Are the front shocks a 2 man job? Special tools needed?
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From: shawnee,ks
Year: 1993
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Like I said this just isn't for you. With all the cash you supposedly make go by a Prius and use your xj as a down payment
...you are the weakest link, goodbye
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From: Pahrump, NV
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
Dan, nut splitter is already on my shopping list. I have about a dozen windows open with all the new tools I'll be needing to buy to do even the most basic jobs on this XJ. Tap&die, channel locks, dremel adapters, thread detective, angle grinder, sawzall, vice, MAPP torch, special cutting wheels, welder, etc. I just need to figure out where to store all this stuff. When I bought my XJ, I was stupid enough to believe the internet myth that you just need an entry level tool set from Sears to work on XJ's. LOL!
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From: shawnee,ks
Year: 1993
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
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From: Charlotte
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.slow
did any one suggest putting a deep well socket, swivel joint, extention, extension, extension ratchet on it from the top? and use channel locks, or vice grips to hold theshock boot? put the channel locks on the shock boot from the right side(hold it in your right hand) and let the force of you turning the ratchet kind of pin the channel locks against the shock tower.
maybe he needs specific instructions....like ikea stuff
this thread has almost twice as many posts as i have...
maybe he needs specific instructions....like ikea stuff
this thread has almost twice as many posts as i have...
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From: +34° 25' 35.67", -81° 21' 12.04"
Year: 1993
Engine: 4.0
did any one suggest putting a deep well socket, swivel joint, extention, extension, extension ratchet on it from the top? and use channel locks, or vice grips to hold theshock boot? put the channel locks on the shock boot from the right side(hold it in your right hand) and let the force of you turning the ratchet kind of pin the channel locks against the shock tower.
maybe he needs specific instructions....like ikea stuff
this thread has almost twice as many posts as i have...
maybe he needs specific instructions....like ikea stuff
this thread has almost twice as many posts as i have...
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From: SLC, Utah
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
did any one suggest putting a deep well socket, swivel joint, extention, extension, extension ratchet on it from the top? and use channel locks, or vice grips to hold theshock boot? put the channel locks on the shock boot from the right side(hold it in your right hand) and let the force of you turning the ratchet kind of pin the channel locks against the shock tower.
maybe he needs specific instructions....like ikea stuff
this thread has almost twice as many posts as i have...
maybe he needs specific instructions....like ikea stuff
this thread has almost twice as many posts as i have...
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From: Charlotte
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.slow
i said boot, not bolt. if the channel locks squeeze the metal shock boot(sleeve, what ever you wanna call it) it will keep it from spinning because its oval, not round. it'd be like crushing an oil filter to get it off if its too tight. turn the round surface into a flat surface, so you get better contact from the channel locks, plus, since its pinned, you dont have to hold it.
or, i just didnt get the "NUT" thing
or, i just didnt get the "NUT" thing
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From: SLC, Utah
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
i said boot, not bolt. if the channel locks squeeze the metal shock boot(sleeve, what ever you wanna call it) it will keep it from spinning because its oval, not round. it'd be like crushing an oil filter to get it off if its too tight. turn the round surface into a flat surface, so you get better contact from the channel locks, plus, since its pinned, you dont have to hold it.
or, i just didnt get the "NUT" thing
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From: Buffalo, NY
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
If he has any hand strength he could clamp down on the old shock shaft and put a wrench on that thing and get it off but he probably has a desk job and has never put in a good day of manual labor with his hands so he has no hand strength. He probably ask his wife to open a jar or pickles hell he probably drinks twist cap beer cause he can't figure out how to use a bottle opener
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From: +34° 25' 35.67", -81° 21' 12.04"
Year: 1993
Engine: 4.0
i said boot, not bolt. if the channel locks squeeze the metal shock boot(sleeve, what ever you wanna call it) it will keep it from spinning because its oval, not round. it'd be like crushing an oil filter to get it off if its too tight. turn the round surface into a flat surface, so you get better contact from the channel locks, plus, since its pinned, you dont have to hold it.
or, i just didnt get the "NUT" thing
or, i just didnt get the "NUT" thing
