Door bracket retracted into door?

[Sparticat]

2020 Wrangler, had the doors off this weekend like a hundred times before. When I went I put the doors back on the drivers door bracket that keeps the door from opening too far has retracted inside the door, so it’s now too short to put the bolt back in on the door frame. Tried to pull it out with a vise grips and it’s not budging.

The doors were all placed in a rack, didn’t get dropped or knocked around, so I am at a loss as to how the bracket is retracted inside the door like this.

Has anyone else had this happen?

Sponsored

 

[Rustynail11]

Fairly common problem that is easily fixed when you put the doors back on. Your door probably shut a bit after you took the screw out and pushed it in It will pull out, not easily sometimes but it will come out. I tied a piece of paracord to the bracket and pulled it out, it was tough but worked.

google it, there are several fixes

 

[Terminex]

Put an allen wrnch through the bolt hole and use it like a handle to pull it out

 

[kah.mun.rah]

Put an allen wrnch through the bolt hole and use it like a handle to pull it out

This is the same technique I use except I use a screwdriver instead of an allen wrench. Next time I will have to try the allen.

 

[CaliSpecial]

Ever get the feeling some threads shouldn’t get a response?

 

[lindaspins]

Sponsored