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greaseable spring bolts

Discussion in 'Intermediate CJ-5/6/7/8' started by lowderthanever, Nov 13, 2009.

  1. lowderthanever

    lowderthanever Member

    Are they worth trhe money or not. When I installed my 2 1/2 lift 5 years ago I just reused the bolts that were in it. I've now taken it completely apart to fix some body rot, so I figured I would replace some other stuff that was questionable. I,ve seen them for 60 bucks a set, but damn thats a lot for bolts. Opinions?
     
    lowderthanever, Nov 13, 2009
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  2. TeamRush

    TeamRush Member

    I like greaseable bolts, but I make my own.

    Simply chuck the BOLT up in a drill press,
    Mount the DRILL in the vice, and the bolt becomes self centering.
    Don't drill any deeper than your outlet hole, and keep the primary hole as small as possible and you will be fine.

    This is one of the few times I use 'Press In' grease Zerks instead of thread in.
    If a press in gets knocked off, I simply replace the entire bolt instead of trying to fish out the tail of the press in...
     
    TeamRush, Nov 14, 2009
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  3. rixcj

    rixcj Member

    rixcj, Nov 14, 2009
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  4. hudsonhawk

    hudsonhawk Well-Known Member

    They make mainenance a lot easier. otherwise you have to remove the bolts to grease them.
     
    hudsonhawk, Nov 14, 2009
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  5. Patrick

    Patrick Super Moderator Staff Member

    Or you could not remove them and grease them, and just let them wear through the bolt...Happens faster than you may think..
     
    Patrick, Nov 14, 2009
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