Broken bolts

Roger

Roger

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Well i just don't think it should look like this. New Jeep owner here so i guess i could be wrong. anyway the bolts a broken off in the tube so i will need to ether back them out or drill and tap. Anyone happen to know the bolt size and or if the is a fix so this does not happen. (note the jeep came this way I didn't see it when i bought it)

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I would say get a revers drill bit and back them out, though that bottom one looks proud enough to get a sharp needle nose on.

I'm unsure if the site will let me, but here is the PDF of the soft top manual / instructions. It looks like there are other of the same bolt on the top itself.

though it can depend on what year your jeep is.
 

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Thank you very much for the PDF, i am sure that is going to help.
Did try a back out bit, It just dont want to start so i drilled a small hole in the bottom one. then the broken bolt just fell inside tube LOL
 
Roger said:
Thank you very much for the PDF, i am sure that is going to help.
Did try a back out bit, It just dont want to start so i drilled a small hole in the bottom one. then the broken bolt just fell inside tube LOL
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Yep, that is an option as well.

So, as a reminder, that pdf is for the later version of the soft tops. The bolts you are dealing with are the same, but 2007 - 2009/10 models used a different system in a few ways.

What year is your jeep?
 
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