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Old 04-02-2013, 03:53 PM
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Spinning on the axle side or body side?
Axle. On that idiotic little 1/100th of a mm thick bolt head that your supposedly able to hold with a box wrench. Nothing i have can hold it so the whole thing just spins.
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Old 04-02-2013, 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Eagle564

Axle. On that idiotic little 1/100th of a mm thick bolt head that your supposedly able to hold with a box wrench. Nothing i have can hold it so the whole thing just spins.
Used vice grips when I just did my axle swap.
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Now my 4th day of install. Cant get the ****ing upper arms off. Bolts just spin and no one to help me. Im about 2 seconds from lighting this pos on fire and walking away
Been there man. Can you put a drift pin thru the hole and get a big f in hammer and beat the bolt out?
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Originally Posted by NewKindOfClown
Used vice grips when I just did my axle swap.
Tried. Bolt thing is too thin. The stupid little bracket cant be held because it tapers off and gets narrow. Everything just slides off. Im not even halfway done with the front after 3 days.
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Originally Posted by Eagle564

Tried. Bolt thing is too thin. The stupid little bracket cant be held because it tapers off and gets narrow. Everything just slides off. Im not even halfway done with the front after 3 days.
Cut it?
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Ok brb let me get my scissors.
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Ok brb let me get my scissors.
Lol
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Originally Posted by Eagle564
Ok brb let me get my scissors.
Use a ratchet on one side and a ratchet on the other. Also make sure the arm isnt binding up making it harder to get out.
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Originally Posted by Eagle564
Now my 4th day of install. Cant get the ****ing upper arms off. Bolts just spin and no one to help me. Im about 2 seconds from lighting this pos on fire and walking away
Is it wrong that the first thought into my head is "Well, that's one way to unseize rusted bolts"
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Anyone have a link handy to a good removable doors mod write up? For 96 and earlier.
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Anyone have a link handy to a good removable doors mod write up? For 96 and earlier.
Xjmaniacnewb has a great one, that's the one I followed. (I think it was him hold on)
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Originally Posted by Cherokeekid4x4

Xjmaniacnewb has a great one, that's the one I followed. (I think it was him hold on)
Wasn't him idk why I thought that.a haha here


Doorless in a pre-97 XJ
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Originally Posted by Cherokeekid4x4
Wasn't him idk why I thought that.a haha here


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Because i'm awesome.
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Originally Posted by Eagle564
Ok brb let me get my scissors.
Yea or a cut off wheel..grinder..Why let a bolt hold you up.. destroy and replace
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Originally Posted by xj_maniac_newb

Because i'm awesome.
Ya man, haha I think it's cause I mixed it up with your speakers in the dash thread. Which I need to do!
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