how do i fit this tow bar

pdfisher · Jul 4, 2011

Bought a tow bar today off one of the member’s steveoborne :thumbleft: the tow bar is to fit a d22 Steve gave me 8 short bolts and 2 long bolts that came off the tow bar
But no matter how hard I look I am stuck cant see how its going to fit unless some of the bolts that are already fitted to the truck that hold the bumper in place also hold the tow bar
Help need please does anybody have any pictures of how the bolts secure the tow bar to the chassis :scratch:

lookskyward1 · Jul 4, 2011

Oh well, the kettle trick didn't work then.

I thought it all would have been pretty obvious for you, it does make sense that you will replace some of the bumper mounting bolts.

Hopefully someone with a D22 will crawl under their truck and take a few pictures for you.

Good luck, it will all work out fine I'm sure. :thumbright:

pdfisher · Jul 4, 2011

been under the truck holding the fookin tow bar and thinking how hard can this be :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

time for more tea me thinks

steveoborne · Jul 4, 2011

Hi, i didnt have a bumber on my d22, I'm guessing that the end plates bolted on where the bumber bolts were, it only used to take me about 10 mins to take of or put back on. maybe try take the bumber off and fit the towbar, then put the bumber back on ( may be longer bolts thou).
I used to offer one end up and put one long bolt on, then put the long bolt on the other end, then swing the towbar up in place and fit the other shorter bolts

steve

pdfisher · Jul 4, 2011

cheers mate will have a look :thumbleft:

steveoborne · Jul 4, 2011

dont know if this is going to help but have attached a photo of what it looked like fitted to my d22
steve

pdfisher · Jul 4, 2011

thanks mate i have the step bumper fitted to mine and i know it will fit as i have seen them fitted to trucks with the step bumper fitted just gota work it out :lol: :lol: :lol:
this post could run longer than the lost sidelight bulb post on the d40 :lol: :lol:

pdfisher · Jul 4, 2011

ps good to meet a fellow member today

steveoborne · Jul 4, 2011

Was good to meet you too, did you find somewhere for your bacon roll, would have come with you for a chat, but had a lot on today and plus i had already had the traffic warden say to me that parking is limited to 30 mins on that stretch of road and could i be as quick as i can.

steve

pdfisher · Jul 4, 2011

yep had my bacon roll just on the estate buy the nissan dealer also thair was a mobile home dealer on the same estate was very temped to stop and look but refrained as i wanted to get home to fit my towbar

Stanton · Jul 4, 2011

Ditch the bumper

they look much better without in my opinion!

pdfisher · Jul 4, 2011

mrs fish needs the bumper to get into the back :lol: :lol: :lol:

pdfisher · Jul 4, 2011

well any clues guys and girls its got to be so easy but i cant see the wood coz of all the trees in the way :lol: :lol:

Stanton · Jul 4, 2011

I'd say it'll mount to where the bumper mounts, but it's hard without seeing it in the flesh...

pdfisher · Jul 4, 2011

thats wot i thought
how u getting on with the nav dropped down to u with the lack of power

Stanton · Jul 5, 2011

Yeah all sorted, had a few niggly engine faults, but going strong now

eddmurphy · Jul 5, 2011

Mr Fisher.

When i fitted the bumper on mine the towbar was already there.

All i'd say is WD40 (or similar) the hell out the bolts. Then undo all the ones for the bumper, disassemble the towbar, so you have the 2 x endplates and the xbar with the actual tow ball seperate (easier that way) Fit the 2 end plates where the bumper fits on loosely, then fit the xbar. Tighten it all like fook and bobs your uncle

Took me about an hour to fit the bumper, all my nuts (oh errr) were tight as.

Took one side with a 2ft breaker bar and the other with a 3ft to get some of them off.

Not even my impact wrench (good for 600nm's) would shift some of those nuts!

pdfisher · Jul 5, 2011

thanks mate

looks like im going to need one big mother of a spanner then :lol: :lol: :lol:

GazNav D22 · Jul 5, 2011

Paul
I haven't really looked into this that much but im sure there is a slightly different design tow bar for D22's with a bumper to the ones without, however if it helps mate, here are some pics of the underside of mine..

pdfisher · Jul 5, 2011

thanks :thumbleft:
just need it to stop raining now

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