Fr
ont
JK Gra
Ba
rs
Handle
Installation
Instr
uc
tions:
Step 1:
Remove the (2) 8mm bo
l
ts (photo on right) in the inside upper
--‐
corner of the w
i
ndsh
i
e
l
d
frame, us
i
ng a 13mm socket and ratchet
.
Use caut
i
on when remov
i
ng the side bo
l
t as
i
t can
eas
il
y fa
ll
beh
i
nd the p
l
astic cover dur
i
ng remova
l
! We back out the bo
l
t most of the way, and
then use a pa
i
r of need
l
e nose v
i
se
--‐
gr
i
ps to grab the bo
l
t, and then fin
i
sh remov
i
ng
.
Customers have suggested us
i
ng double back st
i
cky tape on the
i
ns
i
de of the socket
or stuff
i
ng a piece of paper towe
l
behind the plast
i
c cover to prevent the bolt from
dropping
.
(New bo
l
ts are prov
i
ded w
i
th your order)
Step 2:
NOTE: We recommend adding a drop of oil or WD-40 to the bolts before installing to
remove the thread locker Jeep puts in the threads from the factory.
Insta
ll
the short 8mm bo
l
t through the top hole of the handle, then through the
short spacer
.
Insert the bo
l
t w
i
th the hand
l
e and spacer
i
nto the upper ho
l
e of the
windsh
i
e
l
d frame (Do not t
i
ghten! On
l
yturn
i
t
i
nacoup
l
eof threads)
.
Then place
the long spacer onto the s
i
de hole of the w
i
ndshie
l
d frame (A P
ill
ar) and add the long
8mm bolt through the handle, and through the long spacer
.
Tighten the bo
l
t unt
il
i
t’s
a
l
most t
i
ght
.
Now tighten the upper bolt and torque to 25 ft-lbs (300
i
n
--‐
lbs) using a
6mm hex wrench
.
Then t
i
ghten the s
i
de bo
l
t to 25 ft-lbs (300
i
n
--‐
lbs) using a 6mm
hex wrench
.
We use a short 3”
l
ong hex wrench and t
i
ghten
i
t as hard as we can
.
We
have encountered a few Jeeps where the nuts were not
i
nsta
ll
ed stra
i
ght from the
factory
.
If th
i
s is the case, try putting the
l
ong s
i
de bo
l
t
i
nto the top ho
l
e without the
hand
l
e and spacer installed, and see
i
f
i
t
i
s straight up and down
.
If not you can pu
ll
on the bo
l
t and use
i
t to stra
i
ghten the nut
.
NOTE: Make sure you have the
l
eft hand
l
e for the
l
eft side, and the r
i
ght
--‐
handle for
the right s
i
de
.
Th
i
s
i
s determ
i
ned by the counter sunk ho
l
es for the s
i
de bolts
.
Repeat steps 1 & 2 for the other side.
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