Will this cordless ratchet work with taking doors on/off?

[ATLBronco75]

I feel like you must not have removed the doors yet. I’m all for buying new tools but the ratchet phase is not what takes time.

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[cricex]

Speaking of door bolts, I've only taken the doors off once and now the bolts loosen by themselves every so often to the point of almost falling out and I have to retighten them.

Are we supposed to loctite the bolts every time we put the doors back on?

 

[Bronco 215]

Speaking of door bolts, I've only taken the doors off once and now the bolts loosen by themselves every so often to the point of almost falling out and I have to retighten them.

Are we supposed to loctite the bolts every time we put the doors back on?

Yeah I have only taken mine off once as well. It was a pain the first time to unbolt, but now every 2 weeks I am usually adding a turn of the ratchet to tighten as the door makes noise. Not sure about the answer to your question here.

 

[Razorbak86]

Speaking of door bolts, I've only taken the doors off once and now the bolts loosen by themselves every so often to the point of almost falling out and I have to retighten them.

Are we supposed to loctite the bolts every time we put the doors back on?

Yeah I have only taken mine off once as well. It was a pain the first time to unbolt, but now every 2 weeks I am usually adding a turn of the ratchet to tighten as the door makes noise. Not sure about the answer to your question here.

If you tighten the bolts to the recommended torque of 22 ft-lbs (30 Nm), they won’t back out. That seems a little tighter than you might intuitively expect if doing it purely by feel, but it is not so tight that it will cause the bolts to plastically deform or break. A torque wrench is your friend here, and even if you don’t like using one routinely, you should do it at least once to help mentally calibrate your own intuitive feel.

 

[88to21bronco]

If you tighten the bolts to the recommended torque of 22 ft-lbs (30 Nm), they won’t back out. That seems a little tighter than you might intuitively expect if doing it purely by feel, but it is not so tight that it will cause the bolts to plastically deform or break. A torque wrench is your friend here, and even if you don’t like using one routinely, you should do it at least once to help mentally calibrate your own intuitive feel.

This.

The bolts will not back out if you tighten then "snug" them. Especially the top bolts of each door. I've never put a torque wrench to them...I just go a quarter turn or so past where I did the first time...when they backed out.

Also, I have had my doors on and off dozens of times. Why would you need a power tool to do this? And in what way is the supplied wrench junk? In my experience, the toolkit is the quality I would expect from a non-luxury brand, and in the daytime, I can have all my doors off in well under ten minutes. Under what circumstances would it need to be faster?

 

[Razorbak86]

Is this a nascar pit stop?

I have had my doors on and off dozens of times. Why would you need a power tool to do this? And in what way is the supplied wrench junk? In my experience, the toolkit is the quality I would expect from a non-luxury brand, and in the daytime, I can have all my doors off in well under ten minutes. Under what circumstances would it need to be faster?

It’s not an issue of speed or power. It’s an issue of limited access for people with big hands. A cordless ratchet can help in that regard.

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[Five-O Donut Hole]

Will this Milwaukee cordless rachet be good for door installation? Wanting to take them on/off a lot quicker. Just wanted to make sure this isn’t too much torque on the bolts and also that the Bronco tool kit is in fact a 3/8” head.

I actually use a Milwaukee right angle drill (with attachments) for the roof rack and hardtop but not the doors…..too big. The single manual ratchet is the best option for the doors.

 

[DREWR13]

I use a cheap amazon electric ratchet and it works fine. Makes it a little easier imo as I have taken them off with the supplied ratchet and the electric one. But lets be honest any "excuse" to buy a new power tool is the right move

 

[Bronco cat]

Is it because there is too much torque?

no more like banging that thing around in there knocking off paint.

 

[Trueblue2296]

It'll work I use one i got off of amazon works great.

 

[DaveInSA]

I have this Milwaukee ratchet:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwauk...ne-Battery-Charger-and-Bag-2567-21H/317212356

It appears to have a smaller head than the one you posted. But I'll see if it fits tomorrow and post up here.

Keep in mind, these don't have a ton of torque so you normally have to start it by hand (can use the tool) then use the power feature to get it out the rest of the way. Because the wrench is thicker than a manual one you don't have as much room to break the bolts loose, but I think it would still work.

But I also agree with what has been said.. using the manual ratchet is fine. Most of the assistance the cordless one gives you is getting long bolts out after having broken them loose. The ones on our doors just aren't that long.

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