Rear Bumpstop won't come off

[gazelle]

Not up to the usual level of this forum, but I am struggling with this one,

How are the rear bumpstops held onto the chassis?

One of mine was recently notices by the MOT chap to be missing.

I have located two nuts but one just rotates without loosening and the other is currently a bit to stiff to undo - more plusgas.

Any hints as to what needs to be done to get the pesky thing off would be gratefully received.

[Paul Woodward]

The rubber bumpstop is bonded to a steel plate which is held to the chassis with two bolts.

There is one bolt each end which I guess are the ones you can see. They are not captive. If they are rusted up you're probably better off cutting them off.

HTH.

[gazelle]

Ok, so the bolt head must be encased in mud which will need to be removed before I can get a spanner to it! That is the bit that I was missing.

I will continue with the plusgas for the time being, and think about cutting them away when I get bored.

Cheers Paul.

[western]

picture here item 10 is the bumpstop http://lrcat.com/#31/4/52630

plate on chassis has a slot each end, so just cut the nuts off & then lever the old bumpstop off.

[gazelle]

It has now. Had to use the grinder in the end to cut it off. But job done and new one fitted.

Thanks chaps.