removing the rear bumper support on a '74

[Adam]

Hey guys,

Any idea how I remove the rear bumper support, as you can see it is rusted through.





Thanks,

Adam

[lanciahf]

If the mounting system is like the later spiders you should see a 7/8 or 22mm nut inside the trunk in the spare tire well along the frame rail. Remove the bolt and that assembly should slide out.

[v6spider]

With this type there is only the special slotted nut that screws onto the protruding stud. I modified an old socket to fit this nut. It worked great on one of them the other was stripped and I ended up cutting the entire mount off in order to remove it. You may have to do as I did. The end result is you'll have to get a new stud and weld it in. Plus a new bumper mount. I am not going to have bumpers so removing the mounting stud was no big deal for me.

Rob

[Adam]

The nut was rusted in place and badly stripped thought I was able to drill out the bolt and remove the old damaged bumper support. I tapped the hole and bolted a new support in place, the case of my flopping passenger side bumper is now solved.
Thanks for all of your input.

Adam

[v6spider]

The nut was rusted in place and badly stripped thought I was able to drill out the bolt and remove the old damaged bumper support. I tapped the hole and bolted a new support in place, the case of my flopping passenger side bumper is now solved.
Thanks for all of your input.

Adam

Not a problem Adam glad you were able to get it fixed..