Re: CJ tub swap - bad omen
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Re: CJ tub swap - bad omen
I think most everyone of us who pulled the roll bar cursed those damn
bolts. Spray copious amounts of PB Blaster, let is sit overnight, do
it again. Nasty rust under the support plates that mount the roll bar
to the floor.
Jim
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'86 CJ-7
D30 D44 D300 4:1 T-5
SOA ARB 4.56 Mopar MPI
Fresno, CA USA
http://www.redneck4x4.com
"Kevin Sperle" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<KuCac.24$K%.11389@news.uswest.net>...
> Decided to pull off the roll bar before I get my CJ in the garage to start
> my tub swap. WIth 8' ceilings and my CJ sprung over with 35's I figured I
> better take it off outside. So the first bolt I try to remove (t-40 torx)
> on my tub swap, and it breaks the torx bit right in two with hardly any
> pressure on it (no breaker bar or anything). That's gotta be a bad omen!
> Guess I should get used to it! I don't think a single bolt is gonna come
> outta this rust bucket the easy way.
>
> Guess I'll see if Sears will replace it, its craftsman.
bolts. Spray copious amounts of PB Blaster, let is sit overnight, do
it again. Nasty rust under the support plates that mount the roll bar
to the floor.
Jim
--
'86 CJ-7
D30 D44 D300 4:1 T-5
SOA ARB 4.56 Mopar MPI
Fresno, CA USA
http://www.redneck4x4.com
"Kevin Sperle" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<KuCac.24$K%.11389@news.uswest.net>...
> Decided to pull off the roll bar before I get my CJ in the garage to start
> my tub swap. WIth 8' ceilings and my CJ sprung over with 35's I figured I
> better take it off outside. So the first bolt I try to remove (t-40 torx)
> on my tub swap, and it breaks the torx bit right in two with hardly any
> pressure on it (no breaker bar or anything). That's gotta be a bad omen!
> Guess I should get used to it! I don't think a single bolt is gonna come
> outta this rust bucket the easy way.
>
> Guess I'll see if Sears will replace it, its craftsman.
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