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Post by brianstrange on Apr 8, 2004 16:56:37 GMT -3
I just purchased a pair of windshield mirror mounts that bolt to the front of the wondshield frame.
I loosened the #40 torx, but the screws don't back out.
Is there a nut on the other side that i have to hold or is my hardware stripped?
Brian.strange@netzero.com
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Post by outerbeachyj on Apr 8, 2004 17:50:41 GMT -3
Yeah, I went through this same thing! There is a nut on the other side and these bolts have that blue thread lock stuff on them from the factory. It is not easy to get to the nut on the other side, good luck! I gave up on the bolts after hours of frustration and ended up using JBWeld to attach the mirror bracketts which workes fine, but someone else here may have a better suggestion.
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Post by slab42 on Apr 8, 2004 22:09:18 GMT -3
...but someone else here may have a better suggestion. I do... air tools! get a wrench, or ratchet on one side, and use an impact wrench, or air ratchet on the other! it will come off! oh, and the day before, soak it with PB Blaster! |
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Post by jps4jeep on Apr 9, 2004 9:16:24 GMT -3
I have never had the pleasure/ pain of pulling these off yet, but might have to drill the heck out of them, re-tap and replace with a hex head bolt!
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Post by rayj on Apr 12, 2004 16:39:49 GMT -3
I did mine last summer and it was a PIA!!! do the drivers' side first, cause its much easier to do the passenger side. take your doors off first. sit on the floor of your jeep, and reach your arm up under the side of the dash (tools will stick to speakers, they have magnets!) put the torx on which ever bolt you want to start on and go from there. you can fit a small ratchet or angled wrench but not much room for errors. good luck this will take patience and bloody knuckles.
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