Date:         Sat, 29 Apr 2006 22:41:26 -0700
Reply-To:     Zoltan <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
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From:         Zoltan <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
Subject:      Re: Rear Bumper removal
Comments: To: mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
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I had this problem a while ago and I ended up burning the head of the bolt
off.  It only took a minute or so.  But it took me a lot of thinking before
that.  I had a bucket of water nearby too and a big wet rag.  The wet rag is
the one that works best and the fastest.
Zoltan
----- Original Message -----
From: "mark drillock" <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2006 10:08 PM
Subject: Re: Rear Bumper removal


> 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.
>
> Mark
>
> Ed Wiebe wrote:
>
>>I'm finally getting to repair the rear fibreglass bumper.  Both corners
>>had been damaged by a PO.  I need to remove the bumper by removing the
>>bumper brackets that are held to the frame by 2 bolts each side.
>>The problem is that one of the nuts that are welded to the inside frame
>>member is loose.  When I turn the bolt the nut turns also.  Is there a way
>>to hold the nut, or do I have to drill or Dremel that bolt off?  The next
>>question is how do I secure a nut securely on the inside of the frame?  I
>>don't have access to a welder.
>>Any suggestions are welcome.
>>
>>Ed Wiebe, owner of 1990 Westfalia.
>>.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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