If you’re a bit of a handy person, you’re probably willing to look after the vast majority of the maintenance to be completed on your Mitsubishi Pajero, but some are more complex than others and require the removal of body parts or components to access the component you want to focus on. We really want to help you in this operation. That’s why on this web page we are going to see how to remove the bumper from a Mitsubishi Pajero. This procedure is not very complex and you should have the ability to do it with few equipment. For that, first we will see how to remove the front bumper of your Mitsubishi Pajero, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Mitsubishi Pajero
So let’s begin our content page with the front bumper of your Mitsubishi Pajero. To take it off, you will just require a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the steps you will have to stick to to be able to disassemble the bumper of your Mitsubishi Pajero in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfortable, we encourage you to put your Mitsubishi Pajero on stands and to remove the front wheels to have a good access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your car: Would seem evident, but you will need to have access to the bumper attachment in your engine compartment.
- Take out the wheel arches: They’re also named fenders, but they’ll get in the way and stop you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Mitsubishi Pajero. According to your automobile features and the year of your model, you will also have the ability to find staples, to accomplish this, you will just have to use a staple extractor or to do it delicately with a big flat screwdriver, and use a lever to open the staple.
- Then you will have to unscrew the screws that is in back of your mudguard and that seals the front bumper of your Mitsubishi Pajero on the sides.
- Unscrew the screws or remove the clips on the upper part of the bumper in the engine bay.
- Now it’s time to go under your Mitsubishi Pajero to unscrew the bolts that are on the chassis of the automobile, you will find some in the middle of the bumper and on the sides.
- Make sure to disconnect the connection of the plate lighting and the distance control sensor if you have it.
- Carefully remove the front bumper by first unclipping the sides. If it doesn’t come off, you perhaps forgot a screw or a clip. Think of working with a carpet or other to prevent that it gets scratched by touching the ground.
That’s it, you’ve seen all the steps of how to remove the front bumper from your Mitsubishi Pajero, to reassemble it stick to the steps in the opposite way.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Mitsubishi Pajero
And to conclude, even if the operation is quite similar, we will check out the case of removing the rear bumper from your Mitsubishi Pajero. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will simply give you the broad highlights, read the part 1 if you have any uncertainties or questions for more info.
- Start with carrying out the same first stage, that is, lift your Mitsubishi Pajero and remove your rear wheels to be able to have an ideal working area to remove the bumper of your Mitsubishi Pajero serenely
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Mitsubishi Pajero to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Take out the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it less difficult to remove the bumper from your Mitsubishi Pajero.
- Take away the lower bindings underneath your Mitsubishi Pajero.
- While doing so, remember to un plug the rear license plate light and the reverse radar sensors if you are equipped with them.
- Unscrew the top brackets from the top of the trunk.
- Now all you have to do is remove the rear bumper from your Mitsubishi Pajero, stick to the same process as for the front bumper
Here, you have seen through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Mitsubishi Pajero whether it is the front one or the rear one the solutions are more or less the same and it is enough to be careful to make everything go well.
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