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Front tow hook removal?
;) Need help.....Adding a factory brush guard to my H3....I removed the tow hooks and bolts from the tow hook back plates. I was expecting the plates to drop off like my Rubicon but low and behold they did not and they still seem to be attached to the frame some how? I did not have more time today to see what was going on but does any one know what is up with their removal so I can get my brush guard on? Thanks in advance ;)
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RE: Front tow hook removal?
ORIGINAL: hmhpilot ;) Need help.....Adding a factory brush guard to my H3....I removed the tow hooks and bolts from the tow hook back plates. I was expecting the plates to drop off like my Rubicon but low and behold they did not and they still seem to be attached to the frame some how? I did not have more time today to see what was going on but does any one know what is up with their removal so I can get my brush guard on? Thanks in advance ;) You mean after you removed the two 18MM bolts in both plates?....Right? There is a Torx head screw in the center of the Tow hook plates, that also has to come out...Only on the front ones..rear one doesn't have the screw. |
RE: Front tow hook removal?
Dennis
Thanks for the info........Yes I took the 18mm bolts of the plates...........Do you know how to access this torx bolt? It is not from the front of my plates nor from anywhere else that I can see from the back.....At this point I am assuming I have to start taking the bumper and header panel off to access the torx bolt? Thanks in advance.................... |
RE: Front tow hook removal?
Here is a picture of the front, showing the Torx head screw in the center...
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b47/Atwater/front.jpg And here is the backside..Maybe if you don't have the screw, then a short dowl pin as seen in this picture maybe all that is holding your's on..Give it a good tug..maybe it is rusted on is all. http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b47/Atwater/back.jpg |
RE: Front tow hook removal?
Here is my plate...........Unfortunately no access for me........Looks like the bumper is coming off........
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RE: Front tow hook removal?
Hopefully this is a better pic that shows I have no access from the front. I have an early H3 and maybe they changed it mid production....
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RE: Front tow hook removal?
ORIGINAL: hmhpilot Hopefully this is a better pic that shows I have no access from the front. I have an early H3 and maybe they changed it mid production.... [IMG]local://upfiles/320/028807A10EE441DBAC45648096D56A51.jpg[/IMG] |
RE: Front tow hook removal?
It is definitely bolted on. I managed to pry it out a little bit and can see threads from a bolt from behind the bumper. Looks like I have a big project ahead of me this weekend!
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RE: Front tow hook removal?
there's another bolt behind that plate, you have to remove the entire bumper. It took me 4 hours to install my SMA HD Brushguard, learned it all from the other forum (H3source.com).
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RE: Front tow hook removal?
Thanks, I was hoping someone could get me some info on this!!!!!!!!!!! I just read the other thread!
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