I've heard that the bolts on the trunk were a b!tch to get off... and it's true. I ended up stripping two of the bolts trying to unscrew them.

Does anyone know how to loosen these damn bolts?!

 

dont know

 

with the proper socket and some wd 40 and for the stubborn ones a breaker bar

 

^2x

Get a good cheater bar (i always used a middy/attack lax pole) and some wd40 or even better some PB blaster (available at Advance or any other auto parts store.)


My advice is to spray down the bolts and let it sit for a couple days and then spray it down an hour before you try to take them out. If times a concern a couple times in the same day should work for you.


Theres always bolt removal kits for stripped bolts, but those are a bitch.

-Cory

 

no need to let them sit for a day

 

i come from the jeep world so i'm used to the most stubborn of bolts, of course i have a lifted 93ZJ Grand Cherokee so i'm sure you can empathize.

Something 2003 or newer should be MUCH easier to work with so i can see what your saying

 

the socket is a star socket. I went over to autozone and bought a set and tried to take them off. I just ended up stripping the top bolts on each side.

i've heard you could use a dremel. What exactly needs to be done?

 

used a screwdriver and a hammer to loosen the bolts.

 

^ how would i do that? Like hammer the screwdriver in between the screw and trunk?

 

^ yea i've never heard of that before

 

I took off the bracket with the trunk.

Maybe easier to take the bolt off from the trunk afterwards.

 

Sounds like at this point it would be easier to just gring the heads off the bolts. Then just use new ones to re-attach.

Or you could just get a socket from sears or other tool stores that will take off stripped bolts. If its seized on real good just use some heat before cranking on the bolts. This would be a better next step and then grind.

 

what u can do, is get a dremel n cut a nice line in between the star carefully then use a flat head done deal !!!! good luck...

 

^ that is what I did. Worked like a charm. Although it took a while, had to use a huge screwdriver and a wrench.

 

Now another problem. The trunk doesn't seem to close all the way. The shocks are kinda too stiff. So....... what can I do about this?

But new ones from a local auto parts store?