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I had a mixed success day at the salvage yard today. I went there looking for the following pieces:
Front license plate holder
Rear seat latching pieces (had to cut one of mine off because the dang torx bit shattered and the tork bolt shed all its teeth)
Tailgate alignment bumpers (little rubber pieces that are cone shaped that help align the tailgate with the body)
A/C vents
Vent windows with gaskets
Front and rear, driver and passenger window frames
First salvage yard had not Grand Wagoneers although the internet said they did. I talked with one of the workers and he said they had one on the lot - I couldn't find it even though most days I seem to have have a "sixth sense" for them. After trying to get the front license plate holder off of about 6 different XJ's I finally found one that did not have rusted bolts. When I got the plate holder off, it was all cracked. I finally found one on a Grand Cherokee - it wasn't the same as the majority of the Grand Cherokees that bolt through the front, It was on the bottom of the bumper and the bumper had the square inserts just like my Grand Wagoneer.
I headed off to the other yard (same company 30 miles away). Freeway ride was good but there was a vibration that came on around 60 mph and went away around 75 mph. I kept it steady at 65 and didn't seem to have a problem as I just turned the radio up.
At the second yard I found two Grand Wagoneers. First one appears to have been sent to the yard because of emissions (paperwork in the back and all the readings were off the chart, literally.) Pulled one of the rear seat latching pieces but the other one must have been related to the one on my vehicle. The Torx bolt looked more like an allen head as no teeth remained. When I got the one out I was shaking because it was in there good.
Same scene at the second Grand Wagoneer. One of the rear seat latching pieces as stuck hard with a bad bolt but the other came off fairly easily. Now I have three of the large spindle pieces and I need good bolts. The A/C system was on the floor so I pulled the three vents with a screwdriver. It also had good locks in the doors with KEYS that worked.
The wiring was all hacked on both GWs so I couldn't get the tailgate down to get the tailgate alignment bumpers. I may go back soon and bust the window out with yard permission.
I tried to pull the vent windows but couldn't really persuade them to come out. I undid all the bolts but they really wouldn't budge. I also tried to pull the window frame. I have some diagrams that show three bolts in the back and one in the front. I pulled out the bolts but I could not get the front of the window frame to budge although the back was loose. I realized that they had a small weld holding them into the door so I used my screwdriver and hammer to break the weld.
Altogether a pretty positive day but I really want those window frames because mine are rusted due to the window shades that were previously installed.
Anyone know how to get them out??
Front license plate holder
Rear seat latching pieces (had to cut one of mine off because the dang torx bit shattered and the tork bolt shed all its teeth)
Tailgate alignment bumpers (little rubber pieces that are cone shaped that help align the tailgate with the body)
A/C vents
Vent windows with gaskets
Front and rear, driver and passenger window frames
First salvage yard had not Grand Wagoneers although the internet said they did. I talked with one of the workers and he said they had one on the lot - I couldn't find it even though most days I seem to have have a "sixth sense" for them. After trying to get the front license plate holder off of about 6 different XJ's I finally found one that did not have rusted bolts. When I got the plate holder off, it was all cracked. I finally found one on a Grand Cherokee - it wasn't the same as the majority of the Grand Cherokees that bolt through the front, It was on the bottom of the bumper and the bumper had the square inserts just like my Grand Wagoneer.
I headed off to the other yard (same company 30 miles away). Freeway ride was good but there was a vibration that came on around 60 mph and went away around 75 mph. I kept it steady at 65 and didn't seem to have a problem as I just turned the radio up.
At the second yard I found two Grand Wagoneers. First one appears to have been sent to the yard because of emissions (paperwork in the back and all the readings were off the chart, literally.) Pulled one of the rear seat latching pieces but the other one must have been related to the one on my vehicle. The Torx bolt looked more like an allen head as no teeth remained. When I got the one out I was shaking because it was in there good.
Same scene at the second Grand Wagoneer. One of the rear seat latching pieces as stuck hard with a bad bolt but the other came off fairly easily. Now I have three of the large spindle pieces and I need good bolts. The A/C system was on the floor so I pulled the three vents with a screwdriver. It also had good locks in the doors with KEYS that worked.
The wiring was all hacked on both GWs so I couldn't get the tailgate down to get the tailgate alignment bumpers. I may go back soon and bust the window out with yard permission.
I tried to pull the vent windows but couldn't really persuade them to come out. I undid all the bolts but they really wouldn't budge. I also tried to pull the window frame. I have some diagrams that show three bolts in the back and one in the front. I pulled out the bolts but I could not get the front of the window frame to budge although the back was loose. I realized that they had a small weld holding them into the door so I used my screwdriver and hammer to break the weld.
Altogether a pretty positive day but I really want those window frames because mine are rusted due to the window shades that were previously installed.
Anyone know how to get them out??
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