Rear Body Mount and EVO Rock Sliders
Over the weekend I tackled the project to install my EVO Gladiator Bombers with Rock Skins on my 2020 gladiator Rubicon
Had some minor issues with the first 2 rivnuts I installed but got by that and even though I did some practice rivnuts they can be tricky but was able to get all of the right side completed and lined up.
What stopped me dead was the body mounts, and I will admit I didn’t do enough review on issues with the body mount bolts. I just popped my impact wrench on them and backed them off.
I was working on only 1 side at a time, Drivers side, front came out fine, backed off middle one enough to the thickness of the rock slider, but the rear body mount. Would not budge, after working on it for a little while using a breaker bar it started to turn but not back out, now it just spins with some clanking like the fastener is cleaning against something.
Seeing pretty much the. 1/16-1/8 drop on the bolt but it spins freely.
Off to the internet, and oops should have reviewed the issues with these body mount bolts either being stripped or cross threaded from the factory.
So I tried to view up inside the body part of the mount, both by using a finger to feel around but i think there’s a cup that the nut and bolt rest in and could not view using the scope I have as well.
What sort of experience have others had and what’s been the solution.
Thank you in advance. Hard way to finally getting around to posting.