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sickws6 11-18-2008 07:27 PM

good god broke pretty much all body mount bolts
 
Well i was trying to get the body mounts off so I can lift the body up a few inches so I could have room for the frame repair. 3 bolts broke off and 2 just spin broke the threaded plate cage loose on top. What is the fix for this?

carwash 11-18-2008 08:47 PM

This is common. I have never done a body lift install or take-off where at least half the bolts didn't break or strip.

Cut the ones you can't get off with a sawzall. replace with better bolts.

sickws6 11-18-2008 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carwash (Post 19482)
This is common. I have never done a body lift install or take-off where at least half the bolts didn't break or strip.

Cut the ones you can't get off with a sawzall. replace with better bolts.

How the hell so I get the broken part of the bolt out? Drill it out? Or is there away you can actually get to the top of the bolt?

sarge 11-20-2008 03:26 AM

You have to cut an opening in the floor to get to the nut it's incapsulated . Then just cut it out with a chisel or wizz wheel once your done and have installed new nuts and bolts weld up the floor , rattle can the welds and call it done.

jeepmanjeff 11-20-2008 05:15 AM

Actually the best way I have found to do it is the get as many bolts out as possible, then the ones you can not get out jack the tub up and cut the square plate that the bolt threads into out. This will be in a mount channel. After this is done drill through the floor of the jeep where you removed the "old square piece" and get carriage bolts to replace the old mounting bolts. You can use hex bolts if you do not want a more flush mount in the floor.


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