I have never removed the doors from my rig, and was wondering, does everything line up right when you go to put them back on. I would assume the bolt holes do not have any degree of slack so it has to go on the same place it came off. Sorry for the stupid questions, but I was going to take mine off the other night and looked at the hinges and was concerned that I might have issues putting them back on. Any comments are appreciated, except to comment on my stupid question.

 

They are not difficult to put back on but front doors weigh about 70 pounds if I had to guess.

So it is easier if you have someone guide the two bolts on the door into the hinges, but you can do it with just yourself.

I've found its also easier if you drop the door bolts in the hinges with the door in the widest open position you can be in.

 

best advice i can give you is have the windows down and reach through the open window from the outside and grap the interior handle with your right hand and the bottom of the door with your left hand (drivers side door). works best with door almost fully opened. be careful of the edge just below the hinges because it chips easily on the hinge if the angle is wrong. wiggle and pull up (remove torx bolts and strap/power harness first obviously).

when putting the doors back on use the same grip method and watch that edge and use the relative same angle. both hinge pins must go in at the same time.

make sense ??? hope this helps... it gets easier every time you do it.

 

It's not a big deal, really! You should have no problem. My 15-year-old does it with very little initial instruction.

 

THANKS TO ALLTHOSE WHO REPONDED TO MY THREAD. I WILL USE THE ADVISE AND IT APPEARS IT WILL NOT BE A MAJOR ISSUE TO ACCOMPLISH THIS.

 

X2 on getting a helper for the first time. The doors should lift off quite easily without much resistance. I had trouble with one hinge but WD40 solved it!

The wire block can be a bugger, slide the red tab out then squeeze to release. Probably easiest to get down inside so you can see it the first time. (flashlight)

When reaching in through the open window to lift the door, be aware of any rivets on your jeans or a belt buckle that could scratch the door.

And #1 on the list: once you remove the door-strap, don't let the door swing open by itself. Or you end up with a dent from the mirror hitting the body.

Have you decided on which mirror relocation solution you will use? Lots of suggestions in other threads.

You will love it with the doors off. But your seat belts might flap noisily!

Enjoy!

 

Be careful when reaching through the window. The door metal is made of tin foil and will dent if you put pressure on it with your body. Make sure you don't dent the cowl letting the doors swing around when the door strap is off.

 

I did not have this happen to me, but I have read...

Be careful once you pull the strap off because a strong wind can fling your door forward and the side mirror will dent right behind the hood.

Otherwise do like geebee said and roll the window down and reach through. I find that to be the easiest way also. I took the torx bolts off last summer, and I never replaced them.

 

I trimmed up vacuum caps from NAPA and covered my door bolts. Now when I try to line up the two bolts to the hinges, they have bumpers on them so I don't chip up the paint.

 

I should say, not a big deal after reading the instructions and warnings in the owner manual, but all that has now been covered in this thread.

My shoulders are a bit wide, so they press against the seat belt on the side, preventing them from flapping. My wife and son however just slide their arm through the side seat belt strap, and that keeps it from flapping.