Fixing Xj Door Hinges

Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it.

Fixing xj door hinges.

This piece wraps around for ext. How to tighten stripped hinge screws. Sorry about the poor quality we blame chris for entering the video. Screws magically work themselves loose over the years.

The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool. Sometimes retightening the hinge screws is all it takes to fix the problem. So here is a quick write up of fixing an xj door hinge. How to repair a broken door hinge on a jeep cherokee.

It is best to make the repair before the hinge breaks completely loose. Fixing an xj door hinge. Article discusses different causes and fixes. Often the heat affected zone around the weld will crack allowing the door to pull loose.

It cannot be corrected without removing the hinge and redoing the repair. The top hinge completely broke off a couple weeks ago. On the 97 models you will have to use a cutoff wheel and make 4 0 75 cuts. But if the screws can t be tightened because the holes are stripped try this.

This is a flaw found mainly in the two door xj s but four door models have hinge problems as well. A loose butt hinge will cause a door to hang crooked and stick. One common failure point on the jeep cherokee unibody is the point where the driver s door attached to the pillar. Fix it the right way not the wrong way.

We cnc cut and bend 3 16 steel to create a massively strong area to weld your hinges too. Tighten the hinge screws. Covers brief suggestions on how to handle hinge failure as found in early model xj cherokee jeeps. Go to your local chevy dealer and buy 2 standard chevy hinge pins and 4 bushes.

This is a problem. Pin ag20046147 bush ag16632193. Very clean very strong but since they welded the hinge outside the patch it is like 1 8th inch further out and of course the line between the two hinges is amplified at the top of the door so there is a good 1 2 gap up there. If your door rubs near the top or drags on the floor use a screwdriver not a drill to tighten the screws.

In this episode we repair a broken weld on the door hinge on a 1995 jeep cherokee. Now universal to fit all years.