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 Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 6:09 am |
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Joined: Feb 15, 2010
Posts: 141
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Location: m1/m18
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how do you separate the lower half of the bumper thats attached to the front wing do you just pull it down hard??..there is a square bolt but the nut and bolt is turning & i cant get access to hold it.. 
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 6:14 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 1665
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Location: Peterborough
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you'll need to take arch liner that connects to bottom of bumper off. And you can get access this way to hold it square bolt. It can be done by another route but could end up making more damage.
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 6:18 am |
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Joined: Mar 28, 2010
Posts: 1356
Trade Rating: +15
Location: Blackburn and Catterick
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have fun mate they are the most annoying bolts ever designed and put on a car as they always spin
i had this problem with mine when i was replacing my wing, took me a good 30 mins to get a way to get it off 
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 6:21 am |
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Joined: Feb 15, 2010
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Location: m1/m18
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archliner is off but the bolt is just spinning, i just cant hold the square bolt when i turn the nut...
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 6:25 am |
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Joined: Mar 28, 2010
Posts: 1356
Trade Rating: +15
Location: Blackburn and Catterick
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| oldbanger2 wrote: |
| archliner is off but the bolt is just spinning, i just cant hold the square bolt when i turn the nut... |
yeah thats what i found happened with mine
you will have to employ the help of someone and get a pair of pliers on the edge of the square bolt to try and hold it while someone else undoes the nut from the top
awkward but its the way i managed to do mine 
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 6:27 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 84
Trade Rating: +2
Location: Armadale, West Lothian
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The square bolt head is suppossed to be held by two plastic runners, stupid idea as the plastic just bends! I used two sockets and the bolt snapped in the end, replaced it with a new one and some copper grease in case i ever have to undo it again
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 6:27 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
Posts: 5400
Trade Rating: +105
Location: Stafford
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Mole grips underneath to clamp it or if it's too tricky try and grip them on top but not too tight as it will ruin the thread Sadly there isn't really another practical way.
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