Driver's side door rattle without hard top

Can you get any play in the latch? You should be able to feel it if it is loose enough to rattle. If so the striker can be moved.

Mike

Brad Fuqua wrote:

Thanks Bill. I feel like a real member of this newsgroup now that you've replied to my post. If only you would have said, "Just sell it and buy a real Jeep."

Mike, I can't get any play in the latch, but there is a difference in how tightly the passenger and driver side doors latch. Something is obviously out of adjustment. Should I start by moving the the striker inward toward the driver's seat?

Brad

I would mark it 'really' well before moving it. Those can be a real pain to line up sometimes.

Mike

Brad Fuqua wrote:

I had this problem in a '99 Sport with the same doors-I loosened the nuts that hold them on, lifted a little until the door was level, tried closing it to make sure, then re-tightened the nuts while someone held the door up. Fixed the rattle.

Matt

Thanks Matt, I'll give that a try too. I did have the doors off last summer and maybe when I put them back on they didn't line up correctly. I just prefer to run with the doors on.

Brad