Removing Shipping Hooks
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Removing Shipping Hooks
I purchased a couple tow/recovery hooks to put in place of the shipping hooks today.
I tried to remove the shipping hooks and they wouldn't budge. I even tried using an electric impact wrench and they still didn't move. Are these things meant to come off?
I'm going to be down at the dealership tomorrow to get some work done and will ask them to try and get them off I suppose.
I tried to remove the shipping hooks and they wouldn't budge. I even tried using an electric impact wrench and they still didn't move. Are these things meant to come off?
I'm going to be down at the dealership tomorrow to get some work done and will ask them to try and get them off I suppose.
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i took mine off with a a mac braker bar... didnt take too much force, but im a big strong guy... so i tend to overpower things anyways..... not too sure if you can see my hooks in my avatar.....
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Originally Posted by WATRD
You mean the tie-down eye bolts on the front? Yes, they will come off, but it takes brute force.
I thought the impact wrench I used would do it but it's just electric. Maybe an air one would be better.
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Originally Posted by Darx
Yes, whatever they're called. The passenger side is a hook and teh driver side is just a plate with a hole cut out.
I thought the impact wrench I used would do it but it's just electric. Maybe an air one would be better.
I thought the impact wrench I used would do it but it's just electric. Maybe an air one would be better.
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Originally Posted by jimabena74
i took mine off with a a mac braker bar... didnt take too much force, but im a big strong guy... so i tend to overpower things anyways..... not too sure if you can see my hooks in my avatar.....
I'm just a wimpy little computer geek so I need someone to bust out the big tools and get them suckers off!
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Originally Posted by WATRD
Yep, those will crack loose with enough pressure. Keep in mind that if you are going to put hooks on both sides, you will need longer bolts for the side that has just the eye. The stock ones aren't long enough to go through a hook.
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soak the nuts down with some liquid wrench. you can reach the spray straw into the hole under the body mount for access.
if you put too much force on them and they are seized up, then you will break the captive nut loose and then you have to get out the torch
if you put too much force on them and they are seized up, then you will break the captive nut loose and then you have to get out the torch
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Originally Posted by Darx
Here's the ones I got. The bolt seems fairly long.
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Originally Posted by Napoleon047
if you put too much force on them and they are seized up, then you will break the captive nut loose and then you have to get out the torch
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Originally Posted by Albuquerque Jim
Make sure the bolts are the same thread pattern. Most of the bolts that come with these hooks are SAE not Metric.
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Soak the bolts for a few days with DW-40 or PB Blaster. Then use the largest socket wrench or breaker bar that you have. This should get the bolts off. I got hooks just like yours and the bolts weren't metric. You need metric since the nuts are welded to the inside of the frame.
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The bolts you will need are Metric grade 8.8 12mm x 1.25 pitch. I don't remember what length, but just compare to one of the bolts on the stock tow hook.
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Originally Posted by 00Runner
Use the largest socket wrench or breaker bar that you have. This should get the bolts off. I got hooks just like yours and the bolts weren't metric. You need metric since the nuts are welded to the inside of the frame.
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Originally Posted by 00Runner
The bolts you will need are Metric grade 8.8 12mm x 1.25 pitch. I don't remember what length, but just compare to one of the bolts on the stock tow hook.
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Originally Posted by wifesaysimadumbass
hey darx,
come over i just bought a compressor and impact gun and am dying to try it out!!!
come over i just bought a compressor and impact gun and am dying to try it out!!!