How To Remove and Replace a Radiator Support

How To Remove and Replace a Radiator Support

br How To Remove and Replace a Radiator Supportbr br See how to remove and replace a radiator support in general. A 1996 Honda Accord was mainly used to demonstrate how to perform this task. Most radiator supports are welded in and have to be cut out and welded back in. If you are interested in learning more on how to do this type of repair and learn true body work and paint, follow this link:br br Become an auto body and paint probr br Most all car radiator supports are welded in and this often deters your Do-It-Yourselfers from tackling this type of job. Now granted, not everyone has a welder and that can be a big factor of not wanting to try it but most tool rental places rent MIG Welders and that is what you would need to do this job.br br Replacing fenders and hoods are really not that hard as long as you have something that is straight and lined up to bolt them to. The hardest part about replacing a radiator support is cutting the welds. First you have to find and identify all the spot welds you will need to cut out. Then there is the physical work itself. Most radiator support have at least 20 welds that have to be cut out and this can get monotonous and tiring. br br I will show you how to find spot welds in this video, once you learn how to find them, you have to determine if it is the weld that needs to be cut out. I show you in this video that the welds you are looking for are going to be on the right and left side of the support, you will rarely ever see any welding done in the middle. I am providing a link in this description where you can get a Free PDF that also shows with pictures How To Remove and Replace a Radiator Support. I am also providing links to the tools you would need to R&R a radiator support. Even if you bought all the tools you would need to do the job yourself, you would still end up spending less than paying a shop.


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Uploaded: 2021-08-13

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