Re: Removing front seat in a 2005 TJ Wrangler??
Odd. My YJ is held in with real hex head fasteners.
Earle "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:4497FAD9.2E296738@sympatico.ca... > You need a bigger wrench.... They use welded in place hidden nuts on > most body parts. They also use a thread sealer on most that I have > seen. > > I am not sure why they 'all' aren't torx though..... My seats are, but > I have a CJ7. > > Mike > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! > Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) > > sgswest wrote: > > > > Three of the four bolts up top have half-inch heads that don't budge > > when a wrench is used. The fourth on has a TORX head. Since the others > > don't move and I cannot find the nuts I haven't tried the TORX head > > bolt. I don't have much experience with all this. Is there a web page > > you know of that explains and maybe SHOWS how to do this so dummies > > like me can figure it out??? I googled all morning without success! > > THANKS! SS > > > > Matt Macchiarolo wrote: > > > Have you tried to unbolt them? They should be bolted to captured nuts under > > > the floorpan, two of them are not viible under the vehicle because they bolt > > > to a sheetmetal "riser" on top of the floorpan. > > > > > > "sgswest" <sgswest@aol.com> wrote in message > > > news:1150752454.740244.256210@y41g2000cwy.googlegr oups.com... > > > > Boy, they sure don't seem to on mine! The bolt ends I see under there > > > > do not line up with the ones holding the riser in place. > > > > > > > > Jeeper wrote: > > > >> the 4 bolts go thru the body...get a socket and off ya go! > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> "sgswest" <sgswest@aol.com> wrote in message > > > >> news:1150747381.014749.61960@i40g2000cwc.googlegro ups.com... > > > >> >I wanted to temporarily remove the front seat in my 2005 Wrangler Sport > > > >> > so I figured I would check this out on the web, Turns out that if you > > > >> > own a TJ from 2002 or older, this information is easily found. 2003 > > > >> > and higher seems to some kind of deep dark secret!! > > > >> > > > > >> > As I look at my seat hardware I see 6 bolts connecting the actual seat > > > >> > to the riser - with seemingly no way to get at them! There are also 4 > > > >> > bolts holding the riser down. The nuts that attach to them seem to be > > > >> > inaccessible underneath. > > > >> > > > > >> > So........how do you DO this?? THANKS!!!!! > > > >> > > > > > |
Re: Removing front seat in a 2005 TJ Wrangler??
Odd. My YJ is held in with real hex head fasteners.
Earle "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:4497FAD9.2E296738@sympatico.ca... > You need a bigger wrench.... They use welded in place hidden nuts on > most body parts. They also use a thread sealer on most that I have > seen. > > I am not sure why they 'all' aren't torx though..... My seats are, but > I have a CJ7. > > Mike > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! > Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) > > sgswest wrote: > > > > Three of the four bolts up top have half-inch heads that don't budge > > when a wrench is used. The fourth on has a TORX head. Since the others > > don't move and I cannot find the nuts I haven't tried the TORX head > > bolt. I don't have much experience with all this. Is there a web page > > you know of that explains and maybe SHOWS how to do this so dummies > > like me can figure it out??? I googled all morning without success! > > THANKS! SS > > > > Matt Macchiarolo wrote: > > > Have you tried to unbolt them? They should be bolted to captured nuts under > > > the floorpan, two of them are not viible under the vehicle because they bolt > > > to a sheetmetal "riser" on top of the floorpan. > > > > > > "sgswest" <sgswest@aol.com> wrote in message > > > news:1150752454.740244.256210@y41g2000cwy.googlegr oups.com... > > > > Boy, they sure don't seem to on mine! The bolt ends I see under there > > > > do not line up with the ones holding the riser in place. > > > > > > > > Jeeper wrote: > > > >> the 4 bolts go thru the body...get a socket and off ya go! > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> "sgswest" <sgswest@aol.com> wrote in message > > > >> news:1150747381.014749.61960@i40g2000cwc.googlegro ups.com... > > > >> >I wanted to temporarily remove the front seat in my 2005 Wrangler Sport > > > >> > so I figured I would check this out on the web, Turns out that if you > > > >> > own a TJ from 2002 or older, this information is easily found. 2003 > > > >> > and higher seems to some kind of deep dark secret!! > > > >> > > > > >> > As I look at my seat hardware I see 6 bolts connecting the actual seat > > > >> > to the riser - with seemingly no way to get at them! There are also 4 > > > >> > bolts holding the riser down. The nuts that attach to them seem to be > > > >> > inaccessible underneath. > > > >> > > > > >> > So........how do you DO this?? THANKS!!!!! > > > >> > > > > > |
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