HELP/Mrs Woos Car

Good morning I am after some advice,needless to say we now have a new gearbox and then someone run in to back of Mrs Woos car,so I said I would remove the bumper and replace it for her,can anyone please advise me on the correct way to do this,and one of the bolts has sheared off,I would appreciate any advice as I only know about Roses

 

First thing is to deal with the sheared bolt - you will need an extractor tool which you use in a drill to basically drill into the bolt on the reverse thread and then wind the bolt out.

Once you have that one dealt with, you can remove the others (might be worth giving them a good soak with some WD40 whilst you are dealing with the sheared one) and then it is usually a case of persuading the bumper off the car by pulling it in a backwards sort of motion.

Almost certainly, you will find that it is held in place by plastic clips on the sides, but should (hopefully) just slide out of those. Be careful of the wiring to those fog lights too -you will need to unplug those from wherever they join the loom

 

Good evening @fat controller you are a diamond my friend,your post is really appreciated

What is an extractor tool and do I buy or hire one,and when you say on the reverse thread,what does that mean(if I mess this job up Mrs Woo will not be amused)

 

You are more than welcome Woo If you were nearer, I would pop round and give you a hand.

You buy them as a set from the likes of Halfords, Screfix etc - that one I linked to is only £4, so not deadly; there will be more expensive and more robust sets available for the pros, but for one use....

Here is a video that shows how to use them:

 

Good evening @fat controller my friend that's just brilliant,just one more silly question my friend,have these bolts got a nut on the other side or do you think they self tapping

 

They will most likely be machine screw type - no bolt to worry about. If you have a torch, you could try having a look from underneath

 

Good morning @JazzSi we can but we try not to fly under cars ,can be a bit tricky landing at speed

 

Good morning @fat controller to get the right size bolt for the one that has sheared off I have sprayed some WD40 on one of the other bolts and have taken it out and will be going down B and Q's this morning,I have sent off for the screw/bolt extractor,many thanks for all your invaluable help my friend,much appreciated,enjoy your day

 

You are welcome, happy to help Hope the rest of the job goes easily

 

Good morning @fat controller my friend went down to the DIY store £4.98p

 

Champion - plenty of Brown Owl points from Mrs Woo will be winging their way to you

 

Good afternoon @fat controller my friend its me again I need to get some of these bolts,have they a special name ect

 

You will probably find that they are a 'dealer only' type; to be honest, I would whip one out and take a look to see what kind of thread it has, and just match that with a bolt - probably a machine screw, maybe M6 or M8 at a guess, and then you would have to adapt the length.

If you have a local independent hardware shop, they would almost certainly be able to match it for you

EDIT - I wouldn't worry too much about the posi-drive slots in the head, as long as you can screw it in with a socket it should be fine. I suspect the slots are only there to minimise the risk of paint being damaged by a socket being rotated - particularly as a lot of dealers employ people that are what I would call fitters rather than mechanics - they simply follow a guide how to remove and refit; if that is a concern for you, stick some good quality insulation tape or masking tape around the bolt head before you go at it with a socket.