Timothy Beloney wrote:
> I took off the front bumper and was replacing the mounting bolts on the
car
> when I noticed I had a problem. One of the nuts that is just above the
jack
> slots came off and is stuck inside the "frame". It seems that it should
be
> welded in place to prevent this. The metal (where the hole for the bolt
is)
> wraps around to cover the tube and appears to be welded to the other side,
> which means I can't reach the nut to put it in place. Am I going to have
to
> play welder to get it out or otherwise in place? If I start moving the
car
> without securing this nut it will probably be lost (and clanking) forever.
>
> I hope this is a clear description.
My 2c: I have fixed many mangled front bumper nuts the following way:
Once you have removed the original nut and the wrap around piece of metal
that held it in place you will find that a piece of 1" square steel stock
slides snugly inside the frame hole. I cut a piece of this at an angle in
the back and flush in the front to fill the hole. next I get a new nut from
the auto parts store and grind off the sides slightly so that it fits
snugly inside the square steel stock. the fina stage is to weld the steel
stock to the frame hole and the nut to the steel stock. The end result is a
professional looking repair that is twice as strong as the original
mounting.
Bob Willis HERBEAM in San Diego
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