MaxxXJ
NAXJA Forum User
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- Bakersfield CA
ok, this is one of my first write up's so i'll do my best =), sorry for the poor quality pictures, it was taken with my 2mp camera phone
im going to skip straight to the problem because i didnt have any before i broke it pictures.
so heres the 2 broken bolts that everyone loves to hate
i broke them off with this simple wrench =/
so to cure this problem what you want to do is get yourself at least a hammer and a punch and give it a few good wacks, be sure to wear either goggles or safety glasses because dirt will get all in your eyes
if you did it right the result will look like this
the broken bolts/nuts should look something like this
after i found out what i was working with ( the holes ) i went down and bought some grade 8 bolts they are 5/16th X 1" bolts with 1/2" sae heads.
what i did to feed them in thru the holes because you cant obviously get your hands in there was get some fishing line and tied it to the bolt at the beginning of the thread, i found out later that to make things easier, i should of fed it thru the bolt hole first then tied it to the nut and pulled it thru... it was just easier
heres the fishing line i used.
... ok so i didnt have 3 hands so heres a picture of them in the holes
once i got the bolts in i proceeded to install the shocks, you have to be careful not to push them back thru or you'll really be up a creek w/o a paddle
so heres the final picture of the shock bolted up, you may need a 1/2" wrench to feed into the top side to hold the head in place while you tighten up the nut
im pretty sure you can take care of the bottom bolt its just a slide and tighten sorta deal, hope this helps someone out
im going to skip straight to the problem because i didnt have any before i broke it pictures.
so heres the 2 broken bolts that everyone loves to hate
i broke them off with this simple wrench =/
so to cure this problem what you want to do is get yourself at least a hammer and a punch and give it a few good wacks, be sure to wear either goggles or safety glasses because dirt will get all in your eyes
if you did it right the result will look like this
the broken bolts/nuts should look something like this
after i found out what i was working with ( the holes ) i went down and bought some grade 8 bolts they are 5/16th X 1" bolts with 1/2" sae heads.
what i did to feed them in thru the holes because you cant obviously get your hands in there was get some fishing line and tied it to the bolt at the beginning of the thread, i found out later that to make things easier, i should of fed it thru the bolt hole first then tied it to the nut and pulled it thru... it was just easier
heres the fishing line i used.
... ok so i didnt have 3 hands so heres a picture of them in the holes
once i got the bolts in i proceeded to install the shocks, you have to be careful not to push them back thru or you'll really be up a creek w/o a paddle
so heres the final picture of the shock bolted up, you may need a 1/2" wrench to feed into the top side to hold the head in place while you tighten up the nut
im pretty sure you can take care of the bottom bolt its just a slide and tighten sorta deal, hope this helps someone out