Rear shocks
11-27-2005, 01:47 PM
#31
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Re: Rear shocks
Going thru the floor worked well.
I wasted a lot of time trying to drill out the bolts,I got a air hammer and
popped the weld nut in seconds.
One thing I did differently was after popping the weld nuts and lifting the
carpet I drilled 4 pilot holes(the bolt holes) from the underside.
I then used a hole saw and drilled 4 small holes from the top to drop in the
bolts.
Thanks for the help.
"DanFXR" <DanFxr@optonline.net> wrote in message
news:Glkff.12736$ha2.10492@fe08.lga...
> Thanks for the help,think I will wind up thru the floor.
> I am installing Gabrial Ultras.
> A larger bolt wont fit thru the shock.
> "DanFXR" <DanFxr@optonline.net> wrote in message
> news:pn6ff.24293$rc7.3641@fe12.lga...
>> 2000 Cherokee Sport 4L 95K,
>>
>> I have completed work on my front end and in the process of replacing my
>> rear shocks.
>> Of course the rear upper bolts broke off.
>> This newsgroup had great advice regarding a repair by drilling thru the
>> rear floor and installing nuts and bolts.(there was a nice link to a
>> homepage)
>> Before I try this I would like to know if anyone has had any luck with a
>> tap.I have drilled out the bolts and the stock bolts are now a bit to
>> small. The bit was 5/16ths. Is a Helicoil strong
>> enought to use ?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
I wasted a lot of time trying to drill out the bolts,I got a air hammer and
popped the weld nut in seconds.
One thing I did differently was after popping the weld nuts and lifting the
carpet I drilled 4 pilot holes(the bolt holes) from the underside.
I then used a hole saw and drilled 4 small holes from the top to drop in the
bolts.
Thanks for the help.
"DanFXR" <DanFxr@optonline.net> wrote in message
news:Glkff.12736$ha2.10492@fe08.lga...
> Thanks for the help,think I will wind up thru the floor.
> I am installing Gabrial Ultras.
> A larger bolt wont fit thru the shock.
> "DanFXR" <DanFxr@optonline.net> wrote in message
> news:pn6ff.24293$rc7.3641@fe12.lga...
>> 2000 Cherokee Sport 4L 95K,
>>
>> I have completed work on my front end and in the process of replacing my
>> rear shocks.
>> Of course the rear upper bolts broke off.
>> This newsgroup had great advice regarding a repair by drilling thru the
>> rear floor and installing nuts and bolts.(there was a nice link to a
>> homepage)
>> Before I try this I would like to know if anyone has had any luck with a
>> tap.I have drilled out the bolts and the stock bolts are now a bit to
>> small. The bit was 5/16ths. Is a Helicoil strong
>> enought to use ?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
11-27-2005, 02:43 PM
#32
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Re: Rear shocks
Great idea!
What size hole saw?
"DanFXR" <DanFxr@optonline.net> wrote in message
news:Manif.18565$7n6.16327@fe08.lga...
> Going thru the floor worked well.
> I wasted a lot of time trying to drill out the bolts,I got a air hammer
> and
> popped the weld nut in seconds.
> One thing I did differently was after popping the weld nuts and lifting
> the
> carpet I drilled 4 pilot holes(the bolt holes) from the underside.
> I then used a hole saw and drilled 4 small holes from the top to drop in
> the
> bolts.
>
> Thanks for the help.
> "DanFXR" <DanFxr@optonline.net> wrote in message
> news:Glkff.12736$ha2.10492@fe08.lga...
>> Thanks for the help,think I will wind up thru the floor.
>> I am installing Gabrial Ultras.
>> A larger bolt wont fit thru the shock.
>> "DanFXR" <DanFxr@optonline.net> wrote in message
>> news:pn6ff.24293$rc7.3641@fe12.lga...
>>> 2000 Cherokee Sport 4L 95K,
>>>
>>> I have completed work on my front end and in the process of replacing my
>>> rear shocks.
>>> Of course the rear upper bolts broke off.
>>> This newsgroup had great advice regarding a repair by drilling thru the
>>> rear floor and installing nuts and bolts.(there was a nice link to a
>>> homepage)
>>> Before I try this I would like to know if anyone has had any luck with a
>>> tap.I have drilled out the bolts and the stock bolts are now a bit to
>>> small. The bit was 5/16ths. Is a Helicoil strong
>>> enought to use ?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
What size hole saw?
"DanFXR" <DanFxr@optonline.net> wrote in message
news:Manif.18565$7n6.16327@fe08.lga...
> Going thru the floor worked well.
> I wasted a lot of time trying to drill out the bolts,I got a air hammer
> and
> popped the weld nut in seconds.
> One thing I did differently was after popping the weld nuts and lifting
> the
> carpet I drilled 4 pilot holes(the bolt holes) from the underside.
> I then used a hole saw and drilled 4 small holes from the top to drop in
> the
> bolts.
>
> Thanks for the help.
> "DanFXR" <DanFxr@optonline.net> wrote in message
> news:Glkff.12736$ha2.10492@fe08.lga...
>> Thanks for the help,think I will wind up thru the floor.
>> I am installing Gabrial Ultras.
>> A larger bolt wont fit thru the shock.
>> "DanFXR" <DanFxr@optonline.net> wrote in message
>> news:pn6ff.24293$rc7.3641@fe12.lga...
>>> 2000 Cherokee Sport 4L 95K,
>>>
>>> I have completed work on my front end and in the process of replacing my
>>> rear shocks.
>>> Of course the rear upper bolts broke off.
>>> This newsgroup had great advice regarding a repair by drilling thru the
>>> rear floor and installing nuts and bolts.(there was a nice link to a
>>> homepage)
>>> Before I try this I would like to know if anyone has had any luck with a
>>> tap.I have drilled out the bolts and the stock bolts are now a bit to
>>> small. The bit was 5/16ths. Is a Helicoil strong
>>> enought to use ?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
11-27-2005, 02:43 PM
#33
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Re: Rear shocks
Great idea!
What size hole saw?
"DanFXR" <DanFxr@optonline.net> wrote in message
news:Manif.18565$7n6.16327@fe08.lga...
> Going thru the floor worked well.
> I wasted a lot of time trying to drill out the bolts,I got a air hammer
> and
> popped the weld nut in seconds.
> One thing I did differently was after popping the weld nuts and lifting
> the
> carpet I drilled 4 pilot holes(the bolt holes) from the underside.
> I then used a hole saw and drilled 4 small holes from the top to drop in
> the
> bolts.
>
> Thanks for the help.
> "DanFXR" <DanFxr@optonline.net> wrote in message
> news:Glkff.12736$ha2.10492@fe08.lga...
>> Thanks for the help,think I will wind up thru the floor.
>> I am installing Gabrial Ultras.
>> A larger bolt wont fit thru the shock.
>> "DanFXR" <DanFxr@optonline.net> wrote in message
>> news:pn6ff.24293$rc7.3641@fe12.lga...
>>> 2000 Cherokee Sport 4L 95K,
>>>
>>> I have completed work on my front end and in the process of replacing my
>>> rear shocks.
>>> Of course the rear upper bolts broke off.
>>> This newsgroup had great advice regarding a repair by drilling thru the
>>> rear floor and installing nuts and bolts.(there was a nice link to a
>>> homepage)
>>> Before I try this I would like to know if anyone has had any luck with a
>>> tap.I have drilled out the bolts and the stock bolts are now a bit to
>>> small. The bit was 5/16ths. Is a Helicoil strong
>>> enought to use ?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
What size hole saw?
"DanFXR" <DanFxr@optonline.net> wrote in message
news:Manif.18565$7n6.16327@fe08.lga...
> Going thru the floor worked well.
> I wasted a lot of time trying to drill out the bolts,I got a air hammer
> and
> popped the weld nut in seconds.
> One thing I did differently was after popping the weld nuts and lifting
> the
> carpet I drilled 4 pilot holes(the bolt holes) from the underside.
> I then used a hole saw and drilled 4 small holes from the top to drop in
> the
> bolts.
>
> Thanks for the help.
> "DanFXR" <DanFxr@optonline.net> wrote in message
> news:Glkff.12736$ha2.10492@fe08.lga...
>> Thanks for the help,think I will wind up thru the floor.
>> I am installing Gabrial Ultras.
>> A larger bolt wont fit thru the shock.
>> "DanFXR" <DanFxr@optonline.net> wrote in message
>> news:pn6ff.24293$rc7.3641@fe12.lga...
>>> 2000 Cherokee Sport 4L 95K,
>>>
>>> I have completed work on my front end and in the process of replacing my
>>> rear shocks.
>>> Of course the rear upper bolts broke off.
>>> This newsgroup had great advice regarding a repair by drilling thru the
>>> rear floor and installing nuts and bolts.(there was a nice link to a
>>> homepage)
>>> Before I try this I would like to know if anyone has had any luck with a
>>> tap.I have drilled out the bolts and the stock bolts are now a bit to
>>> small. The bit was 5/16ths. Is a Helicoil strong
>>> enought to use ?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
11-27-2005, 02:43 PM
#34
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Re: Rear shocks
Great idea!
What size hole saw?
"DanFXR" <DanFxr@optonline.net> wrote in message
news:Manif.18565$7n6.16327@fe08.lga...
> Going thru the floor worked well.
> I wasted a lot of time trying to drill out the bolts,I got a air hammer
> and
> popped the weld nut in seconds.
> One thing I did differently was after popping the weld nuts and lifting
> the
> carpet I drilled 4 pilot holes(the bolt holes) from the underside.
> I then used a hole saw and drilled 4 small holes from the top to drop in
> the
> bolts.
>
> Thanks for the help.
> "DanFXR" <DanFxr@optonline.net> wrote in message
> news:Glkff.12736$ha2.10492@fe08.lga...
>> Thanks for the help,think I will wind up thru the floor.
>> I am installing Gabrial Ultras.
>> A larger bolt wont fit thru the shock.
>> "DanFXR" <DanFxr@optonline.net> wrote in message
>> news:pn6ff.24293$rc7.3641@fe12.lga...
>>> 2000 Cherokee Sport 4L 95K,
>>>
>>> I have completed work on my front end and in the process of replacing my
>>> rear shocks.
>>> Of course the rear upper bolts broke off.
>>> This newsgroup had great advice regarding a repair by drilling thru the
>>> rear floor and installing nuts and bolts.(there was a nice link to a
>>> homepage)
>>> Before I try this I would like to know if anyone has had any luck with a
>>> tap.I have drilled out the bolts and the stock bolts are now a bit to
>>> small. The bit was 5/16ths. Is a Helicoil strong
>>> enought to use ?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
What size hole saw?
"DanFXR" <DanFxr@optonline.net> wrote in message
news:Manif.18565$7n6.16327@fe08.lga...
> Going thru the floor worked well.
> I wasted a lot of time trying to drill out the bolts,I got a air hammer
> and
> popped the weld nut in seconds.
> One thing I did differently was after popping the weld nuts and lifting
> the
> carpet I drilled 4 pilot holes(the bolt holes) from the underside.
> I then used a hole saw and drilled 4 small holes from the top to drop in
> the
> bolts.
>
> Thanks for the help.
> "DanFXR" <DanFxr@optonline.net> wrote in message
> news:Glkff.12736$ha2.10492@fe08.lga...
>> Thanks for the help,think I will wind up thru the floor.
>> I am installing Gabrial Ultras.
>> A larger bolt wont fit thru the shock.
>> "DanFXR" <DanFxr@optonline.net> wrote in message
>> news:pn6ff.24293$rc7.3641@fe12.lga...
>>> 2000 Cherokee Sport 4L 95K,
>>>
>>> I have completed work on my front end and in the process of replacing my
>>> rear shocks.
>>> Of course the rear upper bolts broke off.
>>> This newsgroup had great advice regarding a repair by drilling thru the
>>> rear floor and installing nuts and bolts.(there was a nice link to a
>>> homepage)
>>> Before I try this I would like to know if anyone has had any luck with a
>>> tap.I have drilled out the bolts and the stock bolts are now a bit to
>>> small. The bit was 5/16ths. Is a Helicoil strong
>>> enought to use ?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
11-27-2005, 04:05 PM
#35
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Re: Rear shocks
Yankee ingenuity.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
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DanFXR wrote:
>
> Going thru the floor worked well.
> I wasted a lot of time trying to drill out the bolts,I got a air hammer and
> popped the weld nut in seconds.
> One thing I did differently was after popping the weld nuts and lifting the
> carpet I drilled 4 pilot holes(the bolt holes) from the underside.
> I then used a hole saw and drilled 4 small holes from the top to drop in the
> bolts.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
DanFXR wrote:
>
> Going thru the floor worked well.
> I wasted a lot of time trying to drill out the bolts,I got a air hammer and
> popped the weld nut in seconds.
> One thing I did differently was after popping the weld nuts and lifting the
> carpet I drilled 4 pilot holes(the bolt holes) from the underside.
> I then used a hole saw and drilled 4 small holes from the top to drop in the
> bolts.
11-27-2005, 04:05 PM
#36
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Posts: n/a
Re: Rear shocks
Yankee ingenuity.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
DanFXR wrote:
>
> Going thru the floor worked well.
> I wasted a lot of time trying to drill out the bolts,I got a air hammer and
> popped the weld nut in seconds.
> One thing I did differently was after popping the weld nuts and lifting the
> carpet I drilled 4 pilot holes(the bolt holes) from the underside.
> I then used a hole saw and drilled 4 small holes from the top to drop in the
> bolts.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
DanFXR wrote:
>
> Going thru the floor worked well.
> I wasted a lot of time trying to drill out the bolts,I got a air hammer and
> popped the weld nut in seconds.
> One thing I did differently was after popping the weld nuts and lifting the
> carpet I drilled 4 pilot holes(the bolt holes) from the underside.
> I then used a hole saw and drilled 4 small holes from the top to drop in the
> bolts.
11-27-2005, 04:05 PM
#37
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Re: Rear shocks
Yankee ingenuity.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
DanFXR wrote:
>
> Going thru the floor worked well.
> I wasted a lot of time trying to drill out the bolts,I got a air hammer and
> popped the weld nut in seconds.
> One thing I did differently was after popping the weld nuts and lifting the
> carpet I drilled 4 pilot holes(the bolt holes) from the underside.
> I then used a hole saw and drilled 4 small holes from the top to drop in the
> bolts.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
DanFXR wrote:
>
> Going thru the floor worked well.
> I wasted a lot of time trying to drill out the bolts,I got a air hammer and
> popped the weld nut in seconds.
> One thing I did differently was after popping the weld nuts and lifting the
> carpet I drilled 4 pilot holes(the bolt holes) from the underside.
> I then used a hole saw and drilled 4 small holes from the top to drop in the
> bolts.
11-28-2005, 11:48 AM
#38
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Re: Rear shocks
1 1/4 inch, hole.
"L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
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> Yankee ingenuity.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> DanFXR wrote:
>>
>> Going thru the floor worked well.
>> I wasted a lot of time trying to drill out the bolts,I got a air hammer
>> and
>> popped the weld nut in seconds.
>> One thing I did differently was after popping the weld nuts and lifting
>> the
>> carpet I drilled 4 pilot holes(the bolt holes) from the underside.
>> I then used a hole saw and drilled 4 small holes from the top to drop in
>> the
>> bolts.
"L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:438A1FAC.12F8DB11@***.net...
> Yankee ingenuity.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> DanFXR wrote:
>>
>> Going thru the floor worked well.
>> I wasted a lot of time trying to drill out the bolts,I got a air hammer
>> and
>> popped the weld nut in seconds.
>> One thing I did differently was after popping the weld nuts and lifting
>> the
>> carpet I drilled 4 pilot holes(the bolt holes) from the underside.
>> I then used a hole saw and drilled 4 small holes from the top to drop in
>> the
>> bolts.
11-28-2005, 11:48 AM
#39
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Re: Rear shocks
1 1/4 inch, hole.
"L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:438A1FAC.12F8DB11@***.net...
> Yankee ingenuity.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> DanFXR wrote:
>>
>> Going thru the floor worked well.
>> I wasted a lot of time trying to drill out the bolts,I got a air hammer
>> and
>> popped the weld nut in seconds.
>> One thing I did differently was after popping the weld nuts and lifting
>> the
>> carpet I drilled 4 pilot holes(the bolt holes) from the underside.
>> I then used a hole saw and drilled 4 small holes from the top to drop in
>> the
>> bolts.
"L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:438A1FAC.12F8DB11@***.net...
> Yankee ingenuity.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> DanFXR wrote:
>>
>> Going thru the floor worked well.
>> I wasted a lot of time trying to drill out the bolts,I got a air hammer
>> and
>> popped the weld nut in seconds.
>> One thing I did differently was after popping the weld nuts and lifting
>> the
>> carpet I drilled 4 pilot holes(the bolt holes) from the underside.
>> I then used a hole saw and drilled 4 small holes from the top to drop in
>> the
>> bolts.
11-28-2005, 11:48 AM
#40
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Re: Rear shocks
1 1/4 inch, hole.
"L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:438A1FAC.12F8DB11@***.net...
> Yankee ingenuity.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> DanFXR wrote:
>>
>> Going thru the floor worked well.
>> I wasted a lot of time trying to drill out the bolts,I got a air hammer
>> and
>> popped the weld nut in seconds.
>> One thing I did differently was after popping the weld nuts and lifting
>> the
>> carpet I drilled 4 pilot holes(the bolt holes) from the underside.
>> I then used a hole saw and drilled 4 small holes from the top to drop in
>> the
>> bolts.
"L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:438A1FAC.12F8DB11@***.net...
> Yankee ingenuity.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> DanFXR wrote:
>>
>> Going thru the floor worked well.
>> I wasted a lot of time trying to drill out the bolts,I got a air hammer
>> and
>> popped the weld nut in seconds.
>> One thing I did differently was after popping the weld nuts and lifting
>> the
>> carpet I drilled 4 pilot holes(the bolt holes) from the underside.
>> I then used a hole saw and drilled 4 small holes from the top to drop in
>> the
>> bolts.
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