Rear Bumper: Service and Repair
Rear BumperParts Location:
Removal
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Remove the rear bumper fascia.
- Remove the two screws (1), six bolts (3) and nine clips (2).
3. Remove the rear bumper retainer assembly.
- Remove the four nuts.
4. Remove the rear bumper retainer bracket assembly.
- Remove the two nuts (1) from both sides.
5. Remove the rear bumper reinforcement assembly.
- Remove the six bolts.
6. Remove the rear bumper support assembly (5).
- Remove the two nuts (4) and the screw (6) from both sides.
7. Remove the rear bumper side bracket (3).
- Remove the two nuts (4) from both sides.
8. Remove the rear bumper mounting (2).
- Remove the screw (1) from each sides.
9. Remove the rear bumper back bar assembly.
- Remove the two bolts from both sides.
10. Remove the reflector assembly.
- Remove the two nuts.
Installation
To install, follow the removal steps in reverse order, noting the following points:
1. Tighten the rear bumper back bar assembly fixing bolts to the specified torque.
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 clearances shown in the figure below are provided between the body (tailgate) (1) and the rear bumper (2).
