Front door check pin (for easy door removal)?

[IQ_imbalance]

Seems to me that a better way to facilitate removing the doors would be to have a removable pin in the door check (yellow arrow on attached photo). Has anyone tried this and/or is anyone aware of a drop-in replacement?

That said, managed without a door check in my YJ for decades....that's what the strap is for!

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[Gregj]

Eh, that one bolt is pretty easy to get out. Or you could just push the check in and live without it. You already did with the YJ.

Gregj

 

[Hennessey17]

While we're at it... I took my doors off in June and recently put them back on for a road trip. The door check on the passenger's side got pushed in, and I can't pull it out far enough to get it screwed back in.

I don't want to scratch it, so I've been very gentle with it. Is there an easy way to pull it out with some force? Or am I better off stopping be the dealer and have them look at it? (sorry for hijacking the thread)

 

[Gregj]

I don’t remember who but someone on here suggested tie 550 cord to the bolt hole in the door check and thread the bolt in partway then wrap the cord around the bolt and gently open the door, reset the cord and open the door again until you can get the bolt installed.
Gregj

 

[Heimkehr]

Seems to me that a better way to facilitate removing the doors would be to have a removable pin in the door check (yellow arrow on attached photo).

Has anyone tried this and/or is anyone aware of a drop-in replacement?

I'd recommend against configuring a removable pin here. The bracket in which the accompanying bolt is seated prevents retraction of the door check arm fully inside the door.

The door check on the passenger's side got pushed in, and I can't pull it out far enough to get it screwed back in.

I don't want to scratch it, so I've been very gentle with it. Is there an easy way to pull it out with some force?

Consider an inexpensive door check arm puller. It protects you and the vehicle when applying the sometimes-significant force required to extract the retracted check arm.

 

[five9dak]

I like the idea of the plastic arm swinging into the paint instead of the metal bracket. Good idea.

Drill it out, measure it, hit mcmaster.com and there ya go.

 

[Bill_P]

While we're at it... I took my doors off in June and recently put them back on for a road trip. The door check on the passenger's side got pushed in, and I can't pull it out far enough to get it screwed back in.

I don't want to scratch it, so I've been very gentle with it. Is there an easy way to pull it out with some force? Or am I better off stopping be the dealer and have them look at it? (sorry for hijacking the thread)

I just used a screwdriver through the hole and pulled on it. Once I got it out enough to get the bolt through it I screwed it in a few turns and opened the door. The check came all the way out and it was all good in the hood. The paracord trick would work fine as well.

 

[Heimkehr]

I like the idea of the plastic arm swinging into the paint instead of the metal bracket. Good idea.

That's ferrous metal. Be careful what you pass off as a good idea.

 

[Anotherwillsmith]

While we're at it... I took my doors off in June and recently put them back on for a road trip. The door check on the passenger's side got pushed in, and I can't pull it out far enough to get it screwed back in.

I don't want to scratch it, so I've been very gentle with it. Is there an easy way to pull it out with some force? Or am I better off stopping be the dealer and have them look at it? (sorry for hijacking the thread)

found a video the other day. I’m hoping it’s this easy because I haven’t tried it yet.

 

[five9dak]

That's ferrous metal. Be careful what you pass off as a good idea.

Nice catch. (no pun intended)

 

[Anotherwillsmith]

found a video the other day. I’m hoping it’s this easy because I haven’t tried it yet.

Yep. This works well. Takes a quick, sharp pull though.

 

[Dyolfknip74]

While we're at it... I took my doors off in June and recently put them back on for a road trip. The door check on the passenger's side got pushed in, and I can't pull it out far enough to get it screwed back in.

I don't want to scratch it, so I've been very gentle with it. Is there an easy way to pull it out with some force? Or am I better off stopping be the dealer and have them look at it? (sorry for hijacking the thread)

Use a hardtop screw, it's long enough to get seated and pull the arm out.

 

[Bill_P]

found a video the other day. I’m hoping it’s this easy because I haven’t tried it yet.

This is a good idea. I would change it up a bit and make a T-Handle out of dowel rod and tie it on the pulling end of the rope. You could make it shorter because then you wouldn't have to wrap it around your hand. I think I would also use paracord just to make it a little smaller. I'm going to try this later today when I get home from work.

 

[Dyolfknip74]

This is a good idea. I would change it up a bit and make a T-Handle out of dowel rod and tie it on the pulling end of the rope. You could make it shorter because then you wouldn't have to wrap it around your hand. I think I would also use paracord just to make it a little smaller. I'm going to try this later today when I get home from work.

Put the door on. Grab a hard top screw, it's same diameter as door check screw but longer. You can get it screwed in with door check in door. Screw it in a couple of turns then open the door. It will pull the check out. Remove screw and replace with proper door screw.

 

[Anotherwillsmith]

This is a good idea. I would change it up a bit and make a T-Handle out of dowel rod and tie it on the pulling end of the rope. You could make it shorter because then you wouldn't have to wrap it around your hand. I think I would also use paracord just to make it a little smaller. I'm going to try this later today when I get home from work.

That’s what I did I grabbed a paintbrush (for lack of a dowel rod) and used it as a T handle. Had the doors on a lot quicker than I got them off.

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