G'day folks,
My 1996 XJ Cherokee has had quite a bit of play in the steering for some time now and due to university commitments and exam prep I've put off doing anything about it.
Well this morning as i pulled into my driveway I got the reward of a loud clunk as (I think) I sheared a steering gear mounting bolt. Now i havent had the time to have a proper look at it but there is definitely movement in the steering gear and some clunking around as it does so.
Basically I've had a quick browse through my Haynes manual and looked at removal and installation of the steering gear but what I'm thinking is if its possible to replace the bolt that is sheared (assuming thats actually what's happened) without removing the assembly?
Hopefully its not too big of a job even if I do have to remove the assembly, just means getting my (as yet un-greasy) hands onto some tools.
So any advice, comments will be greatly appreciated.
Cheers Alex.
My 1996 XJ Cherokee has had quite a bit of play in the steering for some time now and due to university commitments and exam prep I've put off doing anything about it.
Well this morning as i pulled into my driveway I got the reward of a loud clunk as (I think) I sheared a steering gear mounting bolt. Now i havent had the time to have a proper look at it but there is definitely movement in the steering gear and some clunking around as it does so.
Basically I've had a quick browse through my Haynes manual and looked at removal and installation of the steering gear but what I'm thinking is if its possible to replace the bolt that is sheared (assuming thats actually what's happened) without removing the assembly?
Hopefully its not too big of a job even if I do have to remove the assembly, just means getting my (as yet un-greasy) hands onto some tools.
So any advice, comments will be greatly appreciated.
Cheers Alex.