help takin my bumper off

[Deamers87ford]

guys i cant get my bumper off i got it loose but now i cant go any farther becasue the bolts pop out

 

[smallfarm123@aol.com]

can u explain a little more. there can many different reasons

 

[kunar]

he's got carriage bolts holding the front bumper on, and he has them loose enough that the square part of the shank has disengaged from the square hole, but the corrosion on the threads makes the nut tight enough that he has to keep the bolt from spinning somehow. i would try a wrench on the flats on the shank of the bolt if you can get one in there. other than that, try having somebody hold the bolt down into the bumper to keep the square engaged. last resort, cut them off. it seems to me that a 7/16 carriage bolt is ideal for that hole, but i can't find them anywhere. everybody only has either 3/8 or 1/2. really though, the bolts are probably 12mm. just keep that in mind if you cut them.

btw dreamer, if you would have spent half as much time typing your question as i did typing my answer, you have a much greater chance of getting some help

 

[Deamers87ford]

alright thanks ill keep that in mind next time i think i might be able to use a c-clamp and clamp it down that might work

 

[lil red]

hold it down with your thumb and impact it off put dont push on the bolt

it works for me