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Cherokee Suspension party!
RnnngTrails:
Front is done. Started the rear and successfully sheared the heads off two of the rear shock bolts. (1 on each side)anybody who's good with fixing that kind of thing... HELP!! CnoteTJ is over helping out and other than that, things are coming along nicely.
rocket:
ez-out or heli-coil
RnnngTrails:
So at close of business, We have the entire front done, the leafs and shocks out of the rear and the axle dropped. The shocks however had all 4 mounting bolts sheared off the body. :-[ I've heard easy out. I figure I'll give that a try tomorrow. If that doesnt work and I have to drill them, do you think I could get a hand welding a plate up, Scott, so that I can tap it and try again if that's the case...? Starting again on Friday, hopefully no later than 11AM. Call If you're interested. So far its CnoteTJ and I and possibly BayouGold Depending on how his shift work went. I'd post Pictures of the progress, but CnoteTJ has my camera in his glovebox. :-\
Axle:
Gary, the shock bolt thing happened to me too. Here's what to do...
Get some grade 8 bolts and weld them like studs hanging down over the old bolt holes. Make sure you only tack them on at first. Do a test fit with the shock to make sure things line up right. Then do the final burn. Make sure you place a water soaked towel over your gas tank, and if you can, make sure you have a full tank of gas. Then, you just put the shock up, add a couple of nuts with lock washers and tighten it up.
I would offer to help, but I'm still fighting with my own shocks. I hurt my back pretty bad last night and had to stop. If I can't get them in today, I'll be out for tomorrow. :-\
Seabee_BUC:
--- Quote from: RnnngTrails on May 23, 2008, 04:02:38 AM ---So at close of business, We have the entire front done, the leafs and shocks out of the rear and the axle dropped. The shocks however had all 4 mounting bolts sheared off the body. :-[ I've heard easy out. I figure I'll give that a try tomorrow. If that doesnt work and I have to drill them, do you think I could get a hand welding a plate up, Scott, so that I can tap it and try again if that's the case...? Starting again on Friday, hopefully no later than 11AM. Call If you're interested. So far its CnoteTJ and I and possibly BayouGold Depending on how his shift work went. I'd post Pictures of the progress, but CnoteTJ has my camera in his glovebox. :-\
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Unfortunately, I'm leaving this morning to go to Mohawk for the weekend so I'll be back Monday sometime. Did you happen to soak everything with PB Blaster or WD-40 a few days before you started? I have never heard of so many bolts breaking on a fairly newer vehicle...
--- Quote from: Axle on May 23, 2008, 01:59:34 PM ---I hurt my back pretty bad last night and had to stop.
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From lifting those tires I bet...
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