Mine had vents so i pulled those and took out the mechanism in the bottom of the door and then did everything short of breaking the window to get it out.

 

Not very hard. Roll the window all the way down. Pull the weather striping around the top and then the squeegee felts (assuming you're replacing those too) Pull the vent glass, should be three screws along the outer edge and two on the door behind the panel, it should pull toward the middle from the top and then lift right out. Then crank the window up enough to get to the two bolts at the bottom edge of the glass. Once those are out, grab the top edge of the glass, it will slide right out (pull up and in a bit so it comes out toward the inside of the Jeep).

 

Hello...the nightmare continues.....took out those 4 screws but the vent window is fighting me from leaving the door. How did you get the rubber seals loose from the vent window I got the divider to move but can't yank it out. Some more tips please. I don't want to break the window. Trying to be gentle

 

Go to the CJ forum and search "Gaucho" I think it's around page 30-40 he does a rebuild of the doors from a YJ and does a step by step break down. I found it easiest to pull all U channel seal in the hoop so I could pull the window vent out. Just becareful it is a kinda violent process getting the vent out. I also left my door on the Jeep and sat on a stool. It was way easier then trying it on a table.

 

thanks for the help ill give that a try this weekend and let you know how it works out

 

Ok I lied. Page 67 Here it is.

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f8/gaucho-cj-stepside-pickup-build-709132/index67.html#post8290416

And here is another one.

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f8/full-metal-door-s-overhaul-37228/index3.html

 

So i got the windows out however i am still having a issue taking out the door lock and the mirror and tips anyone has found

 

The lock cylinder has a little "C" shaped clip that wedges bewteen it and the door that keeps it wedged in place. It should slide right out if you knock it with a long screw driver and possibly a few taps from a hammer. The mirrors should just be bolted on as far as I know unless you have an after market set up.

 

ok now how do i remove the handles within the doors i looked and it looked like cotter pins but they dont want to pull out any idea on how to get that door latch out. you guys have been a huge help to me.

 

Thos are them. There should be a notched shim next to them that the clip fits in. Looks like this You will have to hold the clip back while you push the shim out. If your doors are like mine the clip will snap and it makes dis-assembly that much easier.

 

Diablo, I just completely rebuilt both of my '92 full metal doors today so this is fresh in my mind. As timatoe suggested, you should probably replace all of your rubber and weather stripping. There will be 4 pieces per door/window. They are easy to take out with so.e needle nose pliers. The two pressing up against the window itself are held in by 4 brakets. The other 2 which create the channel for the window to sit in pull out and push in super easy. First, remove the vent window (pro-tip...when puting it back in, open the vent as that makes the long brace not so rigid). You said you took out the 4 screws. There is a 5th which helds that long brace down in the middle of the door. Once all 5 are out, you should be able to wiggle it out. You don't have to take the window regulator out next but I did to replace one that was frozen up and clean the other one and apply some pb blaster to free it up even more. Timato's instructions to remove the glass were exactly what I did and it was simple. You really need to remove the weather stripping at least at the top of the door frame. This will allow you access to both handles. The outside handle has two saw-blade looking keys which hold it tight against the door. You have to pull back a tab which locks the key in place befor you can knock it up with a long flathead screwdriver. When taking apart the inside handle, make sure you take the time to look at how both cables work and connect to the handle itself. This can be a little tricky but once you get the right angle it should slip into place. The new handle come with the connection points which was great because one of mine was broken and the lock never worked well. If you do end up replacing the weather stripping, make sure the one which creates the channel for the window at the vent side goes far enough down to rest on the u at the bottom of the inside of the door. You'll see this if you take out everything as I've suggested. I even did a little welding today to fix a couple of the tears in the door and connect the frame back up to the door itself. We'll see how long that novice fix. Works. Take your time and take some pictures. The last piece of advice I'd give on puting it all back together is, window regulator first, new weather stripping making the channels for the glass next, then the window vent open (this was really tight on one side and i swear I was going to break the glass but didn't the other side slid in pretty easy) then the window weather stripping and you're done.

 

Hi All,
I am reassembling a repaired and repainted full door and I seem to remember a plastic membrane that lined the bottom of the inside of the door. Not the vapor barrier sheet that goes behind the inner panel, its a sheet that lays at the bottom inside the door. I can't find it anywhere in my box of door parts...of course 🤬 does anyone know:
1) is it necessary?
2) what it's called?
3) is there anything else that can be used to substitute for it?

Thanks in advance, I definitely tried Google and it doesn't seem to be a popular subject

 

sheet that lays at the bottom inside the door.

…never seen that

 

On other older vehicles I've worked on over my years, the sheet is meant to catch water entering the door interior. There is usually a small nipple in the sheet that exited a drain hole in the door bottom. It is meant as a rust prevention method.

 

I have NEVER seen such a said sheet. NEVER. I have had more doors apart than prom dresses that will drop in the next decade.

What kind of vehicles have you found them in?