Not my TJ, but my father in law. Turns out he was driving his Jeep around without a rear shock for over a year. Put that back on.
Anyway, I’m digging into maintenance on this thing to get ready to sell for him. He paid like 8k to a local shop (who definitely ripped him off) for a frame swap, but left a bunch of stuff unfinished.
Thought I’d swap out the steering stabilizer on my lunch break, but it’s a carriage bolt that’s welded on this side and I can’t even get a wrench or ratchet on the other side because of the springs . Any suggestions?
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I think I'm looking at the right picture but I don't see the spring as blocking access to the nut, nor the weld that's holding the bolt in place.