Front Bumper Bracket: Service and Repair

Front Bumper Bracket


Observe safety precautions.

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Spot welder (inverter) (VAS 6239)

• Spot welder (inverter) (VAS 6249)

• Welding unit with C-grips (VAS 6366)

• Welding unit with X-grips (VAS 6376)

• Programmable welding unit with C-grips (VAS 6377)

• Gas-shielded welder 250A (VAS 6045A)

Removing






1 Longitudinal member cover plate

2 Bumper bracket

3 Longitudinal member

- Separate the original connection.

- Remove residual material.






Installation

• When using different types of steel and materials of different strengths, one of the inverters listed under the special tools section of this repair manual are required to perform repair work correctly.

Welding in

Replacement part

• Front bumper bracket

- Fit new part to vehicle standing on alignment bracket set and secure.

- Weld in bumper bracket, gas-shielded arc continuous weld seam.






- Weld in bumper bracket, gas-shielded arc continuous weld seam.