Spare Tire Mounted Under Floor

Rear Bumper

Parts Location (Spare Tire Mounted Under Floor Model):

Removal

1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Remove the rear mud flaps.
- Remove the four bolts.

3. Remove the protectors.
- Remove the three clips on the right side and five clips on the left side.

4. Remove the bumper brackets.
- Remove the two nuts.

5. Remove the rear bumper supports.
- Remove the nut and bolt.

6. Remove the rear bumper assembly (1).
- Remove the two bolts (2) from each side.







7. Remove the rear center bumper.
- Remove the ten clips from the step part and three bolts from each upper and lower sides.

8. Remove the rear bumper retainers.
- Remove the two nuts from each rear bumper retainer.

9. Remove the rear corner bumpers.
- Remove the three bolts from each rear corner bumper.

10. Remove the rear bumper slider brackets (1).
- Remove the two screws (4) and two nuts (3) and then remove claw caught in the washer (2).







11. Remove the backbars from the rear bumper reinforcement assembly.
- Remove the three bolts at each backbar.

Installation

To install, follow the removal steps in reverse order noting the following points:

1. Partially tighten the rear bumper bolts (2) (3) and adjust the clearance between the body (tailgate) and the rear bumper (1).

Then fully tighten the rear bumper bolts (2) (3).

Torque: 147 N.m (108 lb ft)







2. Rear bumper adjustment.
- When the bolts fixing rear bumper assembly are tightened, adjustment should be made with shims so that a clearances shown in the figure below are provided between the body (tailgate) (4) and the rear bumper (5).







3. Tighten the spare tire fixing bolts to the specified torque.

Torque: 118 N.m (87 lb ft)