JLURD Rock Slider/Body Mount Torque Spec

[GATORB8]

@Roky @chevymitchell @BDinTX Have y’all messed with these? OP broke loose a body bolt for sliders. Don’t want him to break one.

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[BDinTX]

No sorry, I still have factory rails on

 

[chevymitchell]

@Roky @chevymitchell @BDinTX Have y’all messed with these? OP broke loose a body bolt for sliders. Don’t want him to break one.

The loctite on these bolts can be a pain. If you don't have an induction heater, then loosen the bolts and tighten them. Loosen them again and tighten. Repeat until the bolt comes out.

There is a retainer in there that holds the bolts. Once you have the bolt out and it's just spinning, use an open end wrench to pull down on the bolt above the washer as you loosen it. It will pop out and hit you in the face. Lol. I know 'dis.

Anyway, the loctite is known to break bolts, but if you take the time to work the bolt back and forth and let it heat up and eat through the initial loctite, it will be ok. Once you loosen it and tighten enough to get one to three turns on the bolt, the loctite will now have new threads cut into it so it'll allow the bolt to come out. Induction heat is the way to go, but it's not required.

An impact helps with this, as well. Trying to remove them with a smooth action like a ratchet or breaker bar will not work very well. It will work, but an impact hammering on it is certainly beneficial. I have yet to break a body bolt working the bolts like this.

 

[Roky]

@Roky @chevymitchell @BDinTX Have y’all messed with these? OP broke loose a body bolt for sliders. Don’t want him to break one.

The body bolt (one with the big washer) tightens to 90 ft lbs.

 

[GATORB8]

Thanks, gents. @treillw see ChevyMitchells post above.

 

[hoag4147]

An impact helps with this, as well. Trying to remove them with a smooth action like a ratchet or breaker bar will not work very well. It will work, but an impact hammering on it is certainly beneficial. I have yet to break a body bolt working the bolts like this.

So Shawn, are you saying using an impact in and out until loose works without fear of snapping a bolt? Definitely would be much easier if so

 

[chevymitchell]

So Shawn, are you saying using an impact in and out until loose works without fear of snapping a bolt? Definitely would be much easier if so

Yeah. If you’re easy with the impact, you won’t have issues. If you sit there and hammer on it for 10-15 seconds, then I would expect bad things to happen. When going in the tightening direction, don’t retorque the bolt with the impact. Just enough to move the bolt. 1-3 turns. Then reverse the bolt back out. This method has worked like a charm. I have an induction heater and still do this method before breaking it out.

 

[hoag4147]

Yeah. If you’re easy with the impact, you won’t have issues. If you sit there and hammer on it for 10-15 seconds, then I would expect bad things to happen. When going in the tightening direction, don’t retorque the bolt with the impact. Just enough to move the bolt. 1-3 turns. Then reverse the bolt back out. This method has worked like a charm. I have an induction heater and still do this method before breaking it out.

May have to try this route soon. Have a used set of RSEs sitting in the garage I keep delaying install since not sure was ready to tackle these bolts. Of course I need to do a little cutting on the stupid new bracket they installed on passenger side frame also on late model 22s. Thanks bud

 

[chevymitchell]

May have to try this route soon. Have a used set of RSEs sitting in the garage I keep delaying install since not sure was ready to tackle these bolts. Of course I need to do a little cutting on the stupid new bracket they installed on passenger side frame also on late model 22s. Thanks bud

No worries at all man. I just put a set of RSE’s on for a forum member a couple months back and had to cut the bracket. It’s a small amount of material that has to come off, but it’ll work out great.

 

[blnewt]

I've had good luck w/ red loctite bolts using a blow torch and an infrared temp gun, just getting the fastened area up to 500F. Has worked well every time, I assume it would also work well w/ these body bolt bitches

Great info @chevymitchell as always!

 

[hoag4147]

No worries at all man. I just put a set of RSE’s on for a forum member a couple months back and had to cut the bracket. It’s a small amount of material that has to come off, but it’ll work out great.

I may be taking that bulky bracket completely out. I know there’s couple routes to leave it and trim, but not sure which route I want to go yet.

 

[blnewt]

btw Shawn, any lucky soul end up w/ Pain Train, curious what that badass project has become???

 

[chevymitchell]

I may be taking that bulky bracket completely out. I know there’s couple routes to leave it and trim, but not sure which route I want to go yet.

If I had one on mine, I’d take it out, for sure.

 

[chevymitchell]

btw Shawn, any lucky soul end up w/ Pain Train, curious what that badass project has become???

Nah. Pain Train still lives on in my possession. It’s currently at the body shop getting the rear quarters replaced. This one will be hard to get rid of. It’ll take the right person at the right time, I think.

 

[treillw]

Thank you all for your help. I got it back together, torqued, and loctited.

I gently heated the bolt with a blow torch while monitoring the temp with an infrared thermometer - didn't want to melt the rubber. I only went up to 150°. I just worked the bolt back and forth with a breaker bar and it slowly worked its way out. You have to pry on it pretty hard to get that retainer clip to pop over the threads on the tip of the bolt. It ended up deforming the threads, but it didn't damage it enough to effect it going back in.

After I got the bolt out, it didn't look like the threads even had any loctite on them. My heating might not have done anything - I didn't go that high, as it was coming out.

For anybody reading this in the future, be careful not to displace the nut that's up in the body, or you may be in for an adventure. I noticed that it was off-center and luckily I was able to move it back in the position with
a screwdriver.

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