Front radiator body mount problem

[AzDiHrd]

In the process of replacing my leaking radiator I noticed the front body mount was missing what I assume to be a bolt going thru it up into the frame bracket.

Photo1 shows its current condition. I noticed the circular shiny marks around the bottom of the frame bracket which drew my attention to it.

Photo 2 shows the hole I drilled into what I'm assuming is the remnants of the broken bolt.

I decided before I go any further I should check in with those who are more knowledgeable to see if I could get some guidance on how to deal with this.

Is what I drilled into likely the remnant of the mounting bolt & how feasable is it for me to be able to continue to drill it out larger & get an EZ out into it & back it out?
Any other suggestions?

Thanks for any help or suggestions.

 

[AaronPaul]

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View attachment 383044In the process of replacing my leaking radiator I noticed the front body mount was missing what I assume to be a bolt going thru it up into the frame bracket.

Photo1 shows its current condition. I noticed the circular shiny marks around the bottom of the frame bracket which drew my attention to it.

Photo 2 shows the hole I drilled into what I'm assuming is the remnants of the broken bolt.

I decided before I go any further I should check in with those who are more knowledgeable to see if I could get some guidance on how to deal with this.

Is what I drilled into likely the remnant of the mounting bolt & how feasable is it for me to be able to continue to drill it out larger & get an EZ out into it & back it out?
Any other suggestions?

Thanks for any help or suggestions.

Before you continue to drill in what may or may not be a body mount bolt see how deep you can get a body mount bolt into that fitting. Hard to believe someone snapped one of those bolts off.

 

[hear]

Before you continue to drill in what may or may not be a body mount bolt see how deep you can get a body mount bolt into that fitting. Hard to believe someone snapped one of those bolts off.

I don't find it at all hard to believe, depending on where that jeep spent most of its life. Isn't there a tiny bit of access from inside the grille (the radiator side)? I have a spare grille but I have to move some stuff to get to it to get a picture. My thought was that you could see if the other half of the bolt is still sticking through the top.

But if it isn't a body mount bolt, what do you think it is, all nestled up there inside the body mount, perfectly centered on the hole where the bolt would go?

 

[AzDiHrd]

Yes, it did end up being the body mount bolt. I ended up going up to the next size EZ out with the bigger drill size. The smaller size I'd started with wasn't going to handle the amount of pressure needed to break that bolt loose. Luckily I'd gotten the drilled hole well centered.

This Jeep has not been babied, nor abused ( maybe a little).

 

[Coachgeo]

am remounting this unit.. bolt to my surprise came out a few months ago when I started an engine swap. all the rubber on grill/rad support mount was shiat... so ordered all new... (link below)

Nowww. its time to install this grill/rad mount (and body lift puckkk). And nothing makes sense. Original was so mangled looking at it offers no guide. The rubber capped w/ silver metal protrusion going thru it (see silver item in my pic).... Appears, this sits in a hole between the grill/rad and the chassis support member there. below the chassis support member you put the black hollow puck (see my pic below) and run the bolt thru...

welllll NOOOOOO the hollow bushing in my pic is not deep enough to surround the remains of the silver poking out. Silver is like a 1/2 inch too long.. Is something missing??? Seems not...... am using all the parts in the link.....

stumped??

Am tempted to just cut the damn silver piece to same depth as the black hollow puck in my pic .

link to whole kit purchased for this many moons ago.
https://www.extremeterrain.com/prod...270&showFeed=True&customerpics=false&index=0|


what you say???

 

[Vtx531]

am remounting this unit.. bolt to my surprise came out a few months ago when I started an engine swap. all the rubber on grill/rad support mount was shiat... so ordered all new... (link below)

Nowww. its time to install this grill/rad mount (and body lift puckkk). And nothing makes sense. Original was so mangled looking at it offers no guide. The rubber capped w/ silver metal protrusion going thru it (see silver item in my pic).... Appears, this sits in a hole between the grill/rad and the chassis support member there. below the chassis support member you put the black hollow puck (see my pic below) and run the bolt thru...

welllll NOOOOOO the hollow bushing in my pic is not deep enough to surround the remains of the silver poking out. Silver is like a 1/2 inch too long.. Is something missing??? Seems not...... am using all the parts in the link.....

stumped??

Am tempted to just cut the damn silver piece to same depth as the black hollow puck in my pic .

link to whole kit purchased for this many moons ago.
https://www.extremeterrain.com/prod...270&showFeed=True&customerpics=false&index=0|


what you say???

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Don't cut it! I had similar issues when I bought a kit. I thought they sent me the wrong number of big vs little ones. Turned out I was just using the wrong size sleeves in the wrong cups or something. It was not how I thought they went together. I just looked out in the garage and the sleeve under my grill is one of the brass colored ones and silver ones under the main side mounts.

 

[Coachgeo]

Don't cut it! I had similar issues when I bought a kit. I thought they sent me the wrong number of big vs little ones. Turned out I was just using the wrong size sleeves in the wrong cups or something. It was not how I thought they went together. I just looked out in the garage and the sleeve under my grill is one of the brass colored ones and silver ones under the main side mounts.

grr.... so I ordered the wrong one... grrrr.. swear I looked close and had discovered the front was same as all the others... Its been a while sense ordered. I HAVE to get this on the road though... I dont have time to order something else.... Ill likely HAVE to cut and deal with it.

 

[Vtx531]

grr.... so I ordered the wrong one... grrrr.. swear I looked close and had discovered the front was same as all the others... Its been a while sense ordered. I HAVE to get this on the road though... I dont have time to order something else.... Ill likely HAVE to cut and deal with it.

The bolt diameters and lengths are different too - not sure what effect that would have but something to consider. Also the cups and bumper parts are different.

 

[Coachgeo]

The bolt diameters and lengths are different too - not sure what effect that would have but something to consider. Also the cups and bumper parts are different.

Good point. I got the bolt that came out so I know the thread.. longer bolt was used to accommodate body lift puck anyway.

 

[Coachgeo]

had to do what had to do.... cut off the silver piece to same height as the hollow one in pictures in my post above.. bolted it up with my old bolt (smothered in antiseize and all is good. NOT perfect but good. Ive even got it in upside down I think LOL.. but just seemed better that way.. rubber above and below the support attached to chassis.