13.5. A forward bumper

THE GENERAL DATA

Knots of forward and back bumpers

1 – a forward bumper, 2 – a lath, 3 – an antifog headlight, 5 – the amplifier,

6 – the holder, 7 – a back bumper, 8 – a lath

Removal

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Working under the bumper basis, to unscrew three screws of the bottom fastening of a bumper. 2. Working on one party of the car, to unscrew three screws of fastening of external edge of the loose leaf of an arch of a wheel, then to move the loose leaf back from a bumper. 3. To unscrew two nuts of fastening of a forward part of a bumper. 4. To unscrew a bolt, securing the a lateral part of a bumper to a wing. 5. On other party of the car to unscrew two nuts of fastening of a forward part of a bumper and a bolt, securing the a lateral part of a bumper to a wing. 6. To pull a bumper forward (two persons) to disconnect wires from antifog headlights and a hose of a washer of headlights, paying attention not to scratch the surface of wings covered with a varnish. 7. To remove a bumper from the car.

Installation

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. To establish a bumper on a corresponding place, without fixing it. 2. Before fastening of all knot to adjust a bumper to other elements of a body. 3. During movement on брусчатой to road to check up, whether there is an excessive fluctuation of a bumper.

Bumper repair

Bumpers are made of polypropylene, therefore they can be repaired, расплавляя a material by means of the device submitting hot air.

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. For simplification of repair, and also for avoidance of damage of other elements of a body it is necessary to remove a bumper. 2. Soft solvent to clear parts which will be subjected welding. 3. To put to each other parts which should be subjected welding, and adhere them by means of a vice and the motionless holder. 4. If the bumper is deformed, execute following actions. 5. To soften a bumper by means of hot air, without allowing a material плавиться. 6. To put a bumper to the special form for giving to it of the initial form. 7. To wait for 10 minutes while the bumper will cool down.

Welding

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. To put on a small tip a pistol of giving of hot air. 2. To direct a pistol on places which should be welded. 3. To move a pistol continuous movement so that to cause material fusion. The prevention For welding it is necessary to use a thin core from this the material, as a bumper (taken of an old bumper). The core should be put at right angle to a welding seam. It is necessary to weld ahead and behind a damage place. Welding to make on a damage inside. 4. To clean the roughnesses of the surface which have arisen in the course of welding. 5. An emery paper granularity 150 to smooth out a repaired surface, and then to polish with its emery paper granularity 600 with water use.