If you have a tow hitch then you should have them in there already. Now what kind of shape they are in is anybodies guess.

I thought it was heavy too. If it weren't for it being able to balance on a jack I don't know if I could have installed it myself. Now the front skid. Whoa. Thought I was going to hurt myself on that one.

 

Hope I'm not jinxing myself here but the only problem I've ever run into as far as removing and/or installing things on this XJ has been one leaf spring bushing sleeve and bolt being froze up.

I'll be installing them by myself to but I'll work something out.

 

An alignment drift punch, and a prybar along with a wood block, and a floor jack to hold it up will be handy. And both the new plate and the hitch will be tweaked out of shape in the rear and need pushing/prying into place to line up.

 

Thanks for the heads up. I'll git'er done. But definitely not as fast as I use to though for sure. lol

 

These are the old cables I was making.

New ones are almost ready to sell!

More wiring to fix tomorrow...

 

I hope it lines up better for you than mine did. Took me over half a day to get all those lined up and started after I changed my fuel pump. But if you didn't have skid plates on it before you will notice a slight difference in ride. I drove mine without them for a bit and it rode a little stiffer than it did with them on. They weigh just enough to make it ride just a bit softer.

 

Nothing

But my new fuel pump/sender came in (current fuel pump is working fine, but the sender gave up the ghost and I've already pulled it and fixed it once) along with a replacement driver's side rear brake caliper (keeps hanging up and dragging on me.... was smoking when I got to work one day).

 

I'll try and remember how much fun I'm having while doing it. lol

 

Lol, I tease about it here once in awhile, but Those were not bent when I took them off, but they sure were when I went to put them back. How did that happen?

I really do hope it goes easier for you easy Earl. Another thing I ran into was removing the bolts without stripping them out. Couple cans of spray and patience working them back and forth took some time. And I would not hit them with an air wrench Earl.

 

Got the hardware removal thing down pretty good. Got a good assortment of quality taps and dies if needed to. To be honest most times I don't even fire up the compressor. Went without one for too many years I reckon.

Still trying to make friends with the garage ghost who keeps moving stuff that I know I just laid right there.

 

That is the one cool thing I like about the Milwaukee M18 Impact I bought. Has a slow speed setting. So after you have let your PB Blaster, or whatever you use, soak in you give it a quick shot clockwise and then counter clockwise. If necessary soak it down some more.

 

Ralph... You just shared something only quite experienced mechanics understand and practice. Whether you use use air or not, always try to carefully crack it loose by going just a hair tighter before you start backing it out. This has become a normal practice for myself on everything over the years and has saved me a LOT of grief. And If it breaks off doing this it was going too anyways.

 

My Milwaukee is the 700 max, 1100 nut busting one. When on slow speed it is hardly anything ft lb wise IMO but it gives whatever you are working on a quick shot. Dislodge some rust in the threads, give a slight move so lubricant can get in places it previously could not, etc. Really happy with it. The fact that I paid $150, looked brand new, with a 5.0 battery and the charger off that Offer Up site helped. LOL.

 

I'll also peck on the head of the bolt with a small hammer periodically while waiting for the penetrating fluid to do it's thing before trying to remove it.

 

You know what you are doing, I don't know why I went over it. For other readers I guess.