Prepared for what seemed to be an easy 45 minute job. Alas!...the bolts holding the upper mount were so rusted, etc they would snap off even a soaking of PB Blaster. (One on each side). Due to circumstances I had no choice but to drill out and bolt all the way through rear floor panel. Have I screwed up or is there a better proper fix to this. I do not have a welder, etc.

 

I ran bolts down through the hole after I punched the nuts out that were welding into the frame. It was easy and didn't have to drill or cut the floor.

 

That's essentially what I did. I guess my question is since the only thing I did was enlarge the hole slightly,...do you think it's a big deal?

 

It's trashed, but I'll even pay you $50 for it. Feel free to deliver it to me anytime on Wednesday.

 

I don't know how bad its trashed. I didn't drill out the stock bolt I used a air chisel with a pointed tip and it just broke the welded nuts off. Maybe just use some washers on the bolts.

 

You will be fine. Just run the bolt through the top, and use a washer. No worries. just make sure you get the biggest bolt that still fits through your shock. Also, if you search for rear shock mounts, you will find the walk though for doing this. Not trashed, but loved the guys $50 offer... lol.

Good luck.

 

so you drilled a hole in the floor boards to get to the shock mount that has an access hole next to it?

 

I punched out the broken bolt with my air chisel. The factory holes were not damaged. I then rigged my new shock bolts up with this fancy european bolt pulling rig. It's called 'wire'. Not sure how it's pronounced, but it sure works.
I then threaded the other end into the hole from the backside, pulled the wire through the hole, and viola. New bolts. Sorry for being a jackass. I've seen some mighty large holes cut into the floors of cherokees for no real good reason. Enjoy the pics.

I used welding wire, wrapped several times around the bolt. Point the wire in the direction you need the bolt to travel, this will make passing it easier. You can really pull with dislodging the bolt. Those europeans are smart fellas.
The other end. Amazing engineering.


Man my head looks big. Look at that forehead! I mean fivehead.

 

You are funny. lol. That was hilarious.
I used Dental Floss. The cinnomon flavoring. It helps get it right in the hole. lol. but it was really easy to do, and I had excessive amounts of dental floss around the house.

 

I hope this doesnt happen to me when I am putting on my lift.

 

I broke all 4 yesterday. Punch them out and take some wire and wrap the wire around the threads of the by and feed the wire through the access hole and into the hole where the bolt will go. Then just pull the new bolt through. Punched and ran new bolts in al total of 10 minutes

 

I hope it doesn't happen to you either, but it's nice to know it's not the end of the world if it does.

I fixed mine from inside the cargo area, wasn't hard to do at all.