Hey ive decided to install my rough country 4.5 long arm kit this weekend on my 01 xj and ive started the rear so far and ran into some problems. Ive cleaned the whole underside of my xj and pb blastered it for a week straight. everythings off in the rear except the front leaf bolts. The one i broke loose and and it backed out just about all the way but seems to be stuck on something on the very end. Any one have an idea how i should go about this? the other one i just couldnt budge i dont have any air tools so i was using a 12 inch breaker bar and a piece of pipe so i soaked it again and gonna give it another shot tomorrow. And also the top mounts to the shocks all snapped right off..i heated them up too. Should i try to drill through the and tap them? sorry if these are noob questions this is my first left? Any help is aprecciated

 

the one that you broke loose try to loosen it then tighten it some and loosen it and just work at it a little at a time that normally works for me. sorry i dont have any answer for the other questions but im sure someone else will

 

ok thanks ill give it a try

 

Also does anyone know what the front leaf spring bolt threads into?

 

A welded nut in the unibody.

 

For the front, I had to pry on the bolt with a wonder/pry-bar while turning it out.+ lots of lube. Easier if you have a friend. You could also try putting some more pressure on the leaf spring to try and take some off the bolt.

Here is one for your shock bolts. Many different solutions. It happens alot

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/noo...ck-bolt-17887/

I basically followed this (pictures included)
http://www.rocklizardfabrications.co...ock_mounts.htm

 

Stick a torch back in there and heat the weld nut up, it will expand and loosen its grasp on the bolt.

Or borrow a compressor and impact.

 

Thanks everyone for the info very helpful..gonna give it a try tomorrow

 

I had the same problem and went through the same steps. the bushing melts and grabs the bolt so you can't slide it out even though its not threaded in the nut anymore. I ended up cutting on both sides until it dropped out.

Now assuming you're re-using the old bolts like i was there's more.. The bolts from the rear of the springs are threaded the same as the front so you can use those in the front and then just get new ones for the back. they can be any thread style as long as they're the same size and get nuts that fit the new ones.

hope that gives you another option

Best of luck.

 

The bolt is seized to the bushing sleeve.




This is how i did mine
a)Heat weld nut
b)With a breaker bar, i was able to break free the rust freeze
c)PB blast weld nut/bolt
d)Tighten bolt
e)Loosen bolt
f)repeat c - e until a good enough area between spring and frame is exposed
g)torch spring bushing and let it burn


h)Scraped off burned bushing
i)Grip sleeve with a good vise grip (my cheapo HF was good enough after some bruised palm)

j)Repeat c - e

Rear Shock Mount Snap bolt fix.

 

thanks everyone i had two people pry on the one while i turned it out and got it out of the nut in the frame abut i still had to cut the other side of it to get it out...the other side i just cut both side of thr leaf and luckily the part of the nut in the frame nut spun right out so i went to the dealership and got new new bolts...thanks again i lubed everyhing up and will be doing the front tomorrow

 

Another problem! i was taking out the transmission bolts in the crossmember..one came out and the next one snapped...i decided im gonna let them soak in pb blaster for a day before i try the rest... any way to fix the broken stub?i figure as long as i get the rest out with out breaking ill be fine but what do i do if one does break...i was thinking maybe heat the up right before i try? any suggestions?

 

you can drill the old bolt out and retap. Same thing happened to me.