Vendor NorCal 1/75-1984 FJ40/BJ/FJ45 Door Stops

[kevos37]

Vehicle Model

1. 40 Series

Location

Sutter, CA 95982 United States

I have a nice pair of rebuilt door stops with new slides, pins and washers. Ready to go to work.

$150 plus ship.

Cheers
KevO

 

[65swb45]

Porn!
Very nice Kevin. You do the rebuild yourself?

 

[kevos37]

Good morning Mark!
I did rebuild them with vendor supplied parts. I have a few more that I can do, but they won't have the pimpy zinc plating on the main body.

 

[Pmanhart]

I have a nice pair of rebuilt door stops with new slides, pins and washers. Ready to go to work.

$150 plus ship.

Cheers
KevO

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Hi. Do you still have these? For some reason, the slotted arc piece on my drivers side went missing. I bought a rebuild kit from Spector but I can’t get the pin through because the slot is a bit off set with the hole. My only thought is to widen the width of the slot in the arced piece. Any thoughts?
Thanks.

 

[kevos37]

Did you disassemble it to work on it? I found once I break it down I'm able to adjust the housing to accommodate the slide

 

[Pmanhart]

Did you disassemble it to work on it? I found once I break it down I'm able to adjust the housing to accommodate the slide

I removed the unit from the frame but didn’t break it down further than that. I have no idea how that would be done. I can’t find any information on this.
Thanks.

 

[kevos37]

I removed the unit from the frame but didn’t break it down further than that. I have no idea how that would be done. I can’t find any information on this.
Thanks.

The disassembly of the door stops is fairly straightforward. I'll include some pictures to show the disassembly.

Mount the door stop in a mar-free vise. Use a large flat screwdriver in a twisting movement unlatch it from the catch. Once you've gotten that part loose, go ahead and use a brass bar/ wooden stick and tap it off. Once separated, you'll find they come apart and you'll be able to clean it easier and service the roller. The one in the picture was pretty gunked up. I oiled it and took it over to the wire wheel. When you reassemble just slide the pieces back together and attempt to clamp it. You'll only be able to go so far because there is a hump it needs to slide over. I found the vise very handy to accomplish this. H

ope this helps.

 

[kevos37]

 

[Pmanhart]

The disassembly of the door stops is fairly straightforward. I'll include some pictures to show the disassembly.

Mount the door stop in a mar-free vise. Use a large flat screwdriver in a twisting movement unlatch it from the catch. Once you've gotten that part loose, go ahead and use a brass bar/ wooden stick and tap it off. Once separated, you'll find they come apart and you'll be able to clean it easier and service the roller. The one in the picture was pretty gunked up. I oiled it and took it over to the wire wheel. When you reassemble just slide the pieces back together and attempt to clamp it. You'll only be able to go so far because there is a hump it needs to slide over. I found the vise very handy to accomplish this. H

ope this helps.

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Wow! Thanks. I’ll try it. How do you get it back together again? Or did you cover that? I’ll have to go back and read more carefully.

 

[Pmanhart]

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I’ll let you know how it goes. Thanks for your help.
Paul

 

[Bear]

Thanks for photos, Kev !

 

[kevos37]

Wow! Thanks. I’ll try it. How do you get it back together again? Or did you cover that? I’ll have to go back and read more carefully.

I covered that at the end of the thread. I didn't put any pictures. Once you put the two pieces back together use a vise to compress the pieces to have that clip. Part slide over the hump to lock in. Doesn't take a lot of effort.

 

[Pmanhart]

The disassembly of the door stops is fairly straightforward. I'll include some pictures to show the disassembly.

Mount the door stop in a mar-free vise. Use a large flat screwdriver in a twisting movement unlatch it from the catch. Once you've gotten that part loose, go ahead and use a brass bar/ wooden stick and tap it off. Once separated, you'll find they come apart and you'll be able to clean it easier and service the roller. The one in the picture was pretty gunked up. I oiled it and took it over to the wire wheel. When you reassemble just slide the pieces back together and attempt to clamp it. You'll only be able to go so far because there is a hump it needs to slide over. I found the vise very handy to accomplish this. H

ope this helps.

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Ok. I’ve taken the piece apart and it was as easy as you said. My problem now is that if I assemble it according to how the passenger side is done, it seems to be upside down. I’ve labeled the passenger side piece as “Up” and “Out”, according to how it was mounted. When I try to configure the drivers side so the right side is facing out, the piece is upside down compared to the passenger side. I’m not sure if this is important or not. Photos attached.

The disassembly of the door stops is fairly straightforward. I'll include some pictures to show the disassembly.

Mount the door stop in a mar-free vise. Use a large flat screwdriver in a twisting movement unlatch it from the catch. Once you've gotten that part loose, go ahead and use a brass bar/ wooden stick and tap it off. Once separated, you'll find they come apart and you'll be able to clean it easier and service the roller. The one in the picture was pretty gunked up. I oiled it and took it over to the wire wheel. When you reassemble just slide the pieces back together and attempt to clamp it. You'll only be able to go so far because there is a hump it needs to slide over. I found the vise very handy to accomplish this. H

ope this helps.

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i think it needs to be upside down because of the mirror image. As long as the correct face is facing out it should be ok.

 

[kevos37]

Both sides are identical. It would be the pin that holds the slide that differentiates them. Inserting the pin from the top and securing it from the underside with the cotter pin would be optimum.

 

[Pmanhart]

Both sides are identical. It would be the pin that holds the slide that differentiates them. Inserting the pin from the top and securing it from the underside with the cotter pin would be optimum.

Ok. I have everything assembled and I’m ready to squeeze that part back over the lip. I’ll use the vice and have screwdrivers ready in case it needs help.
As for the upside down issue, I’m talking about the riveted pin on the part that was removed. It has a flat end and a dimpled end. The passenger side has the flat end up and the drivers side has the dimpled side up. This insures that the side that faces out is correct. It’s like if you hold your hand on the passenger side with palm out and thumb up, your thumb would need to be down on the drivers side for your palm to face out. I hope it’s not an issue. Thanks again.
Paul

 

[kevos37]

I stand corrected. There is a left and a right hand side. I would assume though it would be the fixed head that would be that would be on the top side/ same goes for the pin that is held in place at the cotter key.

 

[Pmanhart]

I stand corrected. There is a left and a right hand side. I would assume though it would be the fixed head that would be that would be on the top side/ same goes for the pin that is held in place at the cotter key.

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So you’re saying that the side that faces out on the passenger side is different from the side that faces out on the drivers side? In that case, I have mine assembled wrong. I assembled mine such that the same side was facing out on both driver and passenger sides and I flipped the one upside down. I wonder if it makes a difference? This is driving me nuts.

 

[Pmanhart]

I covered that at the end of the thread. I didn't put any pictures. Once you put the two pieces back together use a vise to compress the pieces to have that clip. Part slide over the hump to lock in. Doesn't take a lot of effort.

Kevos, I still don’t understand some things. Here is what I have so far. The passenger side is on the right and drivers side is on the left. Notice that for both parts, I have the same side of the part facing out, but the drivers side is upside down compared to the passenger side. This assures that the slide is always “convex in”. If I don’t invert the drivers side, then the slide would be “concave in”.
Anyway, I’m ready to reassemble the part. The problem I see now is that the slide gets in the way when I put it in my vice. Am I doing this wrong? How did you get around this problem?
Paul

 

[Pmanhart]

Both sides are identical. It would be the pin that holds the slide that differentiates them. Inserting the pin from the top and securing it from the underside with the cotter pin would be optimum.

Ok. I figured out how to get the part back on. I’m always asking for help before thinking. I’m ready to put them back in the Cruiser to see if they work. If you don’t hear from me again, I want to thank you for walking me through this and for your patience.
Paul

 

[kevos37]

Glad to hear that you were able to reassemble it. There are probably a few different ways to get that spring section to go over that hump. I was going to recommend that you place the hinge upside down and then put it in the center of your jaws. That way you'll have a more even clamping Force that once you tighten the vise it will push it over that hump.