> We just dealt with this today in fact! Its definately more of a > problem if your bumper has served its purpose, and is pushed in. I > didn't care about the bumper, and so we just cut it off, and pounded > the heck out of the bolt to get it to loosen its grip on the tow > loop. I think Brian finally got it off.... Is that right Brian? > >> Those captive nuts are not attached to the frame. They are attached to >> the inside of the removable bumper mount. You can replace the bad mount >> with one that has both captive nuts still intact. >> >> Getting the bolt out could likely be done with a sawsall as long as the >> bolt does not just spin when you try to cut the head off. >>
-- Julianna www.jonnybottoms.com Silver 1990 VW Vanagon Westfalia with Tiico Conversion (The Rastafalia) |
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