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Serious drifting and blowing snow. Tahoe caught blowing snow and then...hit the guardrail. Ugh. Bumper pushed into tire. Tried to pry it out with no success tonight. It`s only real damage. 05 Tahoe with 191K miles. Not really looking to fix - just move the bumper back to avoid tire rub. Bed and hopefully sleep will bring more ideas. Other suggestions appreciated...

Gordon
 
gordonjuan said:
Serious drifting and blowing snow. Tahoe caught blowing snow and then...hit the guardrail. Ugh. Bumper pushed into tire. Tried to pry it out with no success tonight. It`s only real damage. 05 Tahoe with 191K miles. Not really looking to fix - just move the bumper back to avoid tire rub. Bed and hopefully sleep will bring more ideas. Other suggestions appreciated...

Gordon
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This is going to sound primitive, but its worked for us. Get a come-along and drive up to a large tree. Pretty much you`re going to slowly ratchet the bumper away from the tire. Won`t be pretty, but since you`re not looking for perfection right now it`ll work. Now, bumpers for those are a dime-a-dozen at the local pull-a-part.
 
Nizmo said:
This is going to sound primitive, but its worked for us. Get a come-along and drive up to a large tree. Pretty much you`re going to slowly ratchet the bumper away from the tire. Won`t be pretty, but since you`re not looking for perfection right now it`ll work. Now, bumpers for those are a dime-a-dozen at the local pull-a-part.
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Thanks Gizmo, but that wasn`t enough oomph. Friend is bringing a 6 ton bottle jack and lumber. He`s a mechanic and has done it before. I`ve been looking for a newer Tahoe at the Auto Auction, so I won`t have this much longer. If it`s going to be a while, I might hit a pull-a-part place. They appear easy to replace.
 
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