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May 27, 2003 | 10:45 PM

CheeseandRice

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From: Blaine Minnesota

front inner fender removal help

Now that the brakes are good. ( knock on rust)
I thought I remove , clean , sand ,paint etc... the inner front fenders.
I removed all the bolts and loosened her up but, shes not moving.
Looking for any ideas.
Do I need to loosen up the outer fender?
Im just working on drivers side,its not so busy over there.

keepin it real, C&R

May 27, 2003 | 11:05 PM

6t6merc

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front inner fender removal help

When I did mine, the inners came off last, except for the rad support. I'm not saying you're doing it wrong, just the hard way, and there's always an adventure in that!
Eric

May 28, 2003 | 08:45 AM

62stepside

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front inner fender removal help

I'm just starting to reinstall my inner fenders (1.5 yrs later) and it was a trick to get them in without scratching my core support or inner fender with nothing on the truck. I can't 100% say that you have to remove the fender to get the inner fenders off but I think it would be close to impossible to remove it with the truck assembled. You only have about 6~8 more bolts to remove if you already have the inner fender bolts removed. Just take off the outer fender and save yourself some headache...

I would also do both fenders at the same time, since your truck will be apart while you do the work.

Tyson

May 28, 2003 | 04:10 PM

Rosati

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front inner fender removal help

Since my fenders and wheel wells are loosely bolted in at the moment, I will try to remove it tonight to let you know. If I remeber correctly, I HAD to remove the fender to get the wells out.

May 28, 2003 | 05:52 PM

Rosati

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front inner fender removal help

Cannot be done. I removed the little bracket in the back of the inner well, all screws removed and the well will not come out. It sits too far over the frame. Sorry guys.

May 28, 2003 | 09:24 PM

Jigsaw

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front inner fender removal help

You need to remove the fender first. It attaches at the bottom rear corner, I think there is also a bolt accessable through a hole in the kick panel in the cab (I may be wrong on that one) and along the top of the fender and at the front of the fender at the upper valance. I don't see how you would get the inner fender out without removing the fender first.

May 28, 2003 | 10:34 PM

CheeseandRice

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front inner fender removal help

Thanks guys,
I couldnt wait till I got home tonite to check for responses.
How big of a chore is it to remove fenders?
If its bolt on I may give it a try. I just had the valve covers painted gold and now I noticed how bad the inner fenders look.
I suppose I could just brush on some black rustoleum............
thanks again , C&R