I am removing the windshield and hinges. Working on the lower hinges has been a problem. I have heated the bolts and got them to turn. On the driver side I had to drill them out, and discovered that they had nuts on the end of the bolts.
Here is the question. Do I have to remove the dash to get at the bolts(if they have nuts),. should I drill them out, or is there another (better) way to remove the lower windshield bracket?
Any help and/or tips would be appreciated.
Why not just cut off the head and tap the hole that you drilled out. Put in a new bolt and Pazaam youre done.
Brad
Cannon (O|||||||O) ( snipped-for-privacy@dumbbot.com) wrote on Monday 24 May 2004
07:06 pm:
Yes, you can reach the nuts, if you're flexible with not overly-large arms and hands. It may take some awkward twist, though, like head on the floor and feet over the the seatback.
Ya, what he says.
I have long freaking arms and I 'can' get them with a 10" box end wrench, but it is way easier to just pull the dash, especially if you have anything more than a stock speaker in there...
Drilling is the easiest way of getting them out. Then replace. I went allen key.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
To make the angle more comfortable, add more lift. (I'm always trying to justify more lift)
Tom
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