Cherokee Chat General non-tech Cherokee chat
XJ/MJ/ZJ/WJ

What did you do to your Cherokee today?

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Sep 2, 2012 | 07:05 AM
  #35026  
swittman's Avatar
Newbie
 
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 26
Likes: 0
From: St Charles MO.
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Default First time ball joints

Did new ball joints yesterday,What do you call the socket that takes off the three bolts that holds the hub on ? "spline".Can you replace them with a regular bolt dont want to have to mess with that again.
Thanks
Reply
Old Sep 2, 2012 | 07:33 AM
  #35027  
jtm01xj's Avatar
CF Veteran
 
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 1,414
Likes: 0
From: whiting
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Default

Originally Posted by swittman
Did new ball joints yesterday,What do you call the socket that takes off the three bolts that holds the hub on ? "spline".Can you replace them with a regular bolt dont want to have to mess with that again.
Thanks
You can replace them with grade 8 or better and those stock bolts suck a$$
Reply
Old Sep 2, 2012 | 07:57 AM
  #35028  
swittman's Avatar
Newbie
 
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 26
Likes: 0
From: St Charles MO.
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Default

Originally Posted by jtm01xj
You can replace them with grade 8 or better and those stock bolts suck a$$
Yes sir tried to find socket to fit only thing I could find was a spline socket it work but bearly
Reply
Old Sep 2, 2012 | 08:06 AM
  #35029  
partsguyct's Avatar
Senior Member
 
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 691
Likes: 0
From: connecticut
Year: 1993
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0l
Default

Originally Posted by swittman
Did new ball joints yesterday,What do you call the socket that takes off the three bolts that holds the hub on ? "spline".Can you replace them with a regular bolt dont want to have to mess with that again.
Thanks
External torx? I know my caliper bolts used those at one time
Reply
Old Sep 2, 2012 | 08:22 AM
  #35030  
swittman's Avatar
Newbie
 
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 26
Likes: 0
From: St Charles MO.
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Default

Originally Posted by partsguyct
External torx? I know my caliper bolts used those at one time
Nope has to many tips for torx
Reply
Old Sep 2, 2012 | 08:28 AM
  #35031  
partsguyct's Avatar
Senior Member
 
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 691
Likes: 0
From: connecticut
Year: 1993
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0l
Default

Originally Posted by swittman
Nope has to many tips for torx
Great that means I need more tools now lol unless its just a 12 point socket but I don't think that would be likely since you had to use a spline socket
Reply
Old Sep 2, 2012 | 08:35 AM
  #35032  
Customizer1000's Avatar
CF Veteran
 
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 11,176
Likes: 1
From: Ohio
Year: 1995
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Default

12 pt works fine
Reply
Old Sep 2, 2012 | 08:39 AM
  #35033  
partsguyct's Avatar
Senior Member
 
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 691
Likes: 0
From: connecticut
Year: 1993
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0l
Default

Originally Posted by Customizer1000
12 pt works fine
Awesome I think I have those if not their easier to get than a spline socket
Reply
Old Sep 2, 2012 | 09:02 AM
  #35034  
swittman's Avatar
Newbie
 
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 26
Likes: 0
From: St Charles MO.
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Default

Originally Posted by Customizer1000
12 pt works fine
Well my bad I tried but it seem like I would have had to drive it on felt real tight thanks but spline work out got a set at harbor frieght
Reply
Old Sep 2, 2012 | 09:44 AM
  #35035  
Tom95YJ's Avatar
CF Veteran
 
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 3,603
Likes: 3
From: SLC, Utah
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
Default

I trimmed the rear fenders last night, today I am planning on installing the new engine and trans mounts .
Reply
Old Sep 2, 2012 | 10:44 AM
  #35036  
Ryno 82's Avatar
Senior Member
 
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 632
Likes: 168
From: Colorado Springs
Year: 1989
Model: Cherokee
Engine: I6 4.0
Default

Officially sold it. I can no longer afford 2 rigs. Dentist wants 12k in work. :/ But I would like to keep posting if it's cool.

Here's a pic of how far I made it before selling.
Attached Thumbnails What did you do to your Cherokee today?-image-2993426227.jpg  
Reply
Old Sep 2, 2012 | 11:04 AM
  #35037  
bheath's Avatar
CF Veteran
 
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 4,521
Likes: 1
From: JOCO
Year: 1999
Engine: 4.0 Inline 6
Default

Thanks everyone! We've been dating for almost 5 years so i figured might as well take the next step.

Lowrange, unfortunately it rained just before we hit daniel so the first ledge wasn't gonna happen. But i did go up the back way and took all the hard lines up, not the bypasses. I would've tried the ledge but my future mother in-law was riding with us and it was her first time wheelin so i couldn't be to rough. Lol.
Reply
Old Sep 2, 2012 | 11:35 AM
  #35038  
OleBlue's Avatar
CF Veteran
 
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 1,339
Likes: 0
From: Yakima
Year: 1990
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6
Default

Originally Posted by swittman
Did new ball joints yesterday,What do you call the socket that takes off the three bolts that holds the hub on ? "spline".Can you replace them with a regular bolt dont want to have to mess with that again.
Thanks
the socket needed is a 12 point 13 mm. thats what those bolts are made for.

carry one of those and no need to change the bolts.
Reply
Old Sep 2, 2012 | 02:19 PM
  #35039  
sycoglitch's Avatar
CF Veteran
 
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 12,692
Likes: 6
From: Mercer County, NJ
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6 HO
Default

Did some general maintenance today. Checked fluids. Checked diff fluids. Def need to change the front fluid soon, might as well do rear too. Also relocated driver side horn into engine bay, gotta do passenger side one day soon
Reply
Old Sep 2, 2012 | 02:38 PM
  #35040  
motorcharge's Avatar
CF Veteran
 
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 1,369
Likes: 0
From: Richmond, VA
Model: Cherokee
Default

Wheeled it a little and stuck the doors back on it before this storm hits. Looks funny being covered in mud but the doors being totally clean lol
Reply



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:34 AM.