Are the front shocks a 2 man job? Special tools needed?
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It was never suggested because most people take for granted that if you see a plastic box in your way that's easily removed then it's already been removed.
Everything I suggested removing is certainly doable and would make the job easier. I suggested it because you seem to make everything more difficult than it needs to be. Nothing I said was near as outlandish as the effort you have (or haven't) put into this.
I'd love more than anything to be financially able to drive to New York when I get off of work today to remove that nut for you with the following items:
One wrench that fits whatever size nut is on the shock stem
One deep well 13mm socket, extension and ratchet
and a can of WD40.
Everything I suggested removing is certainly doable and would make the job easier. I suggested it because you seem to make everything more difficult than it needs to be. Nothing I said was near as outlandish as the effort you have (or haven't) put into this.
I'd love more than anything to be financially able to drive to New York when I get off of work today to remove that nut for you with the following items:
One wrench that fits whatever size nut is on the shock stem
One deep well 13mm socket, extension and ratchet
and a can of WD40.
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Haha! Do you just leave the bolts out? That's funny s***, man.
OP, get a real set of Vice Grips, clamp that ****** down on the shock shaft/rod/thingy, get a God d*** box end wrench, and snap that f****** bolt off.
OP, get a real set of Vice Grips, clamp that ****** down on the shock shaft/rod/thingy, get a God d*** box end wrench, and snap that f****** bolt off.
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BTW, here's a thread with a teenage kid that's been doing the "stuper-advanced stupff!" in his driveway.
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/i-c...m-here-173934/
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/i-c...m-here-173934/
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He DOES have a friend, though, that has been working on vehicles for a while. Get you one of them. I did, and it helped quite a bit. He likes sawzalls and hammers.
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I'm going to go bolt my starter back in my Jeep and get it running again. If it takes me more than an hour with a water break and a sandwich, I'll let you know. FWIW, it took me like thirty minutes to clean it off to the point where I was sure I'd actually pulled my starter and not, say, my clutch cylinder.
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I'm going to go bolt my starter back in my Jeep and get it running again. If it takes me more than an hour with a water break and a sandwich, I'll let you know. FWIW, it took me like thirty minutes to clean it off to the point where I was sure I'd actually pulled my starter and not, say, my clutch cylinder.
2 for the wires.. 2 for the starter.
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Hahaha! You know, there's four different freaking bolt sizes down there I'm fairly certain. I spend more time finding the right socket than I do wrenching. So, anyway, took that starter to Autozone and it was working just fine on their tester. Get back home, reinstall it, and it's still doing a really slow crank to start up, then it stopped again. Detached and cleaned all my grounds, still no crank. Swapped starter relay with A/C relay, still no crank. Now I can't find a motherf****** multimeter in this house to save my life. That, and it's 100* again. God dammit.
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Ow.