Bumpers And Grille - Saab SONETT III Service Manual

BUMPERS AND GRILLE
Bumpers up to and incl. model 1972
The bumpers are made of polyurethane foam with a sup-
porting bar of steel and are moulded in one piece. The
front bumper is attached to the hood by means of four
nuts, which are accessible from underneath.
The rear bumper is attached to the body with six nuts.
Four of these nuts are accessible after removal of rear
I inings and insulation sheets in the luggage compartment.
The other two nuts are accessible from each wheel housing.
Bumpers, as from model 1973
General
The shells of the bumpers consist of U-shaped steel bars
to which the bumper brackets are welded. There are
shock-absorbant cellular blocks of polythylene in the
bars. Outside the blocks there are polyethylene braces and
the bumpers are coated with a layer of rubber. This layer
is provided with anchorage bars on the inside and with a
stainless steel bracing strip on the outside. Provision has
been made on the front bumper for the attachment of
I icense plates and additional lights.
The bumpers is mounted with two brackets to the body.
Changing the cellular blocks
1. Remove the bumper.
2. Remove the bracing strip. Note the spacing sleeves
under the filling plates at each end of the bracing strip.
3. Remove the anchorage bars on the side of the bumper
where the cellular block is to be changed.
4. Pull off the rubber layer, after which the cellular
blocks are accessible and can be removed.
CHANG ING THE CELLULAR BLOCKS
5. Refit the rubber layer and bracing strip.
MOUNTING THE BRACING STRIP
BUMPER
6. Mount the filling plates and their spacing sleeves to-
gether with the anchorage bars. Remount the bumper.
Removal
The bumpers are removed by undoing the two screws at
the bumper brackets.
Grille
The grille is attached to the front edge of the hood with
screws accessible from outside and nuts accessible from
u nderneath.
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1 SAAB Nov. 1972