rear door adjustment? Sagging? Dragging?
Three Wheeling
Joined: Mar 2014
Posts: 90
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From: San Francisco Bay Area
My old D2 did that, needed new hinges.
Cause, 1st rain of the year some moron in a Bronco rear ended me due to his almost bald tires. Upon inspection I could see nothing obvious and it was a very slight tap. I later noticed water and spent several hours trying to adjust the hinges to no avail.
I took it to a friend who had a body shop at the time and he confirmed the hinges were slightly bent. So I had him replace them and never had anymore problems while I had it.
Cause, 1st rain of the year some moron in a Bronco rear ended me due to his almost bald tires. Upon inspection I could see nothing obvious and it was a very slight tap. I later noticed water and spent several hours trying to adjust the hinges to no avail.
I took it to a friend who had a body shop at the time and he confirmed the hinges were slightly bent. So I had him replace them and never had anymore problems while I had it.
Rock Crawling
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 338
Likes: 63
From: Upstate South Carolina
It should only take about 60-90 minutes to replace the rear door hinges. I replaced mine and it closes fine. I think that the previous owner's kids played on the ladder with the door open and bent the hinges. Good luck!
Drifting
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 25
Likes: 3
From: Scottsdale, AZ
I just went through this issue, rear door was sticking for months and finally (while camping of course) the rear door jammed and would not open. Here is what I did:
1. Ordered replacement hinges from RoverParts.
2. Remove Spare Wheel
3. Get in car and gently! kick the rear door open.
4. Remove rear door trim
4a. Jack up rear door until bumper raises a couple of inches
5. Loosen top and bottom hinges until the door moved up.
6. Nip up bolts, lower jack and check door alignment as it is about to close.
7. Repeat until you get the door to be a couple of millimeters too high.
8. Torque up the door bolts.
9. Put spare back on door.
10. Validate that the door is closing and opening correctly (Repeat if not)
11. Return new hinges to Roverparts :-)
PS: May need to replace door seal, not sure yet, but I live in AZ so it is more of a dust issue than a rain issue.
Obviously my hinges were not damaged.
Hope this helps...
1. Ordered replacement hinges from RoverParts.
2. Remove Spare Wheel
3. Get in car and gently! kick the rear door open.
4. Remove rear door trim
4a. Jack up rear door until bumper raises a couple of inches
5. Loosen top and bottom hinges until the door moved up.
6. Nip up bolts, lower jack and check door alignment as it is about to close.
7. Repeat until you get the door to be a couple of millimeters too high.
8. Torque up the door bolts.
9. Put spare back on door.
10. Validate that the door is closing and opening correctly (Repeat if not)
11. Return new hinges to Roverparts :-)
PS: May need to replace door seal, not sure yet, but I live in AZ so it is more of a dust issue than a rain issue.
Obviously my hinges were not damaged.
Hope this helps...
Last edited by philnewell; Jul 13, 2016 at 08:30 PM. Reason: Forgot a step
Three Wheeling
Joined: Jun 2015
Posts: 81
Likes: 5
Im going to have to check mine, I get a little bit of rain but the dust is my issue as well. dusty AZ.
I just went through this issue, rear door was sticking for months and finally (while camping of course) the rear door jammed and would not open. Here is what I did:
1. Ordered replacement hinges from RoverParts.
2. Remove Spare Wheel
3. Get in car and gently! kick the rear door open.
4. Remove rear door trim
4a. Jack up rear door until bumper raises a couple of inches
5. Loosen top and bottom hinges until the door moved up.
6. Nip up bolts, lower jack and check door alignment as it is about to close.
7. Repeat until you get the door to be a couple of millimeters too high.
8. Torque up the door bolts.
9. Put spare back on door.
10. Validate that the door is closing and opening correctly (Repeat if not)
11. Return new hinges to Roverparts :-)
PS: May need to replace door seal, not sure yet, but I live in AZ so it is more of a dust issue than a rain issue.
Obviously my hinges were not damaged.
Hope this helps...
1. Ordered replacement hinges from RoverParts.
2. Remove Spare Wheel
3. Get in car and gently! kick the rear door open.
4. Remove rear door trim
4a. Jack up rear door until bumper raises a couple of inches
5. Loosen top and bottom hinges until the door moved up.
6. Nip up bolts, lower jack and check door alignment as it is about to close.
7. Repeat until you get the door to be a couple of millimeters too high.
8. Torque up the door bolts.
9. Put spare back on door.
10. Validate that the door is closing and opening correctly (Repeat if not)
11. Return new hinges to Roverparts :-)
PS: May need to replace door seal, not sure yet, but I live in AZ so it is more of a dust issue than a rain issue.
Obviously my hinges were not damaged.
Hope this helps...
TReK
Joined: Sep 2020
Posts: 2,954
Likes: 752
From: British Columbia Canada
I adjusted mine similarly to Philnewel’s explanation above, but didn’t take anything apart. I loosened the bolts attaching the hinge fittings to the car, then I lifted up on the (now) rear corner of the door and had my wife snug the bolts up. The first try I went too high so we repeated not quite as high and it works well.
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