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blackdogxj

NAXJA Forum User

Location

In the bush (ya im a hick)

• Apr 19, 2005

• #1

welp, another sad story of trying to change shocks gone wrong, front ones came right off, back ones...broke all 4 top bolts...so my question is how did u get urs out...id rather not have to drill them out, it looks like it would be a SOB to do that

Thanks for any info

Brad

 

BIGSLVRXJ

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Des Moines, Iowa

• Apr 19, 2005

• #2

I drilled mine out and then tapped them. It really wasn't that hard but use titanium bits and plan to go through about four of them. Only takes about an hour to drill all 4 if you use titanium, I wouldn't use anything else.
Thats what I did and it worked great.
Collin

 

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jeepinandy

NAXJA Forum User

Location

SWVA

• Apr 19, 2005

• #3

the way i did mine was just cut the head off of 4 bolts and just welded them to the spots where the others broke.. been that way for 3 months.. been through some pretty hard wheeling still holding up...

 

ILLXJ

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NAXJA Member

Location

Louisville, IL

• Apr 19, 2005

• #4

Punch them through with an air hammer. Put new bolts in through the top. Alot easier that drilling or welding. JIM.

 

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XJared

NAXJA Member #1175

Location

Idaho

• Apr 19, 2005

• #5

second pushing them through with an air hammer. Bolts on the passengers side are pretty easy to get in from the top. It is a little more difficult on the driver's side, but it can be done. I think rocklizard also has a writeup on cutting the floor to get at them from inside the truck.

 

XJ_ranger

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Location

Port Orchard, WA

• Apr 19, 2005

• #6

cool way to do it:
http://www.rocklizardfabrications.com/broken_shock_mounts.htm


other way - break them off, and shove new bolts in there and go with BPE's so you dont have to deal with it anymore...

-Ranger

 

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cjwalkeriii

NAXJA Forum User

• Apr 19, 2005

• #7

I just did mine this past weekend. I drilled them, and in all honesty it wasn't that hard. Make sure to punch a small indent into the broken studs so the bit wont wander. Use a lot of wd-40, and for the love of god wear glasses... Me being the idiot that I am did not wear them. Instead I used the length of my arms to keep crap out. Owre me out though. Good luck.