Fixing Xj Door Hinges

Fix it the right way not the wrong way.

Fixing xj door hinges.

But i had the other day off it was sunny and i was in a rare productive mood. The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool. Covers brief suggestions on how to handle hinge failure as found in early model xj cherokee jeeps. Fixing an xj door hinge.

On the 97 models you will have to use a cutoff wheel and make 4 0 75 cuts. Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it. The top hinge completely broke off a couple weeks ago. Now universal to fit all years.

Article discusses different causes and fixes. How to repair a broken door hinge on a jeep cherokee. Sometimes retightening the hinge screws is all it takes to fix the problem. We cnc cut and bend 3 16 steel to create a massively strong area to weld your hinges too.

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. Tighten the hinge screws. How to tighten stripped hinge screws. A loose butt hinge will cause a door to hang crooked and stick.

Often the heat affected zone around the weld will crack allowing the door to pull loose. But if the screws can t be tightened because the holes are stripped try this. These are a nice fix to a common problem on xjs. This piece wraps around for ext.

It cannot be corrected without removing the hinge and redoing the repair. Go to your local chevy dealer and buy 2 standard chevy hinge pins and 4 bushes. It is best to make the repair before the hinge breaks completely loose. This is a flaw found mainly in the two door xj s but four door models have hinge problems as well.

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. In this episode we repair a broken weld on the door hinge on a 1995 jeep cherokee. One common failure point on the jeep cherokee unibody is the point where the driver s door attached to the pillar. This is a problem.

Screws magically work themselves loose over the years. So here is a quick write up of fixing an xj door hinge.