project88mj Posted June 10, 2008 Posted June 10, 2008 ive looked in my book and it is not very clear can i get some help on how to remove my front bump stops?
Motion Offroad Posted June 10, 2008 Posted June 10, 2008 if they are factory they twist off Not all of them do. Some have a bolt that goes threw the bumpstop up into the snubber.
CWLONGSHOT Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 if they are factory they twist off Not all of them do. Some have a bolt that goes threw the bump-stop up into the snubber. BINGO!! Its gonna depend on year and other things. But they will either have a bolt welded to them. Just grab a stilson wrench and remove. no need to even touch the rubber at all. Or a bolt threw them. This one required the removal of the rubber snubber, then appropriate sized socket and ratchet for removal. lithium grease will help with reinstallation. Good luck, CW
DirtyComanche Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 Just grab a stilson wrench and remove. Hmm, I'm going to have to start calling a pipe wrench that - I've NEVER heard it before. Is it a demographic thing?
HOrnbrod Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 Just grab a stilson wrench and remove. Hmm, I'm going to have to start calling a pipe wrench that - I've NEVER heard it before. Is it a demographic thing? Monkey wrench, Stilson wrench, Pipe wrench, samo samo..... But I'm sure there are origins, but :dunno:
Pete M Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 Mr Stillson got the original patent for the pipe wrench (1869). Monkey wrenches are different than pipe wrenches (made for nuts with flat sides rather than round pipes), but the name is commonly used in reference to a pipe wrench (albeit improperly). Monkey wrench:
DirtyComanche Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 To me a monkey wrench is a crescent wrench is an adjustable wrench. Crescent wrench makes no sense, I actually have a set of crescent wrenches somewhere and they are crescent shaped, they're for accessing bolts put in retarded places (behind things) by the engineers who dreamed up the design for whatever I'm working on. Stilson was the guy who invented the pipe wrench. But I've only ever heard it called a pipe wrench... I think.
DirtyComanche Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 Haha, beat you by 5 seconds. :D :nuts: My post had more words.
Eagle Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 Mr Stillson got the original patent for the pipe wrench (1869). Monkey wrenches are different than pipe wrenches (made for nuts with flat sides rather than round pipes), but the name is commonly used in reference to a pipe wrench (albeit improperly). Monkey wrench: Score one for Pete. Correct. Pipe wrenches are not Stillson wrenches. I actually have a Stillson in one of my toolboxes, inherited from my father who probably inherited it from his father. I can't remember when it was last used, but it has to have been at least 30 or 40 years ago. It's kind of beat up, but I keep it just to have it around for the "cool old tool" factor. Back to the original question: The early XJs and MJs (up through 1990, at least) have the front bump stops threaded in. The rubber bumper fits in a metal cup. The metal cup has a threaded stud on the upper side. If you droop the suspension, you can fit a small pipe wrench or large pair of ChannelLocks between the coils and unscrew the stop.
watchamakalit Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 To me a monkey wrench is a crescent wrench is an adjustable wrench. Crescent wrench makes no sense, I actually have a set of crescent wrenches somewhere and they are crescent shaped, they're for accessing bolts put in retarded places (behind things) by the engineers who dreamed up the design for whatever I'm working on. Stilson was the guy who invented the pipe wrench. But I've only ever heard it called a pipe wrench... I think. Cresent is a brand name. Its like calling locking pliers "vice grips".
Eagle Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 It's a common misconception that all pipe wrenches are Stilson wrenches. Not so. A Stilson has a pivot, like this: An ordinary pipe wrench looks like this:
maddzz1 Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 Hey eagle, What kind of wrench is that thin yellow one? :redX:
Eagle Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 That be a graphite wrench, used primarily for transferring smudges onto paper.
SuperWade2 Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 That be a graphite wrench, used primarily for transferring smudges onto paper. Don't quit your day job... I hear comedy is a tough business... :popcorn:
SuperWade2 Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 Did you want that seat belt in THIS century? :cheers:
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