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Old Oct 13, 2011 | 09:01 PM
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Bout to pull what little hair i have left out! Been going at them for over an hour now! I even have the head off and i cant do anything with them? Any tricks??
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Old Oct 13, 2011 | 09:06 PM
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what exactly are you workin on
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Old Oct 13, 2011 | 09:09 PM
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Lol. A little more description?
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Old Oct 13, 2011 | 09:13 PM
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Sorry guys. I had it listed in my other post. The top 2 bell housing bolts. 99 cherokee 4wd 4.0 auto
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Old Oct 13, 2011 | 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Bigfinderman
Sorry guys. I had it listed in my other post. The top 2 bell housing bolts. 99 cherokee 4wd 4.0 auto
they were an external torks and they are a pain in the....well you know. the way i get them out is to take off the transmision crossmember then lower the trans a little with a bottle jack then put about 4 feet of extensions together to reach.
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Old Oct 13, 2011 | 09:20 PM
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Yea i havnt lowered the tranny yet. Thats my next plan. The correct size socket for the bolts is E12 torx right?
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Old Oct 13, 2011 | 09:21 PM
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yessir
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Old Oct 14, 2011 | 03:30 PM
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Finally got them !! Damn those are a PITA! Thank you cuttoff wheel! Definately be putting hex heads back in.
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