Help with XJ T-case lowering kit...
04-28-2004, 05:34 PM
#71
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Re: Help with XJ T-case lowering kit...
Like with the use of a transmission jack. ;-)
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Kevin in San Diego wrote:
>
> I think the studs are there to help you line it up when re installing it.
> Without studs there, its a beotch to hold your heavy crossmember and
> transfer case in just the right spot till you line up a bolt and get it held
> up in place.
> KH
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Kevin in San Diego wrote:
>
> I think the studs are there to help you line it up when re installing it.
> Without studs there, its a beotch to hold your heavy crossmember and
> transfer case in just the right spot till you line up a bolt and get it held
> up in place.
> KH
04-28-2004, 05:34 PM
#72
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Re: Help with XJ T-case lowering kit...
Like with the use of a transmission jack. ;-)
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Kevin in San Diego wrote:
>
> I think the studs are there to help you line it up when re installing it.
> Without studs there, its a beotch to hold your heavy crossmember and
> transfer case in just the right spot till you line up a bolt and get it held
> up in place.
> KH
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Kevin in San Diego wrote:
>
> I think the studs are there to help you line it up when re installing it.
> Without studs there, its a beotch to hold your heavy crossmember and
> transfer case in just the right spot till you line up a bolt and get it held
> up in place.
> KH
04-28-2004, 05:34 PM
#73
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Posts: n/a
Re: Help with XJ T-case lowering kit...
Like with the use of a transmission jack. ;-)
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Kevin in San Diego wrote:
>
> I think the studs are there to help you line it up when re installing it.
> Without studs there, its a beotch to hold your heavy crossmember and
> transfer case in just the right spot till you line up a bolt and get it held
> up in place.
> KH
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Kevin in San Diego wrote:
>
> I think the studs are there to help you line it up when re installing it.
> Without studs there, its a beotch to hold your heavy crossmember and
> transfer case in just the right spot till you line up a bolt and get it held
> up in place.
> KH
04-28-2004, 05:35 PM
#74
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Re: Help with XJ T-case lowering kit...
That makes good sense.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Kevin in San Diego wrote:
>
> I think the studs are there to help you line it up when re installing it.
> Without studs there, its a beotch to hold your heavy crossmember and
> transfer case in just the right spot till you line up a bolt and get it held
> up in place.
> KH
>
> "herman" <email@adress.there> wrote in message
> news:QBUjc.7531$huU.1134@news04.bloor.is.net.cable .rogers.com...
> >
> > okay I understand that, but 2 of the four bolts have nuts at the other end
> > as well, so it makes no sense to me, which is why I thought they were
> bolts
> > installed from the top down.
> >
> >
> > "Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoospam.com> wrote in message
> > news:zTFjc.7539$6L3.1331@fed1read05...
> > > Kinda, its a stud with a nut fastened inside the frame so you can remove
> > and
> > > reinstall the stud and the nut will stay inside the rail. I found a
> really
> > > cool site that shows exactly what you are dealing with.
> > >
> > > http://www.avdel.textron.com/index.h.../thin_sert.htm
> > >
> > > or if the link gets truncated
> > >
> > > http://makeashorterlink.com/?P52F21528
> > >
> > > KH
> > >
> > > "herman" <email@adress.there> wrote in message
> > > news:%1ljc.8005$Qcs.5721@news04.bloor.is.net.cable .rogers.com...
> > > >
> > > > "Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoospam.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:kM9jc.39429$dZ1.15028@fed1read04...
> > > > > There are nutserts in the frame rail thingy. They can strip so lube
> > the
> > > > stud
> > > > > well before trying to remove it. What everyone is saying is that the
> > > bolts
> > > > > sticking down are actually just threaded studs that screw into nuts
> > that
> > > > are
> > > > > up inside the frame rail.
> > > >
> > > > so its a bolt..... with a nut at both ends?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Worst case you can get new nutserts.
> > > > > KH
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > > > > news:408D15D4.EE26ADD2@sympatico.ca...
> > > > > > Those are studs, not bolts and they unscrew from the bottom.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Mike
> > > > > >
> > > > > > herman wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > No man, noone has ever touched the bolts that hold the T-case,
> the
> > > > jeep
> > > > > was
> > > > > > > purchased new in 01. Regardless 2 bolts are dropped down from
> > > inside
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > frame and too aim upwards and screw into the frame.. I don't
> > > > understand
> > > > > how
> > > > > > > this was done and how I can get my new longer bolts in from
> above
> > > > > (within
> > > > > > > the frame)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> > > > > > > news:408C139D.EF79E9A8@***.net...
> > > > > > > > Well we can guess that the original bolts were stripped
> or
> > > > rusted
> > > > > > > > out and fixed by pocking a six inch bolt through your floor
> > > boards.
> > > > > > > > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > > > > > > > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > herman wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > the drive shaft actually became too short, hence the CV.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I get some vibration off the front, and since I have some
> > pretty
> > > > > intense
> > > > > > > > > transfer case ski plates, I can lower the t case 3/4 inch
> and
> > > not
> > > > > worry
> > > > > > > > > because the skid plates are still there.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > so nobody knows how to get the bolts out of the frame since
> > they
> > > > are
> > > > > > > holding
> > > > > > > > > the transfer case from the top down and I can't reach up top
> > > (into
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > frame) to pull the bolts out/ install the new ones..
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Kevin in San Diego wrote:
>
> I think the studs are there to help you line it up when re installing it.
> Without studs there, its a beotch to hold your heavy crossmember and
> transfer case in just the right spot till you line up a bolt and get it held
> up in place.
> KH
>
> "herman" <email@adress.there> wrote in message
> news:QBUjc.7531$huU.1134@news04.bloor.is.net.cable .rogers.com...
> >
> > okay I understand that, but 2 of the four bolts have nuts at the other end
> > as well, so it makes no sense to me, which is why I thought they were
> bolts
> > installed from the top down.
> >
> >
> > "Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoospam.com> wrote in message
> > news:zTFjc.7539$6L3.1331@fed1read05...
> > > Kinda, its a stud with a nut fastened inside the frame so you can remove
> > and
> > > reinstall the stud and the nut will stay inside the rail. I found a
> really
> > > cool site that shows exactly what you are dealing with.
> > >
> > > http://www.avdel.textron.com/index.h.../thin_sert.htm
> > >
> > > or if the link gets truncated
> > >
> > > http://makeashorterlink.com/?P52F21528
> > >
> > > KH
> > >
> > > "herman" <email@adress.there> wrote in message
> > > news:%1ljc.8005$Qcs.5721@news04.bloor.is.net.cable .rogers.com...
> > > >
> > > > "Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoospam.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:kM9jc.39429$dZ1.15028@fed1read04...
> > > > > There are nutserts in the frame rail thingy. They can strip so lube
> > the
> > > > stud
> > > > > well before trying to remove it. What everyone is saying is that the
> > > bolts
> > > > > sticking down are actually just threaded studs that screw into nuts
> > that
> > > > are
> > > > > up inside the frame rail.
> > > >
> > > > so its a bolt..... with a nut at both ends?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Worst case you can get new nutserts.
> > > > > KH
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > > > > news:408D15D4.EE26ADD2@sympatico.ca...
> > > > > > Those are studs, not bolts and they unscrew from the bottom.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Mike
> > > > > >
> > > > > > herman wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > No man, noone has ever touched the bolts that hold the T-case,
> the
> > > > jeep
> > > > > was
> > > > > > > purchased new in 01. Regardless 2 bolts are dropped down from
> > > inside
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > frame and too aim upwards and screw into the frame.. I don't
> > > > understand
> > > > > how
> > > > > > > this was done and how I can get my new longer bolts in from
> above
> > > > > (within
> > > > > > > the frame)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> > > > > > > news:408C139D.EF79E9A8@***.net...
> > > > > > > > Well we can guess that the original bolts were stripped
> or
> > > > rusted
> > > > > > > > out and fixed by pocking a six inch bolt through your floor
> > > boards.
> > > > > > > > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > > > > > > > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > herman wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > the drive shaft actually became too short, hence the CV.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I get some vibration off the front, and since I have some
> > pretty
> > > > > intense
> > > > > > > > > transfer case ski plates, I can lower the t case 3/4 inch
> and
> > > not
> > > > > worry
> > > > > > > > > because the skid plates are still there.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > so nobody knows how to get the bolts out of the frame since
> > they
> > > > are
> > > > > > > holding
> > > > > > > > > the transfer case from the top down and I can't reach up top
> > > (into
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > frame) to pull the bolts out/ install the new ones..
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
04-28-2004, 05:35 PM
#75
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Help with XJ T-case lowering kit...
That makes good sense.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Kevin in San Diego wrote:
>
> I think the studs are there to help you line it up when re installing it.
> Without studs there, its a beotch to hold your heavy crossmember and
> transfer case in just the right spot till you line up a bolt and get it held
> up in place.
> KH
>
> "herman" <email@adress.there> wrote in message
> news:QBUjc.7531$huU.1134@news04.bloor.is.net.cable .rogers.com...
> >
> > okay I understand that, but 2 of the four bolts have nuts at the other end
> > as well, so it makes no sense to me, which is why I thought they were
> bolts
> > installed from the top down.
> >
> >
> > "Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoospam.com> wrote in message
> > news:zTFjc.7539$6L3.1331@fed1read05...
> > > Kinda, its a stud with a nut fastened inside the frame so you can remove
> > and
> > > reinstall the stud and the nut will stay inside the rail. I found a
> really
> > > cool site that shows exactly what you are dealing with.
> > >
> > > http://www.avdel.textron.com/index.h.../thin_sert.htm
> > >
> > > or if the link gets truncated
> > >
> > > http://makeashorterlink.com/?P52F21528
> > >
> > > KH
> > >
> > > "herman" <email@adress.there> wrote in message
> > > news:%1ljc.8005$Qcs.5721@news04.bloor.is.net.cable .rogers.com...
> > > >
> > > > "Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoospam.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:kM9jc.39429$dZ1.15028@fed1read04...
> > > > > There are nutserts in the frame rail thingy. They can strip so lube
> > the
> > > > stud
> > > > > well before trying to remove it. What everyone is saying is that the
> > > bolts
> > > > > sticking down are actually just threaded studs that screw into nuts
> > that
> > > > are
> > > > > up inside the frame rail.
> > > >
> > > > so its a bolt..... with a nut at both ends?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Worst case you can get new nutserts.
> > > > > KH
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > > > > news:408D15D4.EE26ADD2@sympatico.ca...
> > > > > > Those are studs, not bolts and they unscrew from the bottom.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Mike
> > > > > >
> > > > > > herman wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > No man, noone has ever touched the bolts that hold the T-case,
> the
> > > > jeep
> > > > > was
> > > > > > > purchased new in 01. Regardless 2 bolts are dropped down from
> > > inside
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > frame and too aim upwards and screw into the frame.. I don't
> > > > understand
> > > > > how
> > > > > > > this was done and how I can get my new longer bolts in from
> above
> > > > > (within
> > > > > > > the frame)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> > > > > > > news:408C139D.EF79E9A8@***.net...
> > > > > > > > Well we can guess that the original bolts were stripped
> or
> > > > rusted
> > > > > > > > out and fixed by pocking a six inch bolt through your floor
> > > boards.
> > > > > > > > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > > > > > > > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > herman wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > the drive shaft actually became too short, hence the CV.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I get some vibration off the front, and since I have some
> > pretty
> > > > > intense
> > > > > > > > > transfer case ski plates, I can lower the t case 3/4 inch
> and
> > > not
> > > > > worry
> > > > > > > > > because the skid plates are still there.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > so nobody knows how to get the bolts out of the frame since
> > they
> > > > are
> > > > > > > holding
> > > > > > > > > the transfer case from the top down and I can't reach up top
> > > (into
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > frame) to pull the bolts out/ install the new ones..
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Kevin in San Diego wrote:
>
> I think the studs are there to help you line it up when re installing it.
> Without studs there, its a beotch to hold your heavy crossmember and
> transfer case in just the right spot till you line up a bolt and get it held
> up in place.
> KH
>
> "herman" <email@adress.there> wrote in message
> news:QBUjc.7531$huU.1134@news04.bloor.is.net.cable .rogers.com...
> >
> > okay I understand that, but 2 of the four bolts have nuts at the other end
> > as well, so it makes no sense to me, which is why I thought they were
> bolts
> > installed from the top down.
> >
> >
> > "Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoospam.com> wrote in message
> > news:zTFjc.7539$6L3.1331@fed1read05...
> > > Kinda, its a stud with a nut fastened inside the frame so you can remove
> > and
> > > reinstall the stud and the nut will stay inside the rail. I found a
> really
> > > cool site that shows exactly what you are dealing with.
> > >
> > > http://www.avdel.textron.com/index.h.../thin_sert.htm
> > >
> > > or if the link gets truncated
> > >
> > > http://makeashorterlink.com/?P52F21528
> > >
> > > KH
> > >
> > > "herman" <email@adress.there> wrote in message
> > > news:%1ljc.8005$Qcs.5721@news04.bloor.is.net.cable .rogers.com...
> > > >
> > > > "Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoospam.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:kM9jc.39429$dZ1.15028@fed1read04...
> > > > > There are nutserts in the frame rail thingy. They can strip so lube
> > the
> > > > stud
> > > > > well before trying to remove it. What everyone is saying is that the
> > > bolts
> > > > > sticking down are actually just threaded studs that screw into nuts
> > that
> > > > are
> > > > > up inside the frame rail.
> > > >
> > > > so its a bolt..... with a nut at both ends?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Worst case you can get new nutserts.
> > > > > KH
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > > > > news:408D15D4.EE26ADD2@sympatico.ca...
> > > > > > Those are studs, not bolts and they unscrew from the bottom.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Mike
> > > > > >
> > > > > > herman wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > No man, noone has ever touched the bolts that hold the T-case,
> the
> > > > jeep
> > > > > was
> > > > > > > purchased new in 01. Regardless 2 bolts are dropped down from
> > > inside
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > frame and too aim upwards and screw into the frame.. I don't
> > > > understand
> > > > > how
> > > > > > > this was done and how I can get my new longer bolts in from
> above
> > > > > (within
> > > > > > > the frame)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> > > > > > > news:408C139D.EF79E9A8@***.net...
> > > > > > > > Well we can guess that the original bolts were stripped
> or
> > > > rusted
> > > > > > > > out and fixed by pocking a six inch bolt through your floor
> > > boards.
> > > > > > > > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > > > > > > > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > herman wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > the drive shaft actually became too short, hence the CV.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I get some vibration off the front, and since I have some
> > pretty
> > > > > intense
> > > > > > > > > transfer case ski plates, I can lower the t case 3/4 inch
> and
> > > not
> > > > > worry
> > > > > > > > > because the skid plates are still there.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > so nobody knows how to get the bolts out of the frame since
> > they
> > > > are
> > > > > > > holding
> > > > > > > > > the transfer case from the top down and I can't reach up top
> > > (into
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > frame) to pull the bolts out/ install the new ones..
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
04-28-2004, 05:35 PM
#76
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Help with XJ T-case lowering kit...
That makes good sense.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Kevin in San Diego wrote:
>
> I think the studs are there to help you line it up when re installing it.
> Without studs there, its a beotch to hold your heavy crossmember and
> transfer case in just the right spot till you line up a bolt and get it held
> up in place.
> KH
>
> "herman" <email@adress.there> wrote in message
> news:QBUjc.7531$huU.1134@news04.bloor.is.net.cable .rogers.com...
> >
> > okay I understand that, but 2 of the four bolts have nuts at the other end
> > as well, so it makes no sense to me, which is why I thought they were
> bolts
> > installed from the top down.
> >
> >
> > "Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoospam.com> wrote in message
> > news:zTFjc.7539$6L3.1331@fed1read05...
> > > Kinda, its a stud with a nut fastened inside the frame so you can remove
> > and
> > > reinstall the stud and the nut will stay inside the rail. I found a
> really
> > > cool site that shows exactly what you are dealing with.
> > >
> > > http://www.avdel.textron.com/index.h.../thin_sert.htm
> > >
> > > or if the link gets truncated
> > >
> > > http://makeashorterlink.com/?P52F21528
> > >
> > > KH
> > >
> > > "herman" <email@adress.there> wrote in message
> > > news:%1ljc.8005$Qcs.5721@news04.bloor.is.net.cable .rogers.com...
> > > >
> > > > "Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoospam.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:kM9jc.39429$dZ1.15028@fed1read04...
> > > > > There are nutserts in the frame rail thingy. They can strip so lube
> > the
> > > > stud
> > > > > well before trying to remove it. What everyone is saying is that the
> > > bolts
> > > > > sticking down are actually just threaded studs that screw into nuts
> > that
> > > > are
> > > > > up inside the frame rail.
> > > >
> > > > so its a bolt..... with a nut at both ends?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Worst case you can get new nutserts.
> > > > > KH
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > > > > news:408D15D4.EE26ADD2@sympatico.ca...
> > > > > > Those are studs, not bolts and they unscrew from the bottom.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Mike
> > > > > >
> > > > > > herman wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > No man, noone has ever touched the bolts that hold the T-case,
> the
> > > > jeep
> > > > > was
> > > > > > > purchased new in 01. Regardless 2 bolts are dropped down from
> > > inside
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > frame and too aim upwards and screw into the frame.. I don't
> > > > understand
> > > > > how
> > > > > > > this was done and how I can get my new longer bolts in from
> above
> > > > > (within
> > > > > > > the frame)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> > > > > > > news:408C139D.EF79E9A8@***.net...
> > > > > > > > Well we can guess that the original bolts were stripped
> or
> > > > rusted
> > > > > > > > out and fixed by pocking a six inch bolt through your floor
> > > boards.
> > > > > > > > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > > > > > > > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > herman wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > the drive shaft actually became too short, hence the CV.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I get some vibration off the front, and since I have some
> > pretty
> > > > > intense
> > > > > > > > > transfer case ski plates, I can lower the t case 3/4 inch
> and
> > > not
> > > > > worry
> > > > > > > > > because the skid plates are still there.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > so nobody knows how to get the bolts out of the frame since
> > they
> > > > are
> > > > > > > holding
> > > > > > > > > the transfer case from the top down and I can't reach up top
> > > (into
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > frame) to pull the bolts out/ install the new ones..
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Kevin in San Diego wrote:
>
> I think the studs are there to help you line it up when re installing it.
> Without studs there, its a beotch to hold your heavy crossmember and
> transfer case in just the right spot till you line up a bolt and get it held
> up in place.
> KH
>
> "herman" <email@adress.there> wrote in message
> news:QBUjc.7531$huU.1134@news04.bloor.is.net.cable .rogers.com...
> >
> > okay I understand that, but 2 of the four bolts have nuts at the other end
> > as well, so it makes no sense to me, which is why I thought they were
> bolts
> > installed from the top down.
> >
> >
> > "Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoospam.com> wrote in message
> > news:zTFjc.7539$6L3.1331@fed1read05...
> > > Kinda, its a stud with a nut fastened inside the frame so you can remove
> > and
> > > reinstall the stud and the nut will stay inside the rail. I found a
> really
> > > cool site that shows exactly what you are dealing with.
> > >
> > > http://www.avdel.textron.com/index.h.../thin_sert.htm
> > >
> > > or if the link gets truncated
> > >
> > > http://makeashorterlink.com/?P52F21528
> > >
> > > KH
> > >
> > > "herman" <email@adress.there> wrote in message
> > > news:%1ljc.8005$Qcs.5721@news04.bloor.is.net.cable .rogers.com...
> > > >
> > > > "Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoospam.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:kM9jc.39429$dZ1.15028@fed1read04...
> > > > > There are nutserts in the frame rail thingy. They can strip so lube
> > the
> > > > stud
> > > > > well before trying to remove it. What everyone is saying is that the
> > > bolts
> > > > > sticking down are actually just threaded studs that screw into nuts
> > that
> > > > are
> > > > > up inside the frame rail.
> > > >
> > > > so its a bolt..... with a nut at both ends?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Worst case you can get new nutserts.
> > > > > KH
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > > > > news:408D15D4.EE26ADD2@sympatico.ca...
> > > > > > Those are studs, not bolts and they unscrew from the bottom.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Mike
> > > > > >
> > > > > > herman wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > No man, noone has ever touched the bolts that hold the T-case,
> the
> > > > jeep
> > > > > was
> > > > > > > purchased new in 01. Regardless 2 bolts are dropped down from
> > > inside
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > frame and too aim upwards and screw into the frame.. I don't
> > > > understand
> > > > > how
> > > > > > > this was done and how I can get my new longer bolts in from
> above
> > > > > (within
> > > > > > > the frame)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> > > > > > > news:408C139D.EF79E9A8@***.net...
> > > > > > > > Well we can guess that the original bolts were stripped
> or
> > > > rusted
> > > > > > > > out and fixed by pocking a six inch bolt through your floor
> > > boards.
> > > > > > > > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > > > > > > > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > herman wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > the drive shaft actually became too short, hence the CV.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I get some vibration off the front, and since I have some
> > pretty
> > > > > intense
> > > > > > > > > transfer case ski plates, I can lower the t case 3/4 inch
> and
> > > not
> > > > > worry
> > > > > > > > > because the skid plates are still there.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > so nobody knows how to get the bolts out of the frame since
> > they
> > > > are
> > > > > > > holding
> > > > > > > > > the transfer case from the top down and I can't reach up top
> > > (into
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > frame) to pull the bolts out/ install the new ones..
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
04-28-2004, 05:35 PM
#77
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Help with XJ T-case lowering kit...
That makes good sense.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Kevin in San Diego wrote:
>
> I think the studs are there to help you line it up when re installing it.
> Without studs there, its a beotch to hold your heavy crossmember and
> transfer case in just the right spot till you line up a bolt and get it held
> up in place.
> KH
>
> "herman" <email@adress.there> wrote in message
> news:QBUjc.7531$huU.1134@news04.bloor.is.net.cable .rogers.com...
> >
> > okay I understand that, but 2 of the four bolts have nuts at the other end
> > as well, so it makes no sense to me, which is why I thought they were
> bolts
> > installed from the top down.
> >
> >
> > "Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoospam.com> wrote in message
> > news:zTFjc.7539$6L3.1331@fed1read05...
> > > Kinda, its a stud with a nut fastened inside the frame so you can remove
> > and
> > > reinstall the stud and the nut will stay inside the rail. I found a
> really
> > > cool site that shows exactly what you are dealing with.
> > >
> > > http://www.avdel.textron.com/index.h.../thin_sert.htm
> > >
> > > or if the link gets truncated
> > >
> > > http://makeashorterlink.com/?P52F21528
> > >
> > > KH
> > >
> > > "herman" <email@adress.there> wrote in message
> > > news:%1ljc.8005$Qcs.5721@news04.bloor.is.net.cable .rogers.com...
> > > >
> > > > "Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoospam.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:kM9jc.39429$dZ1.15028@fed1read04...
> > > > > There are nutserts in the frame rail thingy. They can strip so lube
> > the
> > > > stud
> > > > > well before trying to remove it. What everyone is saying is that the
> > > bolts
> > > > > sticking down are actually just threaded studs that screw into nuts
> > that
> > > > are
> > > > > up inside the frame rail.
> > > >
> > > > so its a bolt..... with a nut at both ends?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Worst case you can get new nutserts.
> > > > > KH
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > > > > news:408D15D4.EE26ADD2@sympatico.ca...
> > > > > > Those are studs, not bolts and they unscrew from the bottom.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Mike
> > > > > >
> > > > > > herman wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > No man, noone has ever touched the bolts that hold the T-case,
> the
> > > > jeep
> > > > > was
> > > > > > > purchased new in 01. Regardless 2 bolts are dropped down from
> > > inside
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > frame and too aim upwards and screw into the frame.. I don't
> > > > understand
> > > > > how
> > > > > > > this was done and how I can get my new longer bolts in from
> above
> > > > > (within
> > > > > > > the frame)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> > > > > > > news:408C139D.EF79E9A8@***.net...
> > > > > > > > Well we can guess that the original bolts were stripped
> or
> > > > rusted
> > > > > > > > out and fixed by pocking a six inch bolt through your floor
> > > boards.
> > > > > > > > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > > > > > > > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > herman wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > the drive shaft actually became too short, hence the CV.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I get some vibration off the front, and since I have some
> > pretty
> > > > > intense
> > > > > > > > > transfer case ski plates, I can lower the t case 3/4 inch
> and
> > > not
> > > > > worry
> > > > > > > > > because the skid plates are still there.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > so nobody knows how to get the bolts out of the frame since
> > they
> > > > are
> > > > > > > holding
> > > > > > > > > the transfer case from the top down and I can't reach up top
> > > (into
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > frame) to pull the bolts out/ install the new ones..
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Kevin in San Diego wrote:
>
> I think the studs are there to help you line it up when re installing it.
> Without studs there, its a beotch to hold your heavy crossmember and
> transfer case in just the right spot till you line up a bolt and get it held
> up in place.
> KH
>
> "herman" <email@adress.there> wrote in message
> news:QBUjc.7531$huU.1134@news04.bloor.is.net.cable .rogers.com...
> >
> > okay I understand that, but 2 of the four bolts have nuts at the other end
> > as well, so it makes no sense to me, which is why I thought they were
> bolts
> > installed from the top down.
> >
> >
> > "Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoospam.com> wrote in message
> > news:zTFjc.7539$6L3.1331@fed1read05...
> > > Kinda, its a stud with a nut fastened inside the frame so you can remove
> > and
> > > reinstall the stud and the nut will stay inside the rail. I found a
> really
> > > cool site that shows exactly what you are dealing with.
> > >
> > > http://www.avdel.textron.com/index.h.../thin_sert.htm
> > >
> > > or if the link gets truncated
> > >
> > > http://makeashorterlink.com/?P52F21528
> > >
> > > KH
> > >
> > > "herman" <email@adress.there> wrote in message
> > > news:%1ljc.8005$Qcs.5721@news04.bloor.is.net.cable .rogers.com...
> > > >
> > > > "Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoospam.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:kM9jc.39429$dZ1.15028@fed1read04...
> > > > > There are nutserts in the frame rail thingy. They can strip so lube
> > the
> > > > stud
> > > > > well before trying to remove it. What everyone is saying is that the
> > > bolts
> > > > > sticking down are actually just threaded studs that screw into nuts
> > that
> > > > are
> > > > > up inside the frame rail.
> > > >
> > > > so its a bolt..... with a nut at both ends?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Worst case you can get new nutserts.
> > > > > KH
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > > > > news:408D15D4.EE26ADD2@sympatico.ca...
> > > > > > Those are studs, not bolts and they unscrew from the bottom.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Mike
> > > > > >
> > > > > > herman wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > No man, noone has ever touched the bolts that hold the T-case,
> the
> > > > jeep
> > > > > was
> > > > > > > purchased new in 01. Regardless 2 bolts are dropped down from
> > > inside
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > frame and too aim upwards and screw into the frame.. I don't
> > > > understand
> > > > > how
> > > > > > > this was done and how I can get my new longer bolts in from
> above
> > > > > (within
> > > > > > > the frame)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> > > > > > > news:408C139D.EF79E9A8@***.net...
> > > > > > > > Well we can guess that the original bolts were stripped
> or
> > > > rusted
> > > > > > > > out and fixed by pocking a six inch bolt through your floor
> > > boards.
> > > > > > > > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > > > > > > > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > herman wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > the drive shaft actually became too short, hence the CV.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I get some vibration off the front, and since I have some
> > pretty
> > > > > intense
> > > > > > > > > transfer case ski plates, I can lower the t case 3/4 inch
> and
> > > not
> > > > > worry
> > > > > > > > > because the skid plates are still there.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > so nobody knows how to get the bolts out of the frame since
> > they
> > > > are
> > > > > > > holding
> > > > > > > > > the transfer case from the top down and I can't reach up top
> > > (into
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > frame) to pull the bolts out/ install the new ones..
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
04-29-2004, 04:12 PM
#78
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Help with XJ T-case lowering kit...
but why does the kit have 4 spacers and 4 longer bolts?
"Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoospam.com> wrote in message
news:%fVjc.10548$6L3.858@fed1read05...
> I think the studs are there to help you line it up when re installing it.
> Without studs there, its a beotch to hold your heavy crossmember and
> transfer case in just the right spot till you line up a bolt and get it
held
> up in place.
> KH
>
> "herman" <email@adress.there> wrote in message
> news:QBUjc.7531$huU.1134@news04.bloor.is.net.cable .rogers.com...
> >
> > okay I understand that, but 2 of the four bolts have nuts at the other
end
> > as well, so it makes no sense to me, which is why I thought they were
> bolts
> > installed from the top down.
> >
> >
> > "Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoospam.com> wrote in message
> > news:zTFjc.7539$6L3.1331@fed1read05...
> > > Kinda, its a stud with a nut fastened inside the frame so you can
remove
> > and
> > > reinstall the stud and the nut will stay inside the rail. I found a
> really
> > > cool site that shows exactly what you are dealing with.
> > >
> > > http://www.avdel.textron.com/index.h.../thin_sert.htm
> > >
> > > or if the link gets truncated
> > >
> > > http://makeashorterlink.com/?P52F21528
> > >
> > > KH
> > >
> > > "herman" <email@adress.there> wrote in message
> > > news:%1ljc.8005$Qcs.5721@news04.bloor.is.net.cable .rogers.com...
> > > >
> > > > "Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoospam.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:kM9jc.39429$dZ1.15028@fed1read04...
> > > > > There are nutserts in the frame rail thingy. They can strip so
lube
> > the
> > > > stud
> > > > > well before trying to remove it. What everyone is saying is that
the
> > > bolts
> > > > > sticking down are actually just threaded studs that screw into
nuts
> > that
> > > > are
> > > > > up inside the frame rail.
> > > >
> > > > so its a bolt..... with a nut at both ends?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Worst case you can get new nutserts.
> > > > > KH
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > > > > news:408D15D4.EE26ADD2@sympatico.ca...
> > > > > > Those are studs, not bolts and they unscrew from the bottom.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Mike
> > > > > >
> > > > > > herman wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > No man, noone has ever touched the bolts that hold the T-case,
> the
> > > > jeep
> > > > > was
> > > > > > > purchased new in 01. Regardless 2 bolts are dropped down from
> > > inside
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > frame and too aim upwards and screw into the frame.. I don't
> > > > understand
> > > > > how
> > > > > > > this was done and how I can get my new longer bolts in from
> above
> > > > > (within
> > > > > > > the frame)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> > > > > > > news:408C139D.EF79E9A8@***.net...
> > > > > > > > Well we can guess that the original bolts were stripped
> or
> > > > rusted
> > > > > > > > out and fixed by pocking a six inch bolt through your floor
> > > boards.
> > > > > > > > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > > > > > > > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > herman wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > the drive shaft actually became too short, hence the CV.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I get some vibration off the front, and since I have some
> > pretty
> > > > > intense
> > > > > > > > > transfer case ski plates, I can lower the t case 3/4 inch
> and
> > > not
> > > > > worry
> > > > > > > > > because the skid plates are still there.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > so nobody knows how to get the bolts out of the frame
since
> > they
> > > > are
> > > > > > > holding
> > > > > > > > > the transfer case from the top down and I can't reach up
top
> > > (into
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > frame) to pull the bolts out/ install the new ones..
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
"Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoospam.com> wrote in message
news:%fVjc.10548$6L3.858@fed1read05...
> I think the studs are there to help you line it up when re installing it.
> Without studs there, its a beotch to hold your heavy crossmember and
> transfer case in just the right spot till you line up a bolt and get it
held
> up in place.
> KH
>
> "herman" <email@adress.there> wrote in message
> news:QBUjc.7531$huU.1134@news04.bloor.is.net.cable .rogers.com...
> >
> > okay I understand that, but 2 of the four bolts have nuts at the other
end
> > as well, so it makes no sense to me, which is why I thought they were
> bolts
> > installed from the top down.
> >
> >
> > "Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoospam.com> wrote in message
> > news:zTFjc.7539$6L3.1331@fed1read05...
> > > Kinda, its a stud with a nut fastened inside the frame so you can
remove
> > and
> > > reinstall the stud and the nut will stay inside the rail. I found a
> really
> > > cool site that shows exactly what you are dealing with.
> > >
> > > http://www.avdel.textron.com/index.h.../thin_sert.htm
> > >
> > > or if the link gets truncated
> > >
> > > http://makeashorterlink.com/?P52F21528
> > >
> > > KH
> > >
> > > "herman" <email@adress.there> wrote in message
> > > news:%1ljc.8005$Qcs.5721@news04.bloor.is.net.cable .rogers.com...
> > > >
> > > > "Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoospam.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:kM9jc.39429$dZ1.15028@fed1read04...
> > > > > There are nutserts in the frame rail thingy. They can strip so
lube
> > the
> > > > stud
> > > > > well before trying to remove it. What everyone is saying is that
the
> > > bolts
> > > > > sticking down are actually just threaded studs that screw into
nuts
> > that
> > > > are
> > > > > up inside the frame rail.
> > > >
> > > > so its a bolt..... with a nut at both ends?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Worst case you can get new nutserts.
> > > > > KH
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > > > > news:408D15D4.EE26ADD2@sympatico.ca...
> > > > > > Those are studs, not bolts and they unscrew from the bottom.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Mike
> > > > > >
> > > > > > herman wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > No man, noone has ever touched the bolts that hold the T-case,
> the
> > > > jeep
> > > > > was
> > > > > > > purchased new in 01. Regardless 2 bolts are dropped down from
> > > inside
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > frame and too aim upwards and screw into the frame.. I don't
> > > > understand
> > > > > how
> > > > > > > this was done and how I can get my new longer bolts in from
> above
> > > > > (within
> > > > > > > the frame)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> > > > > > > news:408C139D.EF79E9A8@***.net...
> > > > > > > > Well we can guess that the original bolts were stripped
> or
> > > > rusted
> > > > > > > > out and fixed by pocking a six inch bolt through your floor
> > > boards.
> > > > > > > > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > > > > > > > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > herman wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > the drive shaft actually became too short, hence the CV.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I get some vibration off the front, and since I have some
> > pretty
> > > > > intense
> > > > > > > > > transfer case ski plates, I can lower the t case 3/4 inch
> and
> > > not
> > > > > worry
> > > > > > > > > because the skid plates are still there.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > so nobody knows how to get the bolts out of the frame
since
> > they
> > > > are
> > > > > > > holding
> > > > > > > > > the transfer case from the top down and I can't reach up
top
> > > (into
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > frame) to pull the bolts out/ install the new ones..
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
04-29-2004, 04:12 PM
#79
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Help with XJ T-case lowering kit...
but why does the kit have 4 spacers and 4 longer bolts?
"Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoospam.com> wrote in message
news:%fVjc.10548$6L3.858@fed1read05...
> I think the studs are there to help you line it up when re installing it.
> Without studs there, its a beotch to hold your heavy crossmember and
> transfer case in just the right spot till you line up a bolt and get it
held
> up in place.
> KH
>
> "herman" <email@adress.there> wrote in message
> news:QBUjc.7531$huU.1134@news04.bloor.is.net.cable .rogers.com...
> >
> > okay I understand that, but 2 of the four bolts have nuts at the other
end
> > as well, so it makes no sense to me, which is why I thought they were
> bolts
> > installed from the top down.
> >
> >
> > "Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoospam.com> wrote in message
> > news:zTFjc.7539$6L3.1331@fed1read05...
> > > Kinda, its a stud with a nut fastened inside the frame so you can
remove
> > and
> > > reinstall the stud and the nut will stay inside the rail. I found a
> really
> > > cool site that shows exactly what you are dealing with.
> > >
> > > http://www.avdel.textron.com/index.h.../thin_sert.htm
> > >
> > > or if the link gets truncated
> > >
> > > http://makeashorterlink.com/?P52F21528
> > >
> > > KH
> > >
> > > "herman" <email@adress.there> wrote in message
> > > news:%1ljc.8005$Qcs.5721@news04.bloor.is.net.cable .rogers.com...
> > > >
> > > > "Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoospam.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:kM9jc.39429$dZ1.15028@fed1read04...
> > > > > There are nutserts in the frame rail thingy. They can strip so
lube
> > the
> > > > stud
> > > > > well before trying to remove it. What everyone is saying is that
the
> > > bolts
> > > > > sticking down are actually just threaded studs that screw into
nuts
> > that
> > > > are
> > > > > up inside the frame rail.
> > > >
> > > > so its a bolt..... with a nut at both ends?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Worst case you can get new nutserts.
> > > > > KH
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > > > > news:408D15D4.EE26ADD2@sympatico.ca...
> > > > > > Those are studs, not bolts and they unscrew from the bottom.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Mike
> > > > > >
> > > > > > herman wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > No man, noone has ever touched the bolts that hold the T-case,
> the
> > > > jeep
> > > > > was
> > > > > > > purchased new in 01. Regardless 2 bolts are dropped down from
> > > inside
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > frame and too aim upwards and screw into the frame.. I don't
> > > > understand
> > > > > how
> > > > > > > this was done and how I can get my new longer bolts in from
> above
> > > > > (within
> > > > > > > the frame)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> > > > > > > news:408C139D.EF79E9A8@***.net...
> > > > > > > > Well we can guess that the original bolts were stripped
> or
> > > > rusted
> > > > > > > > out and fixed by pocking a six inch bolt through your floor
> > > boards.
> > > > > > > > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > > > > > > > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > herman wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > the drive shaft actually became too short, hence the CV.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I get some vibration off the front, and since I have some
> > pretty
> > > > > intense
> > > > > > > > > transfer case ski plates, I can lower the t case 3/4 inch
> and
> > > not
> > > > > worry
> > > > > > > > > because the skid plates are still there.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > so nobody knows how to get the bolts out of the frame
since
> > they
> > > > are
> > > > > > > holding
> > > > > > > > > the transfer case from the top down and I can't reach up
top
> > > (into
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > frame) to pull the bolts out/ install the new ones..
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
"Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoospam.com> wrote in message
news:%fVjc.10548$6L3.858@fed1read05...
> I think the studs are there to help you line it up when re installing it.
> Without studs there, its a beotch to hold your heavy crossmember and
> transfer case in just the right spot till you line up a bolt and get it
held
> up in place.
> KH
>
> "herman" <email@adress.there> wrote in message
> news:QBUjc.7531$huU.1134@news04.bloor.is.net.cable .rogers.com...
> >
> > okay I understand that, but 2 of the four bolts have nuts at the other
end
> > as well, so it makes no sense to me, which is why I thought they were
> bolts
> > installed from the top down.
> >
> >
> > "Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoospam.com> wrote in message
> > news:zTFjc.7539$6L3.1331@fed1read05...
> > > Kinda, its a stud with a nut fastened inside the frame so you can
remove
> > and
> > > reinstall the stud and the nut will stay inside the rail. I found a
> really
> > > cool site that shows exactly what you are dealing with.
> > >
> > > http://www.avdel.textron.com/index.h.../thin_sert.htm
> > >
> > > or if the link gets truncated
> > >
> > > http://makeashorterlink.com/?P52F21528
> > >
> > > KH
> > >
> > > "herman" <email@adress.there> wrote in message
> > > news:%1ljc.8005$Qcs.5721@news04.bloor.is.net.cable .rogers.com...
> > > >
> > > > "Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoospam.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:kM9jc.39429$dZ1.15028@fed1read04...
> > > > > There are nutserts in the frame rail thingy. They can strip so
lube
> > the
> > > > stud
> > > > > well before trying to remove it. What everyone is saying is that
the
> > > bolts
> > > > > sticking down are actually just threaded studs that screw into
nuts
> > that
> > > > are
> > > > > up inside the frame rail.
> > > >
> > > > so its a bolt..... with a nut at both ends?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Worst case you can get new nutserts.
> > > > > KH
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > > > > news:408D15D4.EE26ADD2@sympatico.ca...
> > > > > > Those are studs, not bolts and they unscrew from the bottom.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Mike
> > > > > >
> > > > > > herman wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > No man, noone has ever touched the bolts that hold the T-case,
> the
> > > > jeep
> > > > > was
> > > > > > > purchased new in 01. Regardless 2 bolts are dropped down from
> > > inside
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > frame and too aim upwards and screw into the frame.. I don't
> > > > understand
> > > > > how
> > > > > > > this was done and how I can get my new longer bolts in from
> above
> > > > > (within
> > > > > > > the frame)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> > > > > > > news:408C139D.EF79E9A8@***.net...
> > > > > > > > Well we can guess that the original bolts were stripped
> or
> > > > rusted
> > > > > > > > out and fixed by pocking a six inch bolt through your floor
> > > boards.
> > > > > > > > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > > > > > > > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > herman wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > the drive shaft actually became too short, hence the CV.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I get some vibration off the front, and since I have some
> > pretty
> > > > > intense
> > > > > > > > > transfer case ski plates, I can lower the t case 3/4 inch
> and
> > > not
> > > > > worry
> > > > > > > > > because the skid plates are still there.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > so nobody knows how to get the bolts out of the frame
since
> > they
> > > > are
> > > > > > > holding
> > > > > > > > > the transfer case from the top down and I can't reach up
top
> > > (into
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > frame) to pull the bolts out/ install the new ones..
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
04-29-2004, 04:12 PM
#80
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Help with XJ T-case lowering kit...
but why does the kit have 4 spacers and 4 longer bolts?
"Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoospam.com> wrote in message
news:%fVjc.10548$6L3.858@fed1read05...
> I think the studs are there to help you line it up when re installing it.
> Without studs there, its a beotch to hold your heavy crossmember and
> transfer case in just the right spot till you line up a bolt and get it
held
> up in place.
> KH
>
> "herman" <email@adress.there> wrote in message
> news:QBUjc.7531$huU.1134@news04.bloor.is.net.cable .rogers.com...
> >
> > okay I understand that, but 2 of the four bolts have nuts at the other
end
> > as well, so it makes no sense to me, which is why I thought they were
> bolts
> > installed from the top down.
> >
> >
> > "Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoospam.com> wrote in message
> > news:zTFjc.7539$6L3.1331@fed1read05...
> > > Kinda, its a stud with a nut fastened inside the frame so you can
remove
> > and
> > > reinstall the stud and the nut will stay inside the rail. I found a
> really
> > > cool site that shows exactly what you are dealing with.
> > >
> > > http://www.avdel.textron.com/index.h.../thin_sert.htm
> > >
> > > or if the link gets truncated
> > >
> > > http://makeashorterlink.com/?P52F21528
> > >
> > > KH
> > >
> > > "herman" <email@adress.there> wrote in message
> > > news:%1ljc.8005$Qcs.5721@news04.bloor.is.net.cable .rogers.com...
> > > >
> > > > "Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoospam.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:kM9jc.39429$dZ1.15028@fed1read04...
> > > > > There are nutserts in the frame rail thingy. They can strip so
lube
> > the
> > > > stud
> > > > > well before trying to remove it. What everyone is saying is that
the
> > > bolts
> > > > > sticking down are actually just threaded studs that screw into
nuts
> > that
> > > > are
> > > > > up inside the frame rail.
> > > >
> > > > so its a bolt..... with a nut at both ends?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Worst case you can get new nutserts.
> > > > > KH
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > > > > news:408D15D4.EE26ADD2@sympatico.ca...
> > > > > > Those are studs, not bolts and they unscrew from the bottom.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Mike
> > > > > >
> > > > > > herman wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > No man, noone has ever touched the bolts that hold the T-case,
> the
> > > > jeep
> > > > > was
> > > > > > > purchased new in 01. Regardless 2 bolts are dropped down from
> > > inside
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > frame and too aim upwards and screw into the frame.. I don't
> > > > understand
> > > > > how
> > > > > > > this was done and how I can get my new longer bolts in from
> above
> > > > > (within
> > > > > > > the frame)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> > > > > > > news:408C139D.EF79E9A8@***.net...
> > > > > > > > Well we can guess that the original bolts were stripped
> or
> > > > rusted
> > > > > > > > out and fixed by pocking a six inch bolt through your floor
> > > boards.
> > > > > > > > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > > > > > > > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > herman wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > the drive shaft actually became too short, hence the CV.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I get some vibration off the front, and since I have some
> > pretty
> > > > > intense
> > > > > > > > > transfer case ski plates, I can lower the t case 3/4 inch
> and
> > > not
> > > > > worry
> > > > > > > > > because the skid plates are still there.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > so nobody knows how to get the bolts out of the frame
since
> > they
> > > > are
> > > > > > > holding
> > > > > > > > > the transfer case from the top down and I can't reach up
top
> > > (into
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > frame) to pull the bolts out/ install the new ones..
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
"Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoospam.com> wrote in message
news:%fVjc.10548$6L3.858@fed1read05...
> I think the studs are there to help you line it up when re installing it.
> Without studs there, its a beotch to hold your heavy crossmember and
> transfer case in just the right spot till you line up a bolt and get it
held
> up in place.
> KH
>
> "herman" <email@adress.there> wrote in message
> news:QBUjc.7531$huU.1134@news04.bloor.is.net.cable .rogers.com...
> >
> > okay I understand that, but 2 of the four bolts have nuts at the other
end
> > as well, so it makes no sense to me, which is why I thought they were
> bolts
> > installed from the top down.
> >
> >
> > "Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoospam.com> wrote in message
> > news:zTFjc.7539$6L3.1331@fed1read05...
> > > Kinda, its a stud with a nut fastened inside the frame so you can
remove
> > and
> > > reinstall the stud and the nut will stay inside the rail. I found a
> really
> > > cool site that shows exactly what you are dealing with.
> > >
> > > http://www.avdel.textron.com/index.h.../thin_sert.htm
> > >
> > > or if the link gets truncated
> > >
> > > http://makeashorterlink.com/?P52F21528
> > >
> > > KH
> > >
> > > "herman" <email@adress.there> wrote in message
> > > news:%1ljc.8005$Qcs.5721@news04.bloor.is.net.cable .rogers.com...
> > > >
> > > > "Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoospam.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:kM9jc.39429$dZ1.15028@fed1read04...
> > > > > There are nutserts in the frame rail thingy. They can strip so
lube
> > the
> > > > stud
> > > > > well before trying to remove it. What everyone is saying is that
the
> > > bolts
> > > > > sticking down are actually just threaded studs that screw into
nuts
> > that
> > > > are
> > > > > up inside the frame rail.
> > > >
> > > > so its a bolt..... with a nut at both ends?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Worst case you can get new nutserts.
> > > > > KH
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > > > > news:408D15D4.EE26ADD2@sympatico.ca...
> > > > > > Those are studs, not bolts and they unscrew from the bottom.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Mike
> > > > > >
> > > > > > herman wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > No man, noone has ever touched the bolts that hold the T-case,
> the
> > > > jeep
> > > > > was
> > > > > > > purchased new in 01. Regardless 2 bolts are dropped down from
> > > inside
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > frame and too aim upwards and screw into the frame.. I don't
> > > > understand
> > > > > how
> > > > > > > this was done and how I can get my new longer bolts in from
> above
> > > > > (within
> > > > > > > the frame)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> > > > > > > news:408C139D.EF79E9A8@***.net...
> > > > > > > > Well we can guess that the original bolts were stripped
> or
> > > > rusted
> > > > > > > > out and fixed by pocking a six inch bolt through your floor
> > > boards.
> > > > > > > > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > > > > > > > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > herman wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > the drive shaft actually became too short, hence the CV.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I get some vibration off the front, and since I have some
> > pretty
> > > > > intense
> > > > > > > > > transfer case ski plates, I can lower the t case 3/4 inch
> and
> > > not
> > > > > worry
> > > > > > > > > because the skid plates are still there.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > so nobody knows how to get the bolts out of the frame
since
> > they
> > > > are
> > > > > > > holding
> > > > > > > > > the transfer case from the top down and I can't reach up
top
> > > (into
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > frame) to pull the bolts out/ install the new ones..
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>