Door Checks

[Drahcir495]

Pete asked me to paste this a long time ago. I hope it can help . . .

 

My doors do not stay open and they are always hitting me in the back while loading groceries, or the munchkin. I have been putting off fixing this for a long time, because I did not want to take the door apart again and I was worried about it not working. I went to the local LKQ some time back and bought (2) door checks. I got them off a 94 four door XJ. I hoped that I could rebuild mine using the mechanisms off the 94 Jeep. I grabbed the two rear checks, because; 1 - they looked the same as the fronts. And 2 - I thought the would be in better condition do to how little they get used as compared to the fronts ->

 

I started by taking off the two 10mm nuts on the door side when I thought I broke the mechanism inside the door.   I reached in the door through the speaker opening and found that the mechanisms was completely gone! I only had the two bolts on a bit of the steel ->

 

Got the pins out of the doors with a mallet->

 

 

I was trying to figure out the way to get the arms in and out of the assembly. I unfortunately spent a long time trying to line up roll pin with the arm and spacer . The light came on and it took me not much more than a minute to get 4 door arms out and the 2 door arms in. A teachable moment - grab the bracket with a vice grip and use a screwdriver to open up the assembly ->

 

The arms on the 4 door arms are longer and have only one stop position; the 2 door has two stops on the arm ->

 

You can see the difference here (2 door top) ->

Completed ->

 

All I had to do now was grease the assemblies up ->

Got them installed last night and am kicking myself for not doing this sooner. Slipped them in through the speaker hole and bolted them down the 10mm nuts. Got the arm pin back in with a really long Phillips screwdriver and a hammer just lightly tapping it in. So the rebuild works and it is super easy to do. Good Idea for the MJ too. It works perfectly l. It’s hard not to flinch like a battered wife anticipating  the door to come smashing back into me after swinging it open. It does make some noise, but once the grease gets all worked in I expect it to be quieter. 

[Billabob]

It should be worth mentioning that these are still available new for a reasonable price:

Door Check

Door Check Bracket

Door Check Pin

[Drahcir495]

8 hours ago, Billabob said:

It should be worth mentioning that these are still available new for a reasonable price:

Door Check

Door Check Bracket

Door Check Pin

good to know