Factory Tow hooks

andrew2516 · Oct 17, 2005

Going to the junkyard thats about 45 minutes away from house, to get some factory tow hooks off of an older xj(pre 92). I was wondering what tools I will need to get them off. If anyone knows this would help greatly! Also I was wondering how hard it will be to take them off with that many years of rust from the salt in PA.

Kejtar · Oct 17, 2005

andrew2516 said:
Going to the junkyard thats about 45 minutes away from house, to get some factory tow hooks off of an older xj(pre 92). I was wondering what tools I will need to get them off. If anyone knows this would help greatly! Also I was wondering how hard it will be to take them off with that many years of rust from the salt in PA.

If those are the ones that go all the way to the back that back bolt might be either T45 or T50 (can't remember which, you best buy a set).

ILLXJ · Oct 17, 2005

Torch. HTH. JIM.

Tim_MN · Oct 18, 2005

I have pulled a bunch from rusty old MN XJ's. You will need a T55 Torx bit, 15MM wrench and socket, breaker bar and plenty of extensions. Remove the 3 bolts that hold the power steering pump and move it aside for more room to work. Remove the bumper and tow hook brackets together and seperate them on the ground later. The bolts that hold the reinforcement plate under the radiator usually break, dealer has new ones for like $12.00 each.

Kejtar · Oct 18, 2005

Tim_MN said:
I have pulled a bunch from rusty old MN XJ's. You will need a T55 Torx bit, 15MM wrench and socket, breaker bar and plenty of extensions. Remove the 3 bolts that hold the power steering pump and move it aside for more room to work. Remove the bumper and tow hook brackets together and seperate them on the ground later. The bolts that hold the reinforcement plate under the radiator usually break, dealer has new ones for like $12.00 each.

why remove the power steering pump? When I had the oem towhooks I've never had to even touch it

Matthew Currie · Oct 18, 2005

If you do end up shearing or torching the bolts that go through the reinforced hole in the frame, make sure that you either get the right ones or grind the heads down on the ones you use, because otherwise the swaybar will hit the heads.

Tim_MN · Oct 19, 2005

Kejtar said:
why remove the power steering pump?

When you are at the junkyard pulling stuff, I meant. It makes it much easier to get to the mounting nuts and bolts for removal.

Kejtar · Oct 19, 2005

Tim_MN said:
When you are at the junkyard pulling stuff, I meant. It makes it much easier to get to the mounting nuts and bolts for removal.

but for the brackets I don't see how that would help?

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