bent bumper bracket (1 Viewer)

[jp_waltz]

so i just got crackin' on fixing up my new to me 62 and i am trying to figure out how to RandR the front bumper brackets. It looks like its rivited into the frame. is there a technique or tool that get that thing off(grindermaybe). it was in a small fender bender before i got it and i might need to replace the bracket and possibly the fender. thanks for any help on this,
Paul

 

[cruiser88]

Grinder.......ha those things are pretty flexible. I put my old one in a vice/hammer and bent it back one time. Use good bolts when putting back in....nothing cheap

 

[dixie_cragger]

I just pulled mine off to install ARB bumpers front and rear. The way i did it was to drill a hole in the center of the rivet (to the hole) and then chisel (or air chisel) the head off. Once the head is off, you can use a punch and pop it out the other side. What sucks is there is 4 of em on each bracket!

I think you could also torch them off too. you can prolly hit up a welding shop during beer thirty and ask them to torch the rivets off for you quick for a brew or if you plan on bending them back in place, use a BFH.

 

[KLF]

Yup, center punch them in the middle of the head, start drilling, use a GOOD SHARP drill bit, about 1/4" size. A cheap crappy dull drill bit will wander and make a mess. The rivits are mild steel so they drill pretty easily with a good bit. Try to get a good corded drill, a cordless drill might not be up to that much drilling.

Then take a chisel and pop the heads off, push the remains out with a drift punch.

That part is a separate piece, you can buy them from Toyota if you don't want to bend them back.

Right hand: 52141-60050
Left hand: 52141-60040

 

[CruisinFJ60]

when i did my new bumper i grinded teh heads off and hit the centers and they popped right out.

those things are so flimsy tho that you can straighten em out while still attached to the frame with a pry bar and a small sledge my personal favorite is a 3 pounder. then you are good to go. no sense in replacing an inferior part with another on that sux just as much. just straighten what you have.

 

[2mbb]

I didn't have a grinder. Drilling seemed to be too hard. I took my truck to a muffler shop with the bumper off and paid the guy a few bucks to burn them out with his torch. It took about 5 minutes for all eight. My rear crossmember was removed in a similar fashion--a plasma cutter was used instead of an oxy-actelyene torch.

 

[jp_waltz]

thanks all, it looks like it shouldnt be too hard. I think I will try the drill idea, I have a set of good bits that should work great.
Thanks
Paul

 

[traviszesty201]

i recently torched mine off, really easy as well.