VelteXJ

Hey all working on lifting my 00 XJ well go the front done yesterday. So today i start out with breaking my lower shock stud, below is a pic. The drivers side came off easy. PB blaster was used etc.. My question is how the hell do i get that out of the shock sleeve without toasting the threads. Also what is the bolt is it just like a 2" threaded stud? As you can see from the back side pic theres noway to get to the back side of the bolt.

Any advice would be appreciated? If there is a thread i missed I apologize, all i could find is upper shock bolts ( which ive yet to tackle haha )

jd4x426

i havent ever seen a thread on this but you could get another bolt drill out the old one and weld a new one on or you could search for some aftermarket shock mounts or got to the junkyard and cut the whole bracket off and reweld it

bigbadxj

I have to do this too. I'm just going to drill it and put a new bolt in. I think it is a 5/16" bolt and you can tack it in if you want.

a1racer

i think they are pushed in but i would talk to the dealer and see what they can suggest or cut the bolt as close to the bracket as you can then drill it out and replace. i would weld the new one in from the back though

94sport

I bought a JY D44 and both of the bolts were broke just like yours. I took a makita grinder with a metal cutting blade and cut the bolts flush down to where they bottom out. I then used a new 1/4" drill bit for a pilot hole and then followed it with larger bits until it was the same size as the shock bolt. Then I just used a longer grade 8 bolt. Actually it was easy, just used alot of oil on the bits to keep them from getting dull.

VelteXJ

Any other Ideas?

bigbadxj

This is the one! that is what I'm doing

VelteXJ

So you actually drill it out, I'm with you up to that point. Let me also assume your drilling all the way out and thru the back side of the shock mount then sliding the new bolt thru th eback side of the mount and thru the sleeve. Then sliding the shock into position and then screwing the new nut on. If this is not correct please correct me.

4.3L XJ

This is fixable. Grind off the old stud, it is welded in. Then go to a Monroe Shock dealer and get a CP1 or CP5, depending on the hole that is left. I think you will end up with a CP% personally. You will find a description at:

http://www.monroe.com/catalog/docume...engthSheet.pdf

miglia-spyder

This happend to me... I just grinded the bolt off and welded a grade 8 proper size bolt back on! Ive beat the **** out of this thing!! My shocks havent budged!

bigbadxj

YES! grind it off drill a hole all the way through stick a good bolt(5/8") back through the hole and weld the bolt head to the back side of the mount. If you do not do that then buy a whole new mount and cut the old one off the axle and weld the new one back in it's place. Very easy to do both of them.

housew

that happened to me last night as well. I was planning on grinding it down and welding a new bolt on.

I thought about leaving the stud there, grinding it flat, drilling and tapping it, and useing a bolt to hold the washer on instead of a nut, but the bolt would have to be pretty small to fit inside the shock stud, but it wouldn't require a welder if you don't have one

Mike1998XJ

I ground all the threads off mine when it broke. Then took another bolt the same diameter, cut it to length and welded the threaded part on. I chamfered both the stud and the bolt threads aggressively so I could weld into the chamfer and not have much weld sticking up to grind off. Works fine as long as you have a big chamfer.
Good Luck.

VelteXJ

Well after hearing all the advice, this is what i went with to solve my issues. Grade 8 Bolt with the new shock sleeve that came with my new shocks.

Here is the pics.. Let me know what ya think.





and the final product of all the hard work....





What ya think?

a1racer

Nice work and good to know it has been fixer