How to extract door closers from the doors??

[Echo 6]

Yep: As several other replies have said, grab a pair of vice grips or pliers and start pulling. I keep a large Leatherman strapped to the back of my seat, and have had to do this at least once in a parking lot. You won't break it, but it does suck not having much leverage.

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[Lunentucker]

I like Kermit's method better.

 

[bleda2002]

I made this mistake once, wish i had seen the kermit video, as i used vice grips and curse words to just pull it out 1 notch.

Now I just make sure i dont push them in when i take the doors off.

 

[Broccoli]

Take a 2 1/2 ft length of mule tape. Put a slip knot on one end and a loop on the other. Attach the slip knot around the end of the check and give it a quick, forceful tug. It’ll pop right out.

 

[Blackjeepjk]

Thanks for your input. So I'm not the first person to have this problem. This is a good thing.
Not pushing them in in the first place wasn't really an option.

The doors were off for most of the summer, but almost every weekend we went to a weekend place about 120 miles away. So they went on for the trip. I did the trip once with them off and it was miserable.

I want to be able to put them on and off without tools.

Either way you have given me an idea. Maybe tack weld some kind of a handle to a nut that fits the bolt. Then grab it with a set of large vise grips.

i find myself in similar situations needing to travel but then want the doors off. I went with the 2 pc bestop soft doors. Very portable and then also can run 1/2 doors. My wife likes the 1/2 door option the best.

 

[pm4045]

tossed this together today,,,,,, those suckers a tough

1. para cord over the hook for the nylon strap
2. hook through the check strap
3. open the door
4. adjust length for front and rear doors by the knots

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