I got my brush guard in today, and I put it together and was attempting to attach it, but I'm having some issues.

The photo below is color-coded. It is a photo of the inside of my bumper. the chunk of metal with light blue on it is the frame (passenger side). The pink on the bottom is where the bumper curls under and gets in the way. The yellow is where the bumper angles to about 45 degrees. The bolt with the blue line to it is one of four bolts holding the bumper onto the frame. It is also getting in the way. The bolt with the green line is the bolt that I need to get off. I have a socket that will fit on it, but I can't get the socket or rachet on there because everything else (mainly the blue bolt) is in the way... I don't want to take my entire bumper off and put the brush guard on that way, the bumper's heavy enough without another 30 pounds on it...

What do y'all suggest for my predicament???

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You don't have any combo wrenches that will fit that bolt?

If you can't get a deep well socket in there, you might wanna try going to either Sears and get a crowsfoot socket in the size of the nut.

You don't have any combo wrenches that will fit that bolt?


I do have a wrench that fits... but space in there is so limited it'd take quite a while to get the nut off... And that's after I break it loose...

What about the socket with a universal joint attached to the end of it?

What about the socket with a universal joint attached to the end of it?

Can't get the socket in there, so I can't get a joint attachment either :(

What about a wrench.

rather than trying to take all 4 bolts off I'd strongly suggest you take off the 2 bolts that hold the L bracket to the frame. then just get someone to help you hold it up when you bolt it back on. I've taken my bumper off a few times and thats by far the easiest way.

I do have a wrench that fits... but space in there is so limited it'd take quite a while to get the nut off... And that's after I break it loose...

Spray some penetrating lube on it, put the wrench on, then slip a piece of pipe over the wrench for leverage, it will come loose. One you get it backed off enough, you could probably hand loosen it the rest of the way.

Yeah thats a good idea, just take off the one bolt thats in the way. The on with the blue line. Then do your work and put it back on at the end.

Yeah thats a good idea, just take off the one bolt thats in the way. The on with the blue line. Then do your work and put it back on at the end.

They should be connected to each other on the other side of the frame so to get one off, the other has to come off

Nick26 alraedy gave the correct answer.
Get those two bolts out of the way you'll have pelenty of room to get a socket on there.