Help Bumper tuck fail.......help

[HappyE30]

Hi All, i have just tried to do the bumper tuck today. i did the whole 9 yards....pull shock out, drill/drain all shock fluid, but the shock doesn't compress....tried all methods there: using jack to push shock above towards the bottom of car; sit my car on the shock hoping to squeeze it down(i'm surprise this didn't do anything~!) ; hammered it many times.... note: my shocks are extremely rusty so i have already sprayed enough wd40 (like the bottom of a boat metal rusty). drove to a wall even........any experienced mechanic came across this? im trying to get some idea on fixing this. thanks

[peytonracer4]

Hi All, i have just tried to do the bumper tuck today. i did the whole 9 yards....pull shock out, drill/drain all shock fluid, but the shock doesn't compress....tried all methods there: using jack to push shock above towards the bottom of car; sit my car on the shock hoping to squeeze it down(i'm surprise this didn't do anything~!) ; hammered it many times.... note: my shocks are extremely rusty so i have already sprayed enough wd40 (like the bottom of a boat metal rusty). drove to a wall even........any experienced mechanic came across this? im trying to get some idea on fixing this. thanks

heat it up, put it in a vice, and slam it with the butt end of an ax.
that's what i would do.

if that doesn't work, it's not gonna work

[ELVA164]

No experienced mechanic would tuck his bumpers.

[AndrewBird]

Nothing wrong with tucking bumpers.

Sounds like they are rusted solid. Your best bet would be to get another set from the junk yard that are in better shape.

I'd be weary of using heat. Even if they are drilled, heat could make them explode.

[agent]

No experienced mechanic would tuck his bumpers.

[Swanny]

No experienced mechanic would tuck his bumpers.

Qft

[Erodras]

My friend did something quite crazy but it worked, But the shock under the car below the jack point. Then slowly lower the jack, worked like a charm, with no damage to the car. However, make sure your friend is NOT in front of the hole before you do it!

[mzollo]

Make sure you drilled the right location there are two chambers iirc similar thing happened. Drilled a second hole further back and viola

[Jand3rson]

No experienced mechanic would tuck his bumpers.

Oh, I can't wait to hear the reasoning behind this one...

[Sumo E30]

Oh, I can't wait to hear the reasoning behind this one...

me too.

No experienced mechanics tint their windows or do any simple cosmetic changes either right

or are you going the "it was designed like that to save your life" route?

they sell bolt in "tucked bumper brackets" on ebay if you decide you'd like to go that route.

[ELVA164]

You could just screw the shock in a bit, they're threaded. All the tuck, none of the chemicals/poor fit around trim/post-crash aesthetics. But yeah, the shocks also don't do much if they're dead. Save your life? No. Save your fender or your grille or your hood in a parking lot? It sure did on my 2002 with the "oh God not those" big bumpers.

That said, try a wire wheel and some aluminum cutting fluid.

[Jand3rson]

You could just screw the shock in a bit, they're threaded. All the tuck, none of the chemicals/poor fit around trim/post-crash aesthetics. But yeah, the shocks also don't do much if they're dead. Save your life? No. Save your fender or your grille or your hood in a parking lot? It sure did on my 2002 with the "oh God not those" big bumpers.

That said, try a wire wheel and some aluminum cutting fluid.

Well, you got lucky with your 2002 bumpers, which are MUCH larger than E30 diving boards. Which are also known as "5mph Bumpers", because that's all they were actually rated for.

[KIRIEIW]

Use vert shocks in the rear, and plastic bumper for the front. No drilling and work like they should.

[ELVA164]

Well, you got lucky with your 2002 bumpers, which are MUCH larger than E30 diving boards. Which are also known as "5mph Bumpers", because that's all they were actually rated for.

Agree to disagree. Diving boards are also 5mph bumpers.

[bastianshaw]

reinstall and drive into wall...slowish