Front Bumper: Service and Repair

Removal


WARNING:
ENSURE THAT ALL PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT ARE CLEAR OF AREA BEFORE OPERATING RAMP.


1. Position vehicle on 4-post ramp.
2. Remove battery cover and disconnect ground cable from battery terminal. Refer to 'Battery, Battery Cable.' Negative
3. Remove radiator surround and grill.
4. Raise ramp to working height.
5. Using wheel-free lifts, remove front wheels.
6. Remove wheelarch liners for access.
7. Remove undertray.







8. At each side of vehicle:

Disconnect fog lamp, direction indicator and sidemarker lamp (where fitted) harness multiplugs. If headlamp powerwash is fitted, remove and discard plastic clip from hose and disconnect hose on RH side of bumper.







9. Remove bolts securing bumper assembly to mounting struts.
10. Lower 4-post ramp.







11. Carefully withdraw bumper casing and beam assembly forward to clear guide blocks and remove assembly from vehicle.

Installation


1. WARNING:
ENSURE THAT ALL PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT ARE CLEAR OF AREA BEFORE OPERATING RAMP.


Carefully slide bumper assembly onto fender guide blocks
2. Raise ramp to working height.
3. Install but do not fully tighten bolts securing bumper to struts.
4. Check clearance between top of bumper and bottom of fender. If necessary, remove bumper, adjust guide blocks to achieve correct clearance and refit bumper.
5. Connect harness multiplugs to foglamps, direction indicators and where fitted side marker lamps.
6. Install harnesses in retaining clips at each side of cover.
7. Install powerwash hoses to jet assemblies and secure with new plastic clips.
8. Install radiator grill and surround.
9. Check and as necessary adjust bumper cover to fender, head lamps and radiator grill surround clearances. Refer to Description and Operation. Description and Operation
10. Fully tighten bumper assembly to strut securing bolts.
11. Install wheelarch liners.
12. Install undertray.
13. Lower 4-post ramp.
14. Install road wheels and lower wheel-free lifts.