Tighten Your Rollbar Bolts

[reddragon]

After 3 years and some good abuse my 09 JKU CRD was starting to sound a bit rattly and squeaky around town so I thought it would help to check all the bolts on the roll cage. It was super easy and only took a few minutes but WOW what a difference.

Several of the bolts I was able to get a full 2 turns on and they all needed at least a 1/2 turn. My jeep feels tighter to drive, no more rattles going over rough roads and no creaking going in my driveway.

There are 6 bolts on the front, 2 on each side were the sun visors mount and 1 on each side on the A pillar. (These front ones are shown in the manual under folding the windshield)

4 bolts on the B pillar, 2 on each side you can see them if you unzip the padding
I also tightened up the smaller bolts holding on the sound bar.

4 bolts at the C pillar and this is were I had the loosest bolts. unzip the padding a bit and have feel. One is easy to get to, the other with the hard top on was harder due to clearance on the hardtop but with a box end wrench it was easy.

[4WD4FUN]

Do not forget the torque screws on the outside of the wind screen base each side

Originally Posted by reddragon

After 3 years and some good abuse my 09 JKU CRD was starting to sound a bit rattly and squeaky around town so I thought it would help to check all the bolts on the roll cage. It was super easy and only took a few minutes but WOW what a difference.

Several of the bolts I was able to get a full 2 turns on and they all needed at least a 1/2 turn. My jeep feels tighter to drive, no more rattles going over rough roads and no creaking going in my driveway.

There are 6 bolts on the front, 2 on each side were the sun visors mount and 1 on each side on the A pillar. (These front ones are shown in the manual under folding the windshield)

4 bolts on the B pillar, 2 on each side you can see them if you unzip the padding
I also tightened up the smaller bolts holding on the sound bar.

4 bolts at the C pillar and this is were I had the loosest bolts. unzip the padding a bit and have feel. One is easy to get to, the other with the hard top on was harder due to clearance on the hardtop but with a box end wrench it was easy.

[reddragon]

Originally Posted by 4WD4FUN

Do not forget the torque screws on the outside of the wind screen base each side

Will do! I forgot about those.

[Banshee]

When I picked up mine 2nd hand from the dealer, it was 2 years old & one from the front surround had fallen out completely! I finally found it when installing my PPm front grab handles.