Steer box brace install

L

lrsmithwhaley

NAXJA Forum User

Location

MO

• May 17, 2008

• #1

I got a new bumper with a steering box brace, and when installing ran into the problem of not being able to get the bolts back through into the steering box. Any suggestions, on how to get the bolts to line up?

 

JNickel101

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Alamogordo, NM

• May 17, 2008

• #2

which bumper did you get?

 

mecompco

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Fairfield Maine

• May 17, 2008

• #3

Carbide die grinder and one of those round pry bars. It can take a while.

 

L

lrsmithwhaley

NAXJA Forum User

Location

MO

• May 17, 2008

• #4

JNickel101 said:

which bumper did you get?

Click to expand...

A homemade one.

 

R

redneck23ms

NAXJA Forum User

Location

fort collins co

• May 17, 2008

• #5

try leaving all of the bumper bolts loose until you get all of the bolts in. if that doesn't work then you'll have to decide which holes need to move in which direction. then use a slightly larger drill bit and enlarge them or use a bit the same size as the hole and try to waller it out in the direction needed.

 

L

lrsmithwhaley

NAXJA Forum User

Location

MO

• May 17, 2008

• #6

Well, I ended up just taking the bumper back off. I managed to get the bolts back in that way and now I have a leak from the back of the box(I'm going to try some of the stop leak stuff), one bolt is crossthreaded (but has a healthy dose of blue locktite) and my steering wheel is out of alignment.

 

whitneyj

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Mayville, WI

• May 18, 2008

• #7

that sounds pretty bad from a bumper installation. . .

 

L

lrsmithwhaley

NAXJA Forum User

Location

MO

• May 18, 2008

• #8

whitneyj said:

that sounds pretty bad from a bumper installation. . .

Click to expand...

Well, I didn't look closely until I was installing it, and therefor didn't realize that it was also a steering box brace until it was to late. Because I was planning on 4-wheeling the next day I decided to go ahead and messing with the steering box, not really knowing what I was in for. It's my own fault though.