When working on cars, old or new, this could not be truer. I have never found anything that gets some stuck gears, hinges, or bolts moving faster than WD-40. There have been countless times on more than Jeeps I have found this to be one of my favorite tools in the shed.
A good example of this was when I took my doors off for national topless day. If you’re taking off the top you have to take off the doors! It’s like running around outside without shoes on, you have to take off the socks to get the full effect!
Anyways……
So I was taking off my doors for the first time since winter and was having some trouble. The passenger side popped off after a lot of effort and leverage. However, the driver’s side wouldn’t budge. I was lifting the car weight off the suspension and it still wouldn’t lift. I was almost to the point of grabbing a screwdriver to pry the hinge off (Hurts the paint on your car. Don’t do it.) Instead I decided another tactic.
Coming back towards my Jeep with the all-powerful weapon of WD-40, I was confident that I could get this door off. I applied the spray to the inside of the hinge and around the connecting parts. I also, moved the door around to allow more of the liquid to flow through the hinge. Finally, I gave it one more shot. I crouched down onto the balls off my feet, arched everything under the open door, and pressed up with as much pressure as possible.
Instantly, the door popped up a little then it finally came off. But it did not come off and slowly inched its way up. No, the second after the door popped up a little shot up into the air and landed on its side.
*ouch*
*ouch*
I got it! And at fast speeds… Just need to be is a little more careful.
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