Remove rear door WJ

[JoergM]

Hi

did anybody ever bother to take of the rear / hatch door of a WJ?
I have some rust areas on the roof which I want to fix and it would be easier to reach it if I take of the rear door.

I just wonder if the 2 hoses coming from the main body into the door are clips which I easily can take off (like in the front doors), or are these fixed wires which I may need to cut?

I tried to find some information on the web but all I could find was the front and back doors for passengers.

Thanks for any information.

Joerg

[Adrian D]

Yes, I swapped out my rear hatch, most difficult part was removing the washer nozzle hose.

The looms go into connectors right at the grommets, I hope I will remember to take a picture of the connector this evening, the breaker which sold me the hatch cut the wires, so I have the connector floating around somewhere in the garage.

[JoergM]

Thanks a lot Adrian. Gives me some confidence that I can get this actually done.

[Adrian D]

The knife is pointing towards the release tab.

Having a pair of helping hands is useful until you thread in the hinge bolts.

When I changed mine, I had to take off everything as the new piece was stripped, so it was light.

[JoergM]

Thanks a lot Adrian.