Taking Doors Off - remove spring?

[dangerz]

Has anyone removed the door check? Or even just replaced the bolt connecting the door check to the frame attachment with one that's removable?

I usually keep the bolts off my doors so they're easy to take on and off. It's annoying having to deal with that door check each time. I'm trying to find a good removable bolt for the attachment to the body, so I can remove that instead of the bolt each time. I was curious if anyone's done that already.

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[drogers]

Has anyone removed the door check? Or even just replaced the bolt connecting the door check to the frame attachment with one that's removable?

I usually keep the bolts off my doors so they're easy to take on and off. It's annoying having to deal with that door check each time. I'm trying to find a good removable bolt for the attachment to the body, so I can remove that instead of the bolt each time. I was curious if anyone's done that already.

I’ve read elsewhere on the forum that you can push the door check all the way in and just leave it unattached- obviously you won’t have the detents stopping your doors, but keeps have been ok without those for ages.

 

[HookR4]

I accidentally pushed mine in the driver side and it won't come back out, any tips?

 

[Chemy350]

I accidentally pushed mine in the driver side and it won't come back out, any tips?

I did the same thing. It was an easy fix. I put the door on the jeep, opened it all the way up so it was against the fender and had my wife stand in front of the door so it didn't move... I took a large screwdriver, put in through the bolthole on the doorcheck and pulled very hard. It comes out with enough force.

 

[HookR4]

Oke doke. I was so scared I was gonna ruin it if I tried that lol .She is brand new... Only 2 weeks old.

 

[Adambonnell]

Yea I’m going to remove mine as well. I like to really pop the doors off and go I don’t want to spend all the time unbolting 4 doors... got mine 2 weeks ago

 

[Shooting or Jeeping]

I took a large screwdriver, put in through the bolthole on the doorcheck and pulled very hard. It comes out with enough force.

Took a second to read that correctly. I almost asked if you had to get a doctor to check that out...

 

[Chemy350]

 

[Bubba33]

We were just talking to a waitress today about jeeps. She said it's a pain putting her daughter in sometimes because of the door swinging back. Told her about the JL with the arm on the door. She was all about trying to get that on her jeep. It's a nice option to me. And takes me a minute or less to remove. I only take off the front doors

 

[Jammer]

We just put a zip tie through it and then put hammer and pull through the loop I saw a guy take his off before but he had to take the whole door panel off and the glass it's a hassle I would like to have mine off too I don't care to have it anymore

 

[thecritter]

Mine have been off almost 3 yrs now. Don't miss it and don't have the door hinge bolts in either. I can have doors off and windows out and in bag in less than 5 min timing me pit crew wife and son that is.. lol. I found I scratched the door surrounds much more putting door check on and off repeatedly. Don't get me wrong when it's windy the door checks are nice, but doors on and off repeatedly it's nice to kill a step

 

[Jammer]

Mine have been off almost 3 yrs now. Don't miss it and don't have the door hinge bolts in either. I can have doors off and windows out and in bag in less than 5 min timing me pit crew wife and son that is.. lol. I found I scratched the door surrounds much more putting door check on and off repeatedly. Don't get me wrong when it's windy the door checks are nice, but doors on and off repeatedly it's nice to kill a step

Me and my wife do it together I trust her more than some of my friends LOL.

 

[Frank R.]

When I went from my JK to the JL, I thought the door checks would be a PITA (my doors are off more than on from April through September). I have found that taking out and storing the bolts adds less than 60 seconds total to the removal time for 4 doors and maybe 90 seconds to the installation time - well worth the convenience of having them. Also, I do not use the ratchet for this - a T-40 on my impact driver makes very quick work of it.

 

[Terminex]

For anyone who has ever pushed the detent arm in to the door….

using an exhaust spring tool makes it a snap to pull it back out.

 

[Jammer]

so how do y'all plan on getting yours off ? because I saw where you have to take the glass off the door panel because it's in the way

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