(EDIT: Problem solved!) Door bracket help

[JeepVet74]

Help!
Hubby accidentally tried to shut the door before I had screwed the door bracket back in. Loud popping noise and then now the bracket is too short. We’ve tried to pull it out, no luck. It’s too short to screw into the bracket hole and force back out. I’m at a loss. Those 2 small screws are screwed in from the inside. Not sure I want to loosen those.
Any suggestions?

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[kingspecialized]

I used a pliers and pulled really hard.

 

[NewJLU2019]

Not the first Jeeper to have this happen. Ones I read used channel locks and just had to really pull hard to pop back out.

 

[JeepVet74]

Problem solved!
I tried wrenching it out myself with a screw driver but I wasn’t strong enough.
A wonderful person on the 392 facebook group posted a link. It worked with zero muscle needed. I can’t believe how easy it was.

 

[Maverick909]

Help!
Hubby accidentally tried to shut the door before I had screwed the door bracket back in. Loud popping noise and then now the bracket is too short. We’ve tried to pull it out, no luck. It’s too short to screw into the bracket hole and force back out. I’m at a loss. Those 2 small screws are screwed in from the inside. Not sure I want to loosen those.
Any suggestions?

super easy. you can move the small part where the bolt is. what i do is almost fully shut the door and get the screw to catch a couple threads. then i open the door. its a bit tight for big fingers but its not to bad. actually just did this a week ago LOL

 

[JeepVet74]

super easy. you can move the small part where the bolt is. what i do is almost fully shut the door and get the screw to catch a couple threads. then i open the door. its a bit tight for big fingers but its not to bad. actually just did this a week ago LOL

That works if it only went one click in. But mine went 2 clicks in and then it was too short to screw in at all (well I might have big girl fingers lol). The link above worked great. Hopefully next time I’ll realize what it is before two clicks ?

 

[TX_Ovrlnd]

I was going to say, it might be costly to exchange hubby for a smarter model. Glad you got it fixed!

 

[JeepVet74]

I was going to say, it might be costly to exchange hubby for a smarter model. Glad you got it fixed!

It might have been my fault a little too. It’s just easier to blame it all on him.

 

[Maverick909]

That works if it only went one click in. But mine went 2 clicks in and then it was too short to screw in at all (well I might have big girl fingers lol). The link above worked great. Hopefully next time I’ll realize what it is before two clicks ?

i did it on the second clip. its like the third time ive done it LOL. its a PAIN but it works. jsut saw your video you found. thats a much better option

 

[JeepVet74]

i did it on the second clip. its like the third time ive done it LOL. its a PAIN but it works. jsut saw your video you found. thats a much better option

Yeah, I’m pretty sure this is going to happen to me about a dozen more times. Glad I found a simple solution.
(and in my hubby’s defense, I did kinda “grunt” when he asked if it was ok to go ahead and shut the door ?)

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