Help with radiator

[72cut]

Pulling hair out here. I am trying to remove top plate of radiator to install new radiator. I have two bolts that will not back out. They turn freely with socket. I have tried to feel under the plate for presence of nut, cannot get fingers under. Attached is pic of one of the bolts. There is one same location, other side. Do any of these plate bolts have nuts? What am I missing? Why is something so easy so hard?

[jdog]

Iirc these go to the condenser if you have a/c

[cruiser54]

Those are rubber mounts underneath and they have twisted apart. Cut the nuts off the top. Replace the mounts going back together. 

[72cut]

Thank you so much, once.i cut these things off, is it imperative they be replaced?

[cruiser54]

I would. 

[72cut]

So,.these rubber blocks, ate originals now no good? What are they called if i have to replace?

[AZJeff]

3 hours ago, 72cut said:

Thank you so much, once.i cut these things off, is it imperative they be replaced?

If you do NOT replace them, the condenser will flop around on it's top end.  The will eventually lead to a condenser with cracks, and that will cause all the refrigerant to leak out.  The rubber mounts are available new, so bite the bullet and get a new set.

[72cut]

Understood, what if I don't have ac?

[jpnjake]

34 minutes ago, 72cut said:

Understood, what if I don't have ac?

It holds the radiator from flopping around in the open space, definitely something not to go without 

[72cut]

Gotcha, sorry for the stupid question but what ate called, just radiator mounts?

[jpnjake]

1 hour ago, 72cut said:

Gotcha, sorry for the stupid question but what ate called, just radiator mounts?

No problem, these are them, can’t vouch for their quality, I’ve never bought these ones, they are just the first ones that came up 

https://www.amazon.com/Omix-Ada-17470-17-Radiator-Isolator/dp/B00G2RKDVG/ref=asc_df_B00G2RKDVG/?

 

To find that I just typed in jeep 4.0 rubber radiator mount

[72cut]

Thank you my friend, big help.

[schardein]

The factory parts manual calls them an "insulator".  Factory part number 52002585, Rockauto calls it a radiator mount bushing.  Rockauto shows out of stock.

[acfortier]

Looks like Crown makes a replacement: https://www.amazon.com/Crown-Automotive-52002585-Radiator-Isolator/dp/B008VQ1Y8C