Passenger side safety bracket, how to remove?

[SEMPER GUMBY]

I want to remove this safety bracket and heard it’s a pain. Anyone here take it off, any pointers?

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[jdecosta]

That is on a recall, take it to your dealer. https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/fo...ears-unnecessary-frame-stud-installed.111010/

 

[SEMPER GUMBY]

That is on a recall, take it to your dealer. https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/fo...ears-unnecessary-frame-stud-installed.111010/

No it’s not the bolts near the gas tank, it’s a bracket to top the tire from crushing the passenger.

 

[Terrymo]

 

[SEMPER GUMBY]

Thank you very much Terrymo!

 

[Terrymo]

Thank you very much Terrymo!

No problem. The overall length of the bolts including the head are about 6 inches. Thread the bolt out as far as the space will allow, then cut off the bolt as close to the frame as you can without marring the frame with the Sawzall blade. I used a Sawzall with a short metal cutting blade. Then used vise grips to back out the remainder of the bolt.

 

[jludave]

That is on a recall, take it to your dealer. https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/fo...ears-unnecessary-frame-stud-installed.111010/

No. The recall has nothing to do with what the OP asks about.

 

[C.Sco]

No problem. The overall length of the bolts including the head are about 6 inches. Thread the bolt out as far as the space will allow, then cut off the bolt as close to the frame as you can without marring the frame with the Sawzall blade. I used a Sawzall with a short metal cutting blade. Then used vise grips to back out the remainder of the bolt.

Yeah, annoyingly Jeep seems to have installed the bracket to the frame before the body got mounted, so there's no way to get the bolts out without cutting them shorter.

Getting this stupid bracket off is on my to-do list. I doubt it's doing anything useful anymore anyways since my tires and wheels are not even remotely the same size or position as OE spec.

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