Fixing Xj Door Hinges

Article discusses different causes and fixes.

Fixing xj door hinges.

So here is a quick write up of fixing an xj door hinge. Often the heat affected zone around the weld will crack allowing the door to pull loose. But i had the other day off it was sunny and i was in a rare productive mood. Fix it the right way not the wrong way.

The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool. The top hinge completely broke off a couple weeks ago. Sorry about the poor quality we blame chris for entering the video. This piece wraps around for ext.

These are a nice fix to a common problem on xjs. Tighten the hinge screws. Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it. It cannot be corrected without removing the hinge and redoing the repair.

How to repair a broken door hinge on a jeep cherokee. We cnc cut and bend 3 16 steel to create a massively strong area to weld your hinges too. One common failure point on the jeep cherokee unibody is the point where the driver s door attached to the pillar. Tom bennett s xj s door hinge repair guide push back button to return to the previous page as i started this thread recently i thought it only fair i should share my fix with everyone.

If your door rubs near the top or drags on the floor use a screwdriver not a drill to tighten the screws. How to tighten stripped hinge screws. But if the screws can t be tightened because the holes are stripped try this. Go to your local chevy dealer and buy 2 standard chevy hinge pins and 4 bushes.

Covers brief suggestions on how to handle hinge failure as found in early model xj cherokee jeeps. Screws magically work themselves loose over the years. 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. It is best to make the repair before the hinge breaks completely loose.

This is a problem. This is a flaw found mainly in the two door xj s but four door models have hinge problems as well. On the 97 models you will have to use a cutoff wheel and make 4 0 75 cuts. In this episode we repair a broken weld on the door hinge on a 1995 jeep cherokee.

Sometimes retightening the hinge screws is all it takes to fix the problem. Now universal to fit all years.