I need to pick your collective brains! I finally got around to installing one of the center cab body mounts when I discovered that the reason there wasn't one was because the former owner had broken the bolt off at some time in the past. My question: Is it possible to raise up the body enough to remove the upper mount without having to disassemble half the jeep? For some reason the broken bolt is off center in the hole slightly, ( enough that I couldn't get a hole drilled in the center of it). If so. What would be involved?
Broken body mount bolt
- Thread starter azrattler
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I know when I did my body lift, I removed the bolts on one side, loosened the other side but did not fully remove them, then lifted the body on the side with no bolts using a jack with a 4x4 to distribute the weight. You don't want to remove the bolts completely on both sides to keep the body from shifting out of position. I can't imagine how only one of your mounts would be out of alignment.
Edit: Don't forget the ones hiding on the cross member:
Edit: Don't forget the ones hiding on the cross member:
Loosen up the bolts as mentioned. Lots of room. Watch everything carefully.
-Mac
-Mac
LOL my work area looks a little different than Macs. I just do mine on the street in front of my house.
After the half the body is lifted from the frame with floor jack, he can use chunks of 2x4 as blocking like a normal person.
jwilkinson01's post is spot-on, but I will add that there are a few things to be careful of when you raise the body. There are things that connect to both the body and the frame, and some of them can be damaged if you don't take precautions. As jwilkinson01 stated, make sure that all mounts are disconnected, but keep the bolts in a few of them to prevent the body shifting. The connection points that I remember being critical were:
- Make sure the radiator shroud, fan, and radiator don't contact each other. The fan is attached to the frame and the shroud and radiator are attached to the body. You can break the shroud or puncture the radiator with the fan if not careful.
- Make sure the radiator hoses don't get stretched tight.
- Disconnect the fuel filler housing from the tub to avoid breaking the filler neck on the tank.
Been there. I did my body and tub swap in the gravel in front of the house before I built my shop.
If you're going to have the tub lifted seriously consider relocating the upper rear spring perches. Pretty easy to cut off and relocate them.
-Mac
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