Ok, so I was planning to replace shocks. After reading some posts about breaking bolts, I an a little scared. Is this really a huge problem?
I live in north GA. Salt not an issue here, so hopefully I won’t have a problem. Dropping gas tank is a whole nother can of worms, I fear.Depends on what the underside of your TJ looks like.
Here in the PNW where we don't salt the roads, I've easily been able to get the shock bolts out of all of my TJs without issue at all. However, if you're in a rust belt area and have a lot of rust on the underside of your TJ, then yes, it's going to be a son-of-a-bitch in most cases.
Soak them in Kroil for days, repeatedly.
If you drop the gas tank, it makes them easy as hell to get out
I live in north GA. Salt not an issue here, so hopefully I won’t have a problem. Dropping gas tank is a whole nother can of worms, I fear.
X2.Soak them in Kroil for days, repeatedly.
If you drop the gas tank, it makes them easy as hell to get out
I live in north GA. Salt not an issue here, so hopefully I won’t have a problem. Dropping gas tank is a whole nother can of worms, I fear.
The gas tank is pretty easy to remove. Only 7 bolts to remove, an electrical plug (careful not to break it), and a couple of hoses.
And I thought I was the only one. Thanks for the painful memory. I think I broke 8 of the 12 shock bolts. I also had to use that Dremel to cut one of the front shocks out because the nut would free spin and I couldn’t get a wrench on the bottom to hold it in place. What a nightmare. But hey, those fox shocks suuure do ride and look good.just try to plan your shock replacement around NOT having a full tank of gas
I got my LJ from Ohio, and it was only 5 years old with 55000 miles on it when I broke the shock bolts off. I wish I remembered the details of how I got the nuts off but I know it involved a Dremel, and I didn't drop the tank or lift the body. It's possible I cut access holes in the tub floor but I don't remember doing that.
My TJ has been all over the US and I've had trouble with fasteners before, so I've been soaking my shock bolts in ATF/Acetone for a week in hopes that they come out when I go to flip them this weekend.
I also had to use that Dremel to cut one of the front shocks out because the nut would free spin and I couldn’t get a wrench on the bottom to hold it