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mad mike

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« on: November 19, 2006, 03:31:40 PM »
i can not get the bolts out of my 93's track bars does anyone have any advice i also twisted every t-55 torx wrench i have     i hate torx head what a crappy design
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Offline chardrc

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« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2006, 04:33:37 PM »
ya i hate those stupid torx things... they suck.. come on its a jeep they should use regular Made in USA bolts not this crapy torxs shit. :english:  :bandit:
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lanulos89

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« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2006, 04:45:16 PM »
pb blaster and a good impact gun
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Offline Jeffy

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« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2006, 04:49:04 PM »
Hmm, I've never had problems with the larger Torx...  Don't get the cheap ones though.
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mad mike

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« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2006, 07:07:50 PM »
i am going to have to buy some more torx head socket's cause i ruined the three that i had    i may just burn them out with a torch them drive them through with a punch and if i ever want to put them back in just use real bolts
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larryp

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« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2006, 07:55:33 PM »
Mine were a pain to get off too. I wound up soaking them in PB everyday for 2 weeks before they finally came loose and even then I used a two foot cheater bar.
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chrisfranklin

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« Reply #6 on: November 19, 2006, 08:10:41 PM »
I used a lot (did I mention a lot!)  of WD-40 to loosen mine up.  Took about an hour to get both of my trackbars off.  Would have been a 5 minute job if Jeep hadn't used he darned torx :evil:
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Jesse-James

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« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2006, 04:48:10 AM »
I used a cut-off wheel to cut the heads off, then torched the bushings and pounded them through.
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YJmechanic

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« Reply #8 on: November 20, 2006, 02:04:48 PM »
mine were a pain too but remeber to use the torx as the holder and turn the nut on the other side with the power.  also means you can't use a gun but i loosened them that way then use a 3/8 impact with the torx once they were loose.  mine rides much better without them but bumpsteer is much more noticable.
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Offline Jeffy

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« Reply #9 on: November 20, 2006, 03:26:41 PM »
Quote from: "YJmechanic"
mine were a pain too but remeber to use the torx as the holder and turn the nut on the other side with the power.  also means you can't use a gun but i loosened them that way then use a 3/8 impact with the torx once they were loose.  mine rides much better without them but bumpsteer is much more noticable.


I don't think you can even get a gun to work with the location of the torx head and something else.  I remember having to hold the torx and turn the nut because of room issues.
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mad mike

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« Reply #10 on: November 21, 2006, 02:07:58 PM »
i got most of the nuts off i just cant get the torx bolts out i cant get a hammer in there to even try to beat them out    like i said before i have a torch so i may just burn them out but it is soooooo close to that gas tank
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« Reply #11 on: November 21, 2006, 02:14:45 PM »
Hmm, torch your "strong gas smell post" lethal combination.   :shock:
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Offline chardrc

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« Reply #12 on: November 21, 2006, 05:27:13 PM »
:roflol:  :roflol:
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mad mike

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« Reply #13 on: November 22, 2006, 02:09:14 AM »
that is a good observation i actually fixed that last weekend i had a split down the side of my fuel filter      so what i will do is soak a old welding jacket in water and completly cover the tank i will also put a bucket of water under where i am cutting so no hot boogers roll under my tire  and if that dont work you will be hearing about me on the news lol lol
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Jesse-James

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« Reply #14 on: November 22, 2006, 03:36:08 AM »
A small mapp gas torch worked for me, smaller flame than the oxy/c made me feel a little better too.
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