Jeep Wrangler Rear Shock Bolts Broke at Emily Tomlinson blog

Jeep Wrangler Rear Shock Bolts Broke. Drill them out, use a dremel type tool to cut them off, big screw drive & bfh or air hammer are the most successful methods. I broke off 3 of the 4 rear shock bolts on my 2001 wrangler. I have been spraying them for weeks with pb and they still snapped. It's been done thousands of times. Soaked the rear bolts with pb blaster and then tried to shock them using the 14mm socket, 10 extension and 3lb hand sledge. Going from under the jeep then to the side and back and forth it will weaken the weld and it will fail. Tried to take the upper rear shock bolts out yesterday after soaking them with pb blaster for a day or so and the all snapped! The bolt is about an inch longer than the bar. I went under my jeep and drilled a pilot hole in the center of the squarish hole where the shock sits. Although my fix was time consuming, overall it was not that bad. To make a long story short, i broke both the rear inside upper bolts. This gave me a idea of where to cup saw the floor from inside the bed section. Rusted/snapped upper shock bolts are in the top 5 most common tj repair complaints.

To make a long story short, i broke both the rear inside upper bolts. Tried to take the upper rear shock bolts out yesterday after soaking them with pb blaster for a day or so and the all snapped! I broke off 3 of the 4 rear shock bolts on my 2001 wrangler. Going from under the jeep then to the side and back and forth it will weaken the weld and it will fail. Although my fix was time consuming, overall it was not that bad. Rusted/snapped upper shock bolts are in the top 5 most common tj repair complaints. Drill them out, use a dremel type tool to cut them off, big screw drive & bfh or air hammer are the most successful methods. I have been spraying them for weeks with pb and they still snapped. The bolt is about an inch longer than the bar. This gave me a idea of where to cup saw the floor from inside the bed section.

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Jeep Wrangler Rear Shock Bolts Broke Soaked the rear bolts with pb blaster and then tried to shock them using the 14mm socket, 10 extension and 3lb hand sledge. Although my fix was time consuming, overall it was not that bad. Going from under the jeep then to the side and back and forth it will weaken the weld and it will fail. I went under my jeep and drilled a pilot hole in the center of the squarish hole where the shock sits. To make a long story short, i broke both the rear inside upper bolts. Drill them out, use a dremel type tool to cut them off, big screw drive & bfh or air hammer are the most successful methods. Soaked the rear bolts with pb blaster and then tried to shock them using the 14mm socket, 10 extension and 3lb hand sledge. The bolt is about an inch longer than the bar. This gave me a idea of where to cup saw the floor from inside the bed section. It's been done thousands of times. Rusted/snapped upper shock bolts are in the top 5 most common tj repair complaints. I have been spraying them for weeks with pb and they still snapped. Tried to take the upper rear shock bolts out yesterday after soaking them with pb blaster for a day or so and the all snapped! I broke off 3 of the 4 rear shock bolts on my 2001 wrangler.