Is my full door bent?

FultonD33

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2006 LJ, driver door leaks air at speeds above 55mph. Can push in on the upper left corner where the wind noise comes from, cannot push in on passenger side. I replaced the door seal with an APDTY from Amazon some time ago and cannot remember if the air leak was there prior or not (I think it was). Any ideas what I can replace/straighten? I tried using some wood clamps and pulling it in but no luck there.

 
I'm no professional body guy but if my door's window frame needed pushed in I wouldn't bother pushing it. Mainly because I don't think it could be pushed far enough to stay in place. What I would try is opening the door until it's about parallel with the windshield, put my right knee against the inside of the door (kinda even with the upper hinge) and pull firmly (NOT CRAZILY) on the front top of the window frame. Oops! I almost forgot!! ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN FIRST! and FWIW the knee action probably isn't needed, it just seems proper.

Yeah there's potential problems with those little visible tack welds where the window frame connects to the door skin but all I've done about the two of mine that are cracked is add some Fluid Film so they won't rust.

Others may have different ideas.
 
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You can shim the lower hinge out 1/16- Harbor freight sells u shaped body shims
 
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It looks like you have a hard top on but my door will do that with my soft top if I don't have it set up right. It will be pushed out right where you are pushing so I'd say just confirm that a piece of the hardtop isn't obstructing full closure first.
 
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It looks like you have a hard top on but my door will do that with my soft top if I don't have it set up right. It will be pushed out right where you are pushing so I'd say just confirm that a piece of the hardtop isn't obstructing full closure first.

It might be a good idea to just loosen the top and see if you find an optimal point of closure and then re-tighten it
 
I'm no professional body guy but if my door's window frame needed pushed in I wouldn't bother pushing it. Mainly because I don't think it could be pushed far enough to stay in place. What I would try is opening the door until it's about parallel with the windshield, put my right knee against the inside of the door (kinda even with the upper hinge) and pull firmly (NOT CRAZILY) on the front top of the window frame. Oops! I almost forgot!! ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN FIRST! and FWIW the knee action probably isn't needed, it just seems proper.

Yeah there's potential problems with those little visible tack welds where the window frame connects to the door skin but all I've done about the two of mine that are cracked is add some Fluid Film so they won't rust.

Others may have different ideas.

I bent my full door and frame due to trail damage. With the window rolled down I was able to pull the frame back into shape with my hands just like stated above. Just bend it a little at a time and recheck the fit.