Mike Romain

The ones that go into the body tub have heat activated 'loctite' on
them.

If you use a torch they come right out in my experience. Then you
'will' have to repaint the hinges though...

They also have nuts on the inside that you have to remove the dash to
get at. This means you can just take a 3/8" drill bit and drill out the
heads. The bolt and nut will then just fall or can be pushed inside.

I have seen a nice set of mirrors for going doorless though. Steve
Seppala from this group uses motorcycle mirrors he picked up at a Honda
shop cheap. The fit right into the hinge hole and just need one nut on
the bottom. They stay put and don't vibrate according to Steve.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Mango Mel wrote:
>
> Hello, it's spring and Mango Mel has come out of the woodwork. Last year
> the bolts on the windshield hinges froze - the ones that you need when you
> take off the doors and put on a mirror to be legal.
>
> Several people including a Jeep builder tried to loosen them and succeeded
> in stripping the bolts. Now it appears that the only solution is taking
> Mango to a body shop. Someone suggested a torch....
>
> Anybody have any suggestions? I'd like to hear them.
>
> TIA,
>
> Mango Mel & the Jeepdogs
> '95 Wrangler
>
> --

Mike Romain

The ones that go into the body tub have heat activated 'loctite' on
them.

If you use a torch they come right out in my experience. Then you
'will' have to repaint the hinges though...

They also have nuts on the inside that you have to remove the dash to
get at. This means you can just take a 3/8" drill bit and drill out the
heads. The bolt and nut will then just fall or can be pushed inside.

I have seen a nice set of mirrors for going doorless though. Steve
Seppala from this group uses motorcycle mirrors he picked up at a Honda
shop cheap. The fit right into the hinge hole and just need one nut on
the bottom. They stay put and don't vibrate according to Steve.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Mango Mel wrote:
>
> Hello, it's spring and Mango Mel has come out of the woodwork. Last year
> the bolts on the windshield hinges froze - the ones that you need when you
> take off the doors and put on a mirror to be legal.
>
> Several people including a Jeep builder tried to loosen them and succeeded
> in stripping the bolts. Now it appears that the only solution is taking
> Mango to a body shop. Someone suggested a torch....
>
> Anybody have any suggestions? I'd like to hear them.
>
> TIA,
>
> Mango Mel & the Jeepdogs
> '95 Wrangler
>
> --

Mike Romain

The ones that go into the body tub have heat activated 'loctite' on
them.

If you use a torch they come right out in my experience. Then you
'will' have to repaint the hinges though...

They also have nuts on the inside that you have to remove the dash to
get at. This means you can just take a 3/8" drill bit and drill out the
heads. The bolt and nut will then just fall or can be pushed inside.

I have seen a nice set of mirrors for going doorless though. Steve
Seppala from this group uses motorcycle mirrors he picked up at a Honda
shop cheap. The fit right into the hinge hole and just need one nut on
the bottom. They stay put and don't vibrate according to Steve.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Mango Mel wrote:
>
> Hello, it's spring and Mango Mel has come out of the woodwork. Last year
> the bolts on the windshield hinges froze - the ones that you need when you
> take off the doors and put on a mirror to be legal.
>
> Several people including a Jeep builder tried to loosen them and succeeded
> in stripping the bolts. Now it appears that the only solution is taking
> Mango to a body shop. Someone suggested a torch....
>
> Anybody have any suggestions? I'd like to hear them.
>
> TIA,
>
> Mango Mel & the Jeepdogs
> '95 Wrangler
>
> --

Dan

I had the same problem. I tried to get the out with a torx, but just
stripped the bolts. I put a small brush in my die grinder and took the
paint off the bolt heads with out getting the paint off the hinge (that
was a challenge). Then I took a regular 3/8 bolt and tacked it to the
torx head with my mig welder. The heat from welding melted loose the
locktite, with out making the paint bubble. Worked great.

-Dan

Mike Romain wrote:
> The ones that go into the body tub have heat activated 'loctite' on
> them.
>
> If you use a torch they come right out in my experience. Then you
> 'will' have to repaint the hinges though...
>
> They also have nuts on the inside that you have to remove the dash to
> get at. This means you can just take a 3/8" drill bit and drill out the
> heads. The bolt and nut will then just fall or can be pushed inside.
>
> I have seen a nice set of mirrors for going doorless though. Steve
> Seppala from this group uses motorcycle mirrors he picked up at a Honda
> shop cheap. The fit right into the hinge hole and just need one nut on
> the bottom. They stay put and don't vibrate according to Steve.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Mango Mel wrote:
>
>>Hello, it's spring and Mango Mel has come out of the woodwork. Last year
>>the bolts on the windshield hinges froze - the ones that you need when you
>>take off the doors and put on a mirror to be legal.
>>
>>Several people including a Jeep builder tried to loosen them and succeeded
>>in stripping the bolts. Now it appears that the only solution is taking
>>Mango to a body shop. Someone suggested a torch....
>>
>>Anybody have any suggestions? I'd like to hear them.
>>
>>TIA,
>>
>>Mango Mel & the Jeepdogs
>>'95 Wrangler

Dan

I had the same problem. I tried to get the out with a torx, but just
stripped the bolts. I put a small brush in my die grinder and took the
paint off the bolt heads with out getting the paint off the hinge (that
was a challenge). Then I took a regular 3/8 bolt and tacked it to the
torx head with my mig welder. The heat from welding melted loose the
locktite, with out making the paint bubble. Worked great.

-Dan

Mike Romain wrote:
> The ones that go into the body tub have heat activated 'loctite' on
> them.
>
> If you use a torch they come right out in my experience. Then you
> 'will' have to repaint the hinges though...
>
> They also have nuts on the inside that you have to remove the dash to
> get at. This means you can just take a 3/8" drill bit and drill out the
> heads. The bolt and nut will then just fall or can be pushed inside.
>
> I have seen a nice set of mirrors for going doorless though. Steve
> Seppala from this group uses motorcycle mirrors he picked up at a Honda
> shop cheap. The fit right into the hinge hole and just need one nut on
> the bottom. They stay put and don't vibrate according to Steve.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Mango Mel wrote:
>
>>Hello, it's spring and Mango Mel has come out of the woodwork. Last year
>>the bolts on the windshield hinges froze - the ones that you need when you
>>take off the doors and put on a mirror to be legal.
>>
>>Several people including a Jeep builder tried to loosen them and succeeded
>>in stripping the bolts. Now it appears that the only solution is taking
>>Mango to a body shop. Someone suggested a torch....
>>
>>Anybody have any suggestions? I'd like to hear them.
>>
>>TIA,
>>
>>Mango Mel & the Jeepdogs
>>'95 Wrangler

Dan

I had the same problem. I tried to get the out with a torx, but just
stripped the bolts. I put a small brush in my die grinder and took the
paint off the bolt heads with out getting the paint off the hinge (that
was a challenge). Then I took a regular 3/8 bolt and tacked it to the
torx head with my mig welder. The heat from welding melted loose the
locktite, with out making the paint bubble. Worked great.

-Dan

Mike Romain wrote:
> The ones that go into the body tub have heat activated 'loctite' on
> them.
>
> If you use a torch they come right out in my experience. Then you
> 'will' have to repaint the hinges though...
>
> They also have nuts on the inside that you have to remove the dash to
> get at. This means you can just take a 3/8" drill bit and drill out the
> heads. The bolt and nut will then just fall or can be pushed inside.
>
> I have seen a nice set of mirrors for going doorless though. Steve
> Seppala from this group uses motorcycle mirrors he picked up at a Honda
> shop cheap. The fit right into the hinge hole and just need one nut on
> the bottom. They stay put and don't vibrate according to Steve.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Mango Mel wrote:
>
>>Hello, it's spring and Mango Mel has come out of the woodwork. Last year
>>the bolts on the windshield hinges froze - the ones that you need when you
>>take off the doors and put on a mirror to be legal.
>>
>>Several people including a Jeep builder tried to loosen them and succeeded
>>in stripping the bolts. Now it appears that the only solution is taking
>>Mango to a body shop. Someone suggested a torch....
>>
>>Anybody have any suggestions? I'd like to hear them.
>>
>>TIA,
>>
>>Mango Mel & the Jeepdogs
>>'95 Wrangler

Dan

I had the same problem. I tried to get the out with a torx, but just
stripped the bolts. I put a small brush in my die grinder and took the
paint off the bolt heads with out getting the paint off the hinge (that
was a challenge). Then I took a regular 3/8 bolt and tacked it to the
torx head with my mig welder. The heat from welding melted loose the
locktite, with out making the paint bubble. Worked great.

-Dan

Mike Romain wrote:
> The ones that go into the body tub have heat activated 'loctite' on
> them.
>
> If you use a torch they come right out in my experience. Then you
> 'will' have to repaint the hinges though...
>
> They also have nuts on the inside that you have to remove the dash to
> get at. This means you can just take a 3/8" drill bit and drill out the
> heads. The bolt and nut will then just fall or can be pushed inside.
>
> I have seen a nice set of mirrors for going doorless though. Steve
> Seppala from this group uses motorcycle mirrors he picked up at a Honda
> shop cheap. The fit right into the hinge hole and just need one nut on
> the bottom. They stay put and don't vibrate according to Steve.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Mango Mel wrote:
>
>>Hello, it's spring and Mango Mel has come out of the woodwork. Last year
>>the bolts on the windshield hinges froze - the ones that you need when you
>>take off the doors and put on a mirror to be legal.
>>
>>Several people including a Jeep builder tried to loosen them and succeeded
>>in stripping the bolts. Now it appears that the only solution is taking
>>Mango to a body shop. Someone suggested a torch....
>>
>>Anybody have any suggestions? I'd like to hear them.
>>
>>TIA,
>>
>>Mango Mel & the Jeepdogs
>>'95 Wrangler

Bob

A couple years ago a friend of mine had this same problem on one of
the four bolts. It was the first one we did, and we used a crappy
quality torx bit on it (Learned our lesson and got the other four out
easier by making sure to push REALLY HARD while trying to turn them,
with a better quality torx bit).

Anyway, to get that one we'd stripped the torx teeth out of, we tried
an easy out--NOPE. Broke the easyout inside. We were just getting
ready to drill into it, when his Dad, stubborn as he was (he'd been
insisting this would work), started using a narrow flathead
screwdriver and hammer and actually managed to tap the edge of the
bolt head in a circular pattern until it actually broke free and began
moving. Overall damage: One paint chip where his dad slipped and got
the hinge with the screw driver. But much safer probably than us going
at it with a drill ;-)

I might suggest using a dremel to put in a better slot, using a small
cut-off wheel, then trying this method.

Good luck!


"Mango Mel" <pawsnfx@parrett.net> wrote in message news:<109e2cj9nn3lud6@corp.supernews.com>...
> Hello, it's spring and Mango Mel has come out of the woodwork. Last year
> the bolts on the windshield hinges froze - the ones that you need when you
> take off the doors and put on a mirror to be legal.
>
> Several people including a Jeep builder tried to loosen them and succeeded
> in stripping the bolts. Now it appears that the only solution is taking
> Mango to a body shop. Someone suggested a torch....
>
> Anybody have any suggestions? I'd like to hear them.
>
> TIA,
>
> Mango Mel & the Jeepdogs
> '95 Wrangler
>
> --

Bob

A couple years ago a friend of mine had this same problem on one of
the four bolts. It was the first one we did, and we used a crappy
quality torx bit on it (Learned our lesson and got the other four out
easier by making sure to push REALLY HARD while trying to turn them,
with a better quality torx bit).

Anyway, to get that one we'd stripped the torx teeth out of, we tried
an easy out--NOPE. Broke the easyout inside. We were just getting
ready to drill into it, when his Dad, stubborn as he was (he'd been
insisting this would work), started using a narrow flathead
screwdriver and hammer and actually managed to tap the edge of the
bolt head in a circular pattern until it actually broke free and began
moving. Overall damage: One paint chip where his dad slipped and got
the hinge with the screw driver. But much safer probably than us going
at it with a drill ;-)

I might suggest using a dremel to put in a better slot, using a small
cut-off wheel, then trying this method.

Good luck!


"Mango Mel" <pawsnfx@parrett.net> wrote in message news:<109e2cj9nn3lud6@corp.supernews.com>...
> Hello, it's spring and Mango Mel has come out of the woodwork. Last year
> the bolts on the windshield hinges froze - the ones that you need when you
> take off the doors and put on a mirror to be legal.
>
> Several people including a Jeep builder tried to loosen them and succeeded
> in stripping the bolts. Now it appears that the only solution is taking
> Mango to a body shop. Someone suggested a torch....
>
> Anybody have any suggestions? I'd like to hear them.
>
> TIA,
>
> Mango Mel & the Jeepdogs
> '95 Wrangler
>
> --

Bob

A couple years ago a friend of mine had this same problem on one of
the four bolts. It was the first one we did, and we used a crappy
quality torx bit on it (Learned our lesson and got the other four out
easier by making sure to push REALLY HARD while trying to turn them,
with a better quality torx bit).

Anyway, to get that one we'd stripped the torx teeth out of, we tried
an easy out--NOPE. Broke the easyout inside. We were just getting
ready to drill into it, when his Dad, stubborn as he was (he'd been
insisting this would work), started using a narrow flathead
screwdriver and hammer and actually managed to tap the edge of the
bolt head in a circular pattern until it actually broke free and began
moving. Overall damage: One paint chip where his dad slipped and got
the hinge with the screw driver. But much safer probably than us going
at it with a drill ;-)

I might suggest using a dremel to put in a better slot, using a small
cut-off wheel, then trying this method.

Good luck!


"Mango Mel" <pawsnfx@parrett.net> wrote in message news:<109e2cj9nn3lud6@corp.supernews.com>...
> Hello, it's spring and Mango Mel has come out of the woodwork. Last year
> the bolts on the windshield hinges froze - the ones that you need when you
> take off the doors and put on a mirror to be legal.
>
> Several people including a Jeep builder tried to loosen them and succeeded
> in stripping the bolts. Now it appears that the only solution is taking
> Mango to a body shop. Someone suggested a torch....
>
> Anybody have any suggestions? I'd like to hear them.
>
> TIA,
>
> Mango Mel & the Jeepdogs
> '95 Wrangler
>
> --