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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: Captain_Jack on March 13, 2004, 02:58:29 PM

Title: Body Bolt Removal
Post by: Captain_Jack on March 13, 2004, 02:58:29 PM
Any tricks for getting the body mount bolts located under the cowl loose?  
Title: Re: Body Bolt Removal
Post by: hcgalvin on March 14, 2004, 08:50:27 AM
Are you talking about the body mount bolts on a sidekick or tracker?

If so, "under the cowl".. are you talking about right behind the bumper and grill?

You will need to remove the bumper, and inner bumper, if you have not already done so. Then, you will also need to remove your grill, and the headlights. Now, there is a bolt head on top, and you should be able to look under now, and see where it comes through the bottom. Just put a socket (you might need a deep one) on top and turn it. The bottom is threaded through a nut that has been welded to the frame.

If it's hard to get loose, let some WD40 sit on it for a little bit, or take a torch to it and heat it up some.

That should work.. My front two mounts were a peice of cake. It was getting the two under the cabin on each side that was hard.

Heather

Title: Re: Body Bolt Removal
Post by: Captain_Jack on March 14, 2004, 10:32:28 AM
Actually a Samurai - The ones under the door post )Cowl) that seem to be threaded into the body.  We tried vise grips with no luck.
Title: Re: Body Bolt Removal
Post by: jagular7 on March 14, 2004, 12:59:45 PM
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Actually a Samurai - The ones under the door post )Cowl) that seem to be threaded into the body.  We tried vise grips with no luck.


Those should be body studs. IIRC correctly, when I did a 2" body lift on a Sami I had, the front are bolts. Then those center body mounts are studs off the floor. The most rear are also bolts. You'll be pulling the nuts off the center body mounts and pulling the bolts on the most front and rear. Don't forget about the studs near/over the rear axle. 10 points all together.
Title: Re: Body Bolt Removal
Post by: Captain_Jack on March 14, 2004, 01:25:14 PM
The problem is the studs don't wish to come loose.  Tried vise grips and was afraid we'd break them off.  Then we would have a problem.   Thought perhaps there was a penetrating oil or a trick to breaking them loose.
Title: Re: Body Bolt Removal
Post by: jagular7 on March 14, 2004, 02:15:27 PM
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The problem is the studs don't wish to come loose.  Tried vise grips and was afraid we'd break them off.  Then we would have a problem.   Thought perhaps there was a penetrating oil or a trick to breaking them loose.


The stud is not made to come loose. The nut should come loose. Try some DB blaster or some other penetrant, then add some heat to the nut itself. Then try to add another nut to tighten it against the stock nut. Road salt, rust, etc have 'welded' the nut to the stud. You'll need to 'knock' that crap out. By tightening another nut against the old nut, you can sometimes, break the 'rust weld' on the threads and it shall come loose. If that doesn't work, get a washer up on the nut and hit it hard with a good size hammer. Make sure you protect the stud's threads. A socket against the washer helps do that.
Title: Re: Body Bolt Removal
Post by: jagular7 on March 14, 2004, 02:21:07 PM
To give you an idea of the stud, take a look in my webshots page. Under KS Rocks Park -2/28/04. Haven't gotten around to making an album for stuff like this.
Title: Re: Body Bolt Removal
Post by: jagular7 on March 14, 2004, 03:20:00 PM
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Actually a Samurai - The ones under the door post )Cowl) that seem to be threaded into the body.  We tried vise grips with no luck.


Those should be body studs. IIRC correctly, when I did a 2" body lift on a Sami I had, the front are bolts. Then those center body mounts are studs off the floor. The most rear are also bolts. You'll be pulling the nuts off the center body mounts and pulling the bolts on the most front and rear. Don't forget about the studs near/over the rear axle. 10 points all together.
Title: Re: Body Bolt Removal
Post by: Captain_Jack on March 15, 2004, 01:24:18 AM
If these studs stay in the body.  How do you extend them for a body lift?
Title: Re: Body Bolt Removal
Post by: jagular7 on March 15, 2004, 05:05:26 AM
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If these studs stay in the body.  How do you extend them for a body lift?


They don't. The studs get a threaded tube nut. I'll take a picture of one tonight as I have Sky's 1" body lift for a Sami on the shelf.  
Title: Re: Body Bolt Removal
Post by: jagular7 on March 15, 2004, 01:33:29 PM
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They don't. The studs get a threaded tube nut. I'll take a picture of one tonight as I have Sky's 1" body lift for a Sami on the shelf.  


Pics of the threaded tube nut is in the X Tech album. They threaded directly onto the X's middle mount. Don't know the tread count.
Title: Re: Body Bolt Removal
Post by: hcgalvin on March 15, 2004, 07:59:08 PM
Dang! The artictruck XL7 (in your webshots) is what every XL7 should look like coming from the factory!  :o It's so BEEFY...  ;D
Title: Re: Body Bolt Removal
Post by: Zukipilot on March 15, 2004, 09:03:16 PM
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Dang! The artictruck XL7 (in your webshots) is what every XL7 should look like coming from the factory!  :o It's so BEEFY...  ;D


That thing is sweeeettttttt :o 8) :o 8) :o 8) :o 8)

Title: Re: Body Bolt Removal
Post by: jagular7 on March 15, 2004, 11:54:18 PM
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Dang! The artictruck XL7 (in your webshots) is what every XL7 should look like coming from the factory!  :o It's so BEEFY...  ;D


From what I remember from someone's interpretation of the language, it's got 2" body lift, 2" suspension lift, cutout wheelwells, 36" tires. Something along the lines of $3500US for it all except tires/wheels.
Title: Re: Body Bolt Removal
Post by: blacknight on March 16, 2004, 03:07:09 AM
You know I'm still trying to get an email add. for them  to look in to this.  All I want to know is about the grearing and the fender flares.  I thought they were 33's on that one and that they were working on an xl-7 with 38's
George
Title: Re: Body Bolt Removal
Post by: jagular7 on March 16, 2004, 07:21:26 AM
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You know I'm still trying to get an email add. for them  to look in to this.  All I want to know is about the grearing and the fender flares.  I thought they were 33's on that one and that they were working on an xl-7 with 38's
George


If you can log onto yahoo groups, get to the individual messages, you may be able to search for the messages concerning these pics. Search for Netherland, Iceland, Arctic, stuff like that. I'll go into my files on the home computer and see the date of when the files were saved. This should help point down the messages on the trucks and their website.
Title: Re: Body Bolt Removal
Post by: NY_SIDEKICKER on March 19, 2004, 04:19:50 PM
DAMN THOSE ARE SOME SWEET ZUKES ...THIS IS WHERE WE REALLY NEED A DROOLING SMILEY TO INSERT HERE  ;D  MATTY D.  8)
Title: Re: Body Bolt Removal
Post by: jagular7 on March 21, 2004, 02:17:37 AM
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If you can log onto yahoo groups, get to the individual messages, you may be able to search for the messages concerning these pics. Search for Netherland, Iceland, Arctic, stuff like that. I'll go into my files on the home computer and see the date of when the files were saved. This should help point down the messages on the trucks and their website.


My files show 10/13/03 for a date of about when there was a discussion on the yahoo groups/XL7.
Title: Re: Body Bolt Removal
Post by: NY_SIDEKICKER on March 21, 2004, 06:40:14 AM
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DAMN THOSE ARE SOME SWEET ZUKES ...THIS IS WHERE WE REALLY NEED A DROOLING SMILEY TO INSERT HERE  ;D  MATTY D.  8)

LIKE THIS....(http://  http://forum.htmlfacile.net/images/smilies/drool.gif )......COME ON ERIC WE REALLY NEED IT WITH ALL THESE MOTOR SWAP/ SAS CONVERSIONS GOING ON (http:// http://forum.htmlfacile.net/images/smilies/drool.gif )