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Post by Sticks on Aug 5, 2011 10:18:12 GMT -5
Hey all, Been a while. Enterprise deployment, getting ready to move to Japan, tons of fun. Changing the shocks out on my daughters 1999 XJ. The upper mounting bolts for the right rear ( and I''m sure the left will get broken too) ..that go through the lower body are broken basically flush with the sheet metal. I thought those holes were not threaded and I could punch them out but I think the nuts on the inner/upper side are tack welded...as well as the holes being threaded.
I do not know what to do. Tried to get a drill bit on them, no luck. Air hammer?
Yikes....smh.
Andy
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2011 11:08:54 GMT -5
Not sure what an XJ looks like in that area, but I had to do this on a TJ once. Ended up using a hole saw on the floorboard above the area for access. I used a dremel because it was small, and an air chisel to remove the welded nuts the rest of the way. Then used some paint around the edges of the hole I made and plugged them with plugs from Lowe's. It was either that, or remove the gas tank for access to the welded nuts.
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Post by CORE 4WD on Aug 6, 2011 11:48:52 GMT -5
The ones I've had to do I drilled out and then re-tapped to clean up threads.
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Post by stumper92 on Aug 6, 2011 22:05:00 GMT -5
I had the same thing happen. I ended up doing the same as Fromme. XJs are notorious for the rear shock bolts breaking off.
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Post by onzrocks on Aug 7, 2011 8:13:42 GMT -5
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Post by Sticks on Aug 7, 2011 20:00:13 GMT -5
I didn't have the time or tools to get them drilled out. Kempsville auto care center took care of it. Drilled em out and cleaned up, replaced the shocks for relatively cheap.
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