shelbyluvv Posted March 7, 2009 Posted March 7, 2009 I noticed that the upper hinge on Onyx had been re-welded at some point in her life. The more I looked at it the worse it looked. I finally decided to see if I could just send some bolts through the hinge or use a MoPar repair kit. Neither will repair this mess! If you had as much time as I do into this truck how would you fix this. BTW the pics are sickening!
LEAD_NOT_FOLLOW Posted March 7, 2009 Posted March 7, 2009 Cut it out and start from scratch. I typically recommend the Mopar kit, but yours is way to far gone. Watch this; http://jeeptv.com/video_detail.php?mId=5881 , it starts around 16:00. I'd do something similar.
Pete M Posted March 7, 2009 Posted March 7, 2009 What all comes with the Mopar repair kit? One of the upper hinges in my rust free shell has just started to crack the welds. :(
LEAD_NOT_FOLLOW Posted March 7, 2009 Posted March 7, 2009 Here you go Pete. http://www.greatlakesxj.com/tech/door_hinge_repair.pdf
WyoCherokee Posted March 7, 2009 Posted March 7, 2009 ide take a cutoff wheel and cut it out, then take it to a donor vehicle, trace the shape, and cut out a donor piece and weld it back in to the origional. youl want to cut it about a 1/16th-1/8th smaller than the hole and then just fill in with weld and grind it smooth
Eagle Posted March 7, 2009 Posted March 7, 2009 Jeep has (or had) two repair kits -- one was for minor separation and the other was for major separation. They gave some criteria in the TSB for deciding which kit you need but I don't recall what the numbers were. If it's still available, I think the "major" kit would fix this, because IIRC the repair strap extends well beyond the original hinge weld area.
wolfpackjeeper Posted March 7, 2009 Posted March 7, 2009 cut it out and weld in another panel. no biggie
mfpdm Posted March 8, 2009 Posted March 8, 2009 Wow, that sucks. I agree with cutting it out and replacing from a donor. And even though it will be a lot of work, I'd pull that nice dash out just to make sure I didn't melt anything or catch it on fire. Would hate to see that on such a nice build. :cheers:
JeepcoMJ Posted March 8, 2009 Posted March 8, 2009 cut out the rusty/broken chunks, weld in a new plate (make the plate larger than that area and weld it in around the inside edge of the cut, and make a few spot welds as well), then weld the hinge right back to it.
Jimmy Posted March 8, 2009 Posted March 8, 2009 I think it's the perfect time for you to upgrade to Lambo doors! :ack:
WrenchMonkey Posted March 8, 2009 Posted March 8, 2009 My solution over on NAXJA... http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=986973 A lot easier than welding, and a LOT stronger than stock. Good luck! Robert
Drahcir495 Posted March 8, 2009 Posted March 8, 2009 My solution over on NAXJA... http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=986973 A lot easier than welding, and a LOT stronger than stock. Good luck! Robert Awesome fix :bowdown: ! Welcome to the Comanche Club :cheers:
shelbyluvv Posted March 8, 2009 Author Posted March 8, 2009 My solution over on NAXJA... http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=986973 A lot easier than welding, and a LOT stronger than stock. Good luck! Robert Yep, used it today! Thanks for the great write up! See page seven in my project thread for the repair.
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