hi it's a 1998 rr diesel,i need to remove rear bumper,ive been trying for hours but no joy,plz help sumone??got all the rear quarter parts off but it feels fixed in the middle??

andyd101 said:

hi it's a 1998 rr diesel,i need to remove rear bumper,ive been trying for hours but no joy,plz help sumone??got all the rear quarter parts off but it feels fixed in the middle??

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My manual gives the following steps to remove the rear valence/bumper:

REAR BUMPER VALANCE
Service repair no - 76.22.74

Remove
1. Raise the vehicle.
WARNING: Support on safety stands.
2. Remove rear road wheels.
3. Remove 3 screws securing each mud flap.
Remove mud flaps.
4. Remove 2 screws securing each wheel arch
liner extension panel to rear bumper/chassis.
5. Remove 2 wheel arch liner extension panels.
6. Release 2 clips securing bumper ends to
mounting brackets.
7. Disconnect 3 towing harness multiplugs.
8. Remove 2 mounting bolt covers.
9. Remove 2 bolts securing bumper to chassis.
10. With assistance, release bumper ends from
brackets. Remove bumper.

Refit
11. With assistance, position bumper. Engage nylon
end supports to brackets.
12. If necessary, slacken bolts securing end support
brackets. Align bumper to body. Tighten to
29 Nm. (22 lbf.ft)
13. Fit bumper mounting bolts. Tighten to 70 Nm.
(52 lbf.ft)
14. Fit bolt covers.
15. Secure bumper end clips.
16. Connect towing harness multiplugs.
17. Position wheel arch liner extensions. Secure with
screws.
18. Position mud flaps. Secure with screws.
19. Fit road wheels. Tighten to 108 Nm. (80 lbf.ft)
20. Remove safety stands. Lower vehicle.


If this helps then great, if not I can maybe try and extract the relevant pages and email them.

hi step 6,7,10 do you have any more details?? and cheers for reply,pulling my hair out here,ive done everything but number 6,7,10 i think??

andyd101 said:

hi step 6,7,10 do you have any more details?? and cheers for reply,pulling my hair out here,ive done everything but number 6,7,10 i think??

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I'll go and scan the manual page in and post it here as it has diagrams which explain what's going on. Back in 10 !

I've skipped the words around the diagrams as I've already posted them. We seem to have a limit on the size of attachments here which would have made the diagrams too small to read if I'd included the rest of the page ......

bwarb said:

I'll go and scan the manual page in and post it here as it has diagrams which explain what's going on. Back in 10 !

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you are a star

bwarb said:

I'll go and scan the manual page in and post it here as it has diagrams which explain what's going on. Back in 10 !

I've skipped the words around the diagrams as I've already posted them. We seem to have a limit on the size of attachments here which would have made the diagrams too small to read if I'd included the rest of the page ......

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cheers for that,i still feel a little lost tjo lol,looks like some sort of clip in number 7 that holds the whole rear corner on??

in fact the more i look at that,ive done all the removal steps?rear corners are hanging loose,2 big bolts are out,but it wont budge?

andyd101 said:

cheers for that,i still feel a little lost tjo lol,looks like some sort of clip in number 7 that holds the whole rear corner on??

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The numbers on the diagram relate to the numbers on the list of things to do. 7 on the diagram = "7. Disconnect 3 towing harness multiplugs." and so on.

If you are really really really sure that you've done it all and it won't move than maybe its stuck up with underseal or something similar? It could be that it just needs a good wiggle .......