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Can't close my doors!??!??

Old May 31, 2010 | 07:26 PM
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I removed the 4 doors for a period of about 2 weeks.
I put back the doors todays, and the 2 front doors can't close anymore
WTF

Is it because the frame (or the body) bent a little bit ?!

To close the doors, I had to untight the bolts of the hinges and making adjustments. It works, but it's not perfect.
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Old May 31, 2010 | 07:32 PM
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Ok I'm probably going to make myself look like a total dumb ass here... I have a 2 door so I don't know... but is there any way the backs and the fronts could be switched? Probably a really dumb question
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Old May 31, 2010 | 07:37 PM
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Thats odd, never heard of this happening before.
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Old May 31, 2010 | 07:37 PM
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do they not even latch, or whats the deal?
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Old May 31, 2010 | 07:41 PM
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Every year I take my doors off for probably 4 - 5 months. I run soft doors during the late spring, summer and early fall. I have not had that kind of problem.

If they worked before you took them off and stopped working when you put them back on something must have changed. Did they come off easily or did you need to wrestle them off? Is it possible you could have shifted the hinges or bent the hinge pins at that time?
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Old May 31, 2010 | 07:55 PM
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The 2 front doors were closing perfectly 2 weeks ago.
I really can't find any explanation
Just one day of moderate wheeling...
I made some adjustments, but I feel a resistance when I close it.
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Old May 31, 2010 | 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by WranglerJoe
Ok I'm probably going to make myself look like a total dumb ass here... I have a 2 door so I don't know... but is there any way the backs and the fronts could be switched? Probably a really dumb question
Okay, now you are making me wonder and I have to go outside and look. Whew, nope I didn't think so.
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Old May 31, 2010 | 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Doc_D
If they worked before you took them off and stopped working when you put them back on something must have changed. Did they come off easily or did you need to wrestle them off? Is it possible you could have shifted the hinges or bent the hinge pins at that time?
I remove the doors each Sunday (they come off easely)

This is the first time that I remove the doors 2 weeks
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Old May 31, 2010 | 08:17 PM
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Well, I dont know if this makes a difference as I only took the doors off once.

When I put the doors back in the hinges I closed the doors all the way. THEN I put the torx bolts in place.

Give it a shot. I am sure it wouldnt hurt.
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Old May 31, 2010 | 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Basic13
Well, I dont know if this makes a difference as I only took the doors off once.

When I put the doors back in the hinges I closed the doors all the way. THEN I put the torx bolts in place.

Give it a shot. I am sure it wouldnt hurt.
Seriously?
You put those back on?
I'd have to look hard to find mine.
Given the fact that they corroded within a few weeks, it looks better without them and the doors aren't any more/less secure with them.
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