someone else will have to comment on the 04s but i definitely wouldn't try what you suggested.
Yes, but you need to get the trans mount too and support both. it will give you some more room. I did this on an XJ.
I wouldn't worry, it's not as hard to remove as this thread has made you think it is. I didn't even know it was all that difficult to remove that bolt until I read this thread. Tilting the transmission down after removing the skidplate gives adequate access to that bolt, it certainly did for me. It does take a lot of extensions between the E-12 and ratchet wrench to reach it but I didn't realize that was hard either when I did it. Do use a 1/2" to 3/8" adapter (the E-12 has a 3/8" drive opening) so you can use a 1/2" ratchet wrench.
Agreed. I've been into my clutch/transmission area multiple times for various reasons and those bolts have never been any experience unlike any other bolt for me. Simple remove and reinstall. Of course lots of extensions to make it easier to reach, but they have never been an ordeal for me to unthread personally. Not sure why so many people run into issues with them. I could see maybe rust issues, otherwise it's just a special socket for a special bolt head, to operate a standard bolt as far as I'm concerned.
The biggest problem is seating the etorx properly and stripping them.
I cannot believe how many people have trouble with a frigging E-12 bolt. This thread is the first I have ever in 25 years of being in Wrangler forums/newsgroups of anyone having so trouble getting their E-12 bolts out or (especially) back in.
Yep, its shocking lol. Check out NAXJA on this lol. I had trouble with a set once but never again. The subsequent times they all came out easy. I just follow my process and have not had one stick again yet. Maybe they would have come out easy, but after the first fiasco, I opted to follow a process lol.
Does not having a problem the very first time I removed mine count for anything?
yep! Smarts in getting the job done for sure.
But not all people are mechanically equal...certainly not to the great Jerry..remember you were once the op...it may have been 80 million postings ago but you get my point...sometimes you come off as a know it all and it's annoying. Would you rather have 8 page threads about MC control arms?
No clue, I just removed them in no particular order. Especially since I wasn't looking for any particular problem removing any of the bolts.
I never said mean and frankly it doesn't matter to me because I removed the bolt in question with both arms behind my back while high on the crystal...im about respect and learning and when I feel someone is being a know it all I have trouble keeping my mouth shut..same way in real life away from the keyboard..
