ACE Sliders or Performance Rock Rails

[Bbannongmu]

My sliders came today. How long did you heat the bolts?

A minute or so. Just loosening loctite so you don’t break the head of the bolt off.

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[ALVagabond]

Did mine, no heat just a 1/2” breaker bar and steady pressure in both directions to loosen it up. Don’t overthink this, it isn’t rocket science.

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[mtpilatus]

Installed them yesterday. No heat. Started with a 18" breaker bar. Used it on all but one. Used 24" breaker bar on it. I appreciate all the advice.

 

[jmdwifi]

Yeah, I just was at the dealer and was told they charge 1.5 hours. Instantly he knew and commented about those bolts.

I live by built not bought but, I’m not playing with those 6 bolts.

I have mine at the shop right now. I took two bolts off and put them back. They were so hard to get out, I was worried about breaking the others. Glad I did. The shop broke two others and it won't be ready until the end of the day. What a stupid design by Jeep.

 

[Bbannongmu]

I have mine at the shop right now. I took two bolts off and put them back. They were so hard to get out, I was worried about breaking the others. Glad I did. The shop broke two others and it won't be ready until the end of the day. What a stupid design by Jeep.

Seems to be a lot of variability in how much loctite the factory is putting on the bolts. Mine had a ton on them and I was glad I heated the bolts and tightened/ then loosened by hand.

 

[jmdwifi]

Seems to be a lot of variability in how much loctite the factory is putting on the bolts. Mine had a ton on them and I was glad I heated the bolts and tightened/ then loosened by hand.

The reason for taking it to that shop was they have a heater for bolts and I just want it done. I have bumpers and a winch to put on this weekend hopefully. I heard the guy in the shop and it seems he started right away with an impact full speed. I think that is why they broke. Not positive, just my suspicion.

 

[ALVagabond]

The reason for taking it to that shop was they have a heater for bolts and I just want it done. I have bumpers and a winch to put on this weekend hopefully. I heard the guy in the shop and it seems he started right away with an impact full speed. I think that is why they broke. Not positive, just my suspicion.

I suspect you're right. That makes me glad I did mine by hand.

 

[Canadian GP]

I've watched a few videos on how to remove the bolts and they all suggest if it gets too hard to remove them, tighten them back up and then try again. You might have to do this a few times. I removed them from my JK and JT using this system with no broken bolts.

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