GU Rear door check link bracket

ok so how do ya get at it???
I have a MIG that i am just itching to use.

Pull out the plastic cover that hides the jack, reach in towards the tail light and you will feel the inner bracket abd where the spot welds have broken off.

Pull out the pin that holds the outer arm to this bracket and remove the inner bit.

Grind off the bit of metal skin that was spot welded. Drill holes in the panel from the outside, replace inner bracket and mark holes, remove and drill holes.

Now this is where you get to use the new MIG. Weld bolts in place, re-insert inner bracket with welded bolts through holes, ues a washer and lock nuts to tighten up.

line up outer bracket and insert pin, job finished.

Park up new MIG or look for more welding jobs.

Let me at it.....hehehehehehe
Thanks Well 55

Stuffed if I could get my hand in there.

After I took the deck off my _Affordable_Storage_Drawers.aspx and opened the jack compartment, I found the opening but couldn't get my little fat body in the right position to touch the bracket, let alone grab it.

So I drilled through and put a cupla hefty self-tappers in from the outside. Seems to have done the trick, I guess time will tell.

Thanks for this thread, Fred.

I wouldn't have known how it all went together without it. The MIG will have to fight another day :(

Its a bit of a tight squeeze alright, but you have only to get a couple of fingers on it to stop it dropping down into the dark depths.

Self tappers are ok for a while, just keep them tight with a screw driver every now and again, but they will work loose eventually.