P38A Sheared rear bumper bolts

cornishboater · Aug 7, 2022

When the head shears off the torx bolts on the rear bumper can the bumper still be removed with the threaded bit still in? I seem to remember reading a post a while back that so long as the flange has gone the bumper will still slide off and you can drill the remains from the bracket afterwards. I have one that has sheared and one that is seized but I don't want to force anything until I am sure.
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Datatek · Aug 7, 2022

Once the bolts have gone, the bumper drops down off the upper retaining pins and slides out assuming you have undone the side clips. Those bolts a bludy hard, the heads have gone on one of mine and so far I have knackered 3 drills trying to drill the head off one bolt

cornishboater · Aug 7, 2022

Hi Keith, I have a set of carbide drills (not masonry ones) but was hoping not to have to drill! Is my assumption correct that if the head/flange has sheared the bumper will drop and slide? I have done the side ones, I had to build new outrigger brackets and replaced the slides with new so they should be easy peasy…….

Datatek · Aug 7, 2022

cornishboater said:
Hi Keith, I have a set of carbide drills (not masonry ones) but was hoping not to have to drill! Is my assumption correct that if the head/flange has sheared the bumper will drop and slide? I have done the side ones, I had to build new outrigger brackets and replaced the slides with new so they should be easy peasy…….

If the head and flange of the bolt has gone, it should drop unless rusted in place. I have some super hard drills for stainless, the bolt took the edge of those.

Grrrrrr · Aug 8, 2022

Datatek said:
Once the bolts have gone, the bumper drops down off the upper retaining pins and slides out assuming you have undone the side clips. Those bolts a bludy hard, the heads have gone on one of mine and so far I have knackered 3 drills trying to drill the head off one bolt

+1. I cannot remember how long it took to drill one of mine off but I do recall the tow-hook was in the way and the hoke became a tad elongated. Took forever and chewed through cobalt drill bits.

romanrob · Aug 12, 2022

The heads had gone and mine and I used a set of irwin bolt remover sockets and an impact wrench...or if you have access to a welder you cd tack a hex head onto the old bolt, or a die grinder to take the head off....

P38A Sheared rear bumper bolts

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