This is the piece that keeps the door from flying open in the wind. Anyway, the piece on the door frame that has the pin through it had both of the tack welds break on it. I think the check rod froze and put too much pressure on the welds when closing. After coming loose, the door closed with an annoying click.
So, I was trying to use some metal screws to hold the piece in place. Of course I ended up dropping it, and I had to fish it out from behind the cruise control modules. Now there is no good way to get the piece in place again, since the frame layers prevent getting in there easily. The only possible solution I see is cutting a hole in the inner fender sheet metal so I can put the part where it needs to be.
Has anyone else experienced this? Right now I am letting the door go, but I don't want to continue. Is there a retrofit solution so I don't have to drill holes in the door jamb?

 

Could you maybe get it up there with one of those flex grabber things and magnets?

If you do get it back into place weld it, don't use screws.