like an even bigger idiot and go to the dealer lol.

Can you have someone video the issue you’re having when you try to reinstall so we can figure out what is going on. Only have had my doors off once but didn’t encounter this problem.

 

[Ground_zero298]

Can you post up a pic of the upper door hinges on the door. Specifically the part with the square hole in it? The flange has a pair of flat cuts on the outside of it. Want to see how it’s clocked.

 

[Rhino67]

I'll try to when I get home. I appreciate the help guys.

 

[CheekyOldMan]

Doors are meant to be one time use, sorry.

 

[Bmadda]

So I've my doors off all summer and it's been awesome to say the least. Decided to reinstall for a longer trip. Reinstalled the passenger side no problem. Went to install the drive door and it will not seat right. I did use to guide pin as well. Once it lowers all the way down on the guide pin and where the top bolt goes the door seams to forward and cannot open all the way or close all the way. I tried till I was worn out from holding the door. The icing on the cake is I took the passenger door off to compare and make sure everything looked the same and now it's doing the same thing as the driver door. I feel like an idiot lol. Anyone else had this problem or have any clue what's going on? Thanks in advance guys.

Probably the door was not fully open when removed. It gets easier the more you do it, but there is a definite technique to this. 1st put the bolts where you can reach them while holding the door with your outside hand on the door handle. the floor close to the jamb works best for me, but I can reach them on the seat as well. Now w/both hands on the door get it onto the guide pin in the lower hinge as best you can. Very carefully use your inside hand to grab the long bolt for the upper and try to start it loosely in the upper hinge threads. If you cant it's because you are tilting the door...even if it's clocked wrong the upper long bolt will start. Get it started a couple of turns, then rest a sec...it can't fall off if that bolt is started and the guide pin is in the lower hole. Now gently move the door open/closed while lifting and lowering it. SHHHHKUNK it should fall into place. If it doesn't make any noise, but you think it dropped in, the lower guide pin will be able to be unthreaded by hand. If the guide pin is hard to turn, you don't have it yet, keep working on it.

 

[rtazz17]

Take a step away and start tomorrow…. Youll end up damaging the paint etc…. Pause….trust me you can damage the paint instantly.. I even had rubber up and down the doors and still chipped a 1 inch section of paint. Now i pretape with painters tape under the rubber liners I Use….. I wish I didnt care about paint but I do

 

[Rhino67]

Thanks fellas. Gonna try these ideas when I get a chance

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