bmper iron mounts

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   On the m6 the front bumper is lose. Upon inspection the two nuts which hold it on each side to the chassis/frame rail are lose. They cannot be tightened up however as the bolts which are suppsed to be welded fixed to the inside of the chassis rail are turning freely. 
Anyone else had this problem and fixed it? 
Regards,
Rohan 

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3.0csl Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member I Joined: 21-June-2004 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 139	Topic: bmper iron mounts Posted: 23-March-2006 at 17:41
	On the m6 the front bumper is lose. Upon inspection the two nuts which hold it on each side to the chassis/frame rail are lose. They cannot be tightened up however as the bolts which are suppsed to be welded fixed to the inside of the chassis rail are turning freely. Anyone else had this problem and fixed it? Regards, Rohan
	Rohan Murphy 3.0 csl 2285146 3.0 csl 2275522

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AndyS Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Really Senior Member II The Last of the Few Joined: 21-August-2003 Location: 55 � North Status: Offline Points: 1365	Posted: 23-March-2006 at 19:44
	Is this the Highline type bumper or the chrome type?
	AndyS Live each day as if it's your last - one day it will be.

3.0csl Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member I Joined: 21-June-2004 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 139	Posted: 24-March-2006 at 05:24
	Its a chrome bumper version. 1985. Should have mentioned that!
	Rohan Murphy 3.0 csl 2285146 3.0 csl 2275522

Brucey Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Really Senior Member II Joined: 07-March-2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 744	Posted: 24-March-2006 at 16:15
	the bolts are semi-captive coach bolts. They can slide up and down slots in the frame rails. Unfortunately the bolt will turn freely once a seized nut has been wrenched unsuccessfully; there isn't much metal stopping them from turning usually. On the right side there should be an extra bolt if you have a front towing eye poking through the spoiler. Most times an impact wrench will free these little sods, but if not you will have to grind the heads off, disassemble and fit new bolts. I posted on bigcoupe.com re wing repairs recently and included a description of how to deal with these bolts, this might help you. cheers
	~~~~~~~ Brucey ~~~~~~