yea they do if i remember correctly , get under your jeep and look for a shield in the front of the trans, and pop that out, you may need to take the starter out b/c it acts as a shim as well. you might be able to do all the work from the starter hole itself, pop the screws out loc-tite em and tighten em back up.. as for it happening to me never, nd i beat the shit outta my jeep but anything is possible and ive learned that.
p.s. those starter bolt ond the autos suck dont strip the heads