TJ rear sway bar bracket mounting bolt

[Eddie Greenlee]

So I go out to check the size of the bolts that hold the sway bar to the sway bar brackets on the axle. The REAR sway bar that is. I can not find the right socket. I'm sure its not metric, but i start trying anyway and come to find out i have to use a M15 wrench to take it off. So I looked around the net to find out its not only M15 but the bolt is a M10-1.50 x 35. Have yall found the same to be true?

 

[Jerry Bransford]

An M10-1.50 x 35 bolt is what the factory installed there. The TJ has a mix of metric and SAE fasteners.

 

[Chris]

Yep, Jerry beat me to the punch.

The TJ is indeed a cluster f**k of metric and SAE fasteners. Kind of annoying, but I usually end up replacing the SAE ones with metric equivalents.

 

[Eddie Greenlee]

An M10-1.50 x 35 bolt is what the factory installed there. The TJ has a mix of metric and SAE fasteners.

thanks Jerry .

 

[bobthetj03]

Yep, Jerry beat me to the punch.

The TJ is indeed a cluster f**k of metric and SAE fasteners. Kind of annoying, but I usually end up replacing the SAE ones with metric equivalents.

Or visa/versa. I replaced my rear lower shock bolts with USS grade 8's. You definitely need a full set of metric and USS tools.

 

[Chris]

Or visa/versa. I replaced my rear lower shock bolts with USS grade 8's. You definitely need a full set of metric and USS tools.

I went mostly all metric just because my tool set is almost exclusively metric. I barely own any SAE sockets.

 

[Jerry Bransford]

I went mostly all metric just because my tool set is almost exclusively metric. I barely own any SAE sockets.

The majority of the drivetrain is SAE since most of it was designed before the switch to metric.

 

[Chris]

The majority of the drivetrain is SAE since most of it was designed before the switch to metric.

I was wondering what was up with that. Was there an official year that Chrysler fully switched to metric?

 

[Eddie Greenlee]

Ha , (yea I was also designed) before the metric/sae switch, so mostly sae for me, but I am slowly obtaining more and more metric tools. I really like going to the local pawn shops and picking up sizes I don't have in brands like (craftsman, snap-on,SK, ..... ) and the invention of the ratcheting closed in wrenches , well i just can't say enough.

 

[Dfatt]

Good day all! I know last reply on this thread was a while back and didn’t want to start a new one. Here’s my problem…. When removing two bolts from the sway bar and the bolts for bumper, they were frozen on so I drilled them out. Unfortunately, I also drilled off the welded nut in the frame…. Any suggestions??? Thanks!

 

[Jerry Bransford]

Insert nutserts into the bolt holes.

 

[Dfatt]

Insert nutserts into the bolt holes.

Thanks Jerry for the speedy reply. I can’t lie though as I had no idea what you were referring to. Had to Google it!!! Think it brilliant!!

 

[Vtx531]

If I remember, I just used regular nuts back there and held them with a wrench.