Jeep cherokee 2000 Service Manual page 822

13 - 4 FRAME AND BUMPERS
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
REAR BUMPER END CAP
REMOVAL
(1) Remove the screws attaching the bumper end
cap to the quarter panel and the bumper (Fig. 5).
(2) Lift the end cap slightly upward and slide it
rearward to release it from the retainer.
(3) Separate the end cap from the vehicle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Position the end cap on the rear of the retainer
and the outer edge of the bumper.
(2) Slide the end cap forward onto the retainer.
Ensure the end cap overlaps the lip of the rear
wheelhouse liner.
(3) Install the screw attaching the front of the end
cap to the underside of the quarter panel and
bumper.
REAR BUMPER
REMOVAL
(1) For vehicles equipped with a trailer hitch,
remove hitch before removing bumper. If necessary,
1 – SPLASH SHIELD
2 – REAR SILL
3 – BRACKET
4 – STUD
5 – RIVET
refer to removal procedure within Group 13, Frame
and Bumpers.
(2) Remove bumper end caps.
(3) Remove upper nuts that attach bumper to
bumper support brackets (Fig. 5).
(4) Remove lower bolts that attach bumper to
bumper support brackets.
(5) Remove bumper from vehicle.
(6) If necessary, remove bumper support brackets
from the rear sill.
INSTALLATION
(1) If removed, install bumper support brackets on
the rear sill. Tighten bolts to 55 N·m (41 ft. lbs.)
torque.
(2) Position bumper on support brackets.
(3) Install bolts that attach bumper to bumper
support brackets. Tighten nuts to 55 N·m (41 ft. lbs.)
torque.
(4) Install bumper end caps.
(5) If removed, install trailer hitch.
Fig. 5 REAR BUMPER END CAP
6 – RETAINER
7 – END CAP
8 – PLASTIC BLIND RIVET
9 – BUMPER
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