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Old Jun 20, 2015 | 07:24 AM
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Ok cleaning out my 77 and I was vacuuming the back corners of the storage area and found these, one on each side. Are they something to do with the body mount?




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Old Jun 20, 2015 | 07:48 AM
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Those are the cages for the nuts on the #4 mounts. Might be worth getting a mirror or camera back into those pockets and having a look
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Those are the cages for the nuts on the #4 mounts. Might be worth getting a mirror or camera back into those pockets and having a look
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Old Jun 20, 2015 | 08:27 AM
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The rivets are usually twisted off when someone tries to remove the #4 mount. Water gets into those pockets and sits and rusts everything. Based on the state of the cages, I'd look at the nuts themselves
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Cool thx for the info guys, I'll stick a camera back there and see how bad it is.
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You can look inside the wheel well and check out the other side and bolt head
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Yah I was looking at them when I was doing the rear suspension, they looked fine and I know my back window leaks so I'll be good for awhile I'm sure.
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