I need to adjust my door hindges and i dont wana take the door off again. How is the front fender removed? Is it simple?

 

Doesn't take more than 10-15 minutes to pull it off. There are about a dozen bolts holding it on, search around and you'll see them.

 

Yeah, it's simple just remember the bolts into the rad support xmember that are inside the fender by your side marker lite and if it's a 78 like mine you'll need to take off the grill to reach 2 bolts. I would just brace up the bottom of the door as your hinges probably only need a minor adjustment.

 

There are bolts connecting to the grille on the inside, the top fender/grille bracket, all along the top of the fender, and a couple attached to the cab.

 

I was being fecitious when I typed "Yeah, it's simple". My last sentence says it all. Trust me, taking off the fender to adjust your hinges is a PITA. I'm not a mechanic, I'm a guy who doesn't like unedible pitas.

 

I think the bolt at the rear of the fender and front of the door is the hardest to get out. Just have to open the door all the way and sneak at socket in there and hopefully is comes out easy. If it's rusted and the clip breaks than the door will have to come off. I had my hood, grill and front fenders off in about an hour. I used a air socket for most bolts and save alot of time.

 

Fender removal
- Jack up front tire block frame and remove tire
- Remove inner fender liner, use awl to push pins out of those 2 plastic clips, notice nobody has mentioned fender liner. It's hard to see as it's only 5' x 2 1/2'

- Remove grill inserts and grill, curse while pulling out bottom thats tight against bumper
-Remove bolts from fender and valance, fender and rad support, use flashlight to find them, their hidden behind side marker light, unbolt bolt hidden by door, remove bolts holding fender to inner fender well, you probably have a bead of 35+ year old sealer holding fender to inner fender well.
Now you can reach hinges. Look at watch and remember that this only took 10 to 15 minutes. Your watch is wrong, and you still have to put this back together.
The lazy dumbazz method
- get some wood ( 2 x 4s) block jack, leave enough room to get 2 x 4 under door
- open door to get best access to hinges
- raise jack enough to put about 5lbs of pressure on door
- loosen hinge bolts a quarter to half turn, just enough that you can move hinges using a small piece of wood and your trusty hammer
- Hit lightly in direction you want to move hinge, use only as much force as needed as this is not your daughters boyfriend your hitting.
- Tighten and test door. Repeat as neccessary.
- Use time saved to play hide the weenie with wife/girlfriend

 

I guess we were just thinking that the PO is capable of removing a few phillips head screws without instruction...


Best I can remember, these are the bolt locations. The front bolts are the most difficult to get off, IMO. You have to reach in behind the fender to get to them.

 

Send it to Lynchburg and it will be done in 30 to 40 minutes total.

 

It took my slow working self maybe 3 hours of actual working to get the entire front clip off and my truck was wrecked. Had to remove the nice and light passenger door to get the passenger fenders off. I did take the fenders off after I had the front on the ground, peice of cake.

 

If i couldn't pull a fender in under 40 minutes, i'd be working in the wrong industry. I'll time how long it takes me to put it back on when i get around to doing it.

 

10-15 minutes to pull off, 10 minutes to adjust hinges. which should be ample time seeing as hinges are in the open and 10-15 minutes to put back together. You have 30 - 40 minutes total.
When I reassemble I replace anything that I break taking it apart and if 93 Superduty doesn't have air tools then you don't get to use air tools.
Found out my truck had an accident in 81 and Glens future son in law repaired it as a shop project. The valance on my truck was made by Lorne and he installed the top 2 bolts backwards because Glen was 6'3" 225lbs and could never fit in the wheelwell if he ever needed to fix that fender again.

 

i misread your post. Fender off in under 40, absolutely. Fender of, hinges adjusted, and fender back on in 40; don't think that's happening.

I'm a skinny guy, so I guess I have an advantage there.

 

I'm 5'8" 135, and I fit quite well inside the wheel well when the tire is off, but not when it's on. I was taking the bolts out of the rad support so that I can pull my clip the next time the weather comes around. The truck was too tight to the fence to get the drivers tire off and that made life miserable. Thats about the time Lorne showed up and gave me the history lesson, apparently he's driven the truck 6 kilometers. Glen wrote down the mileage when he dropped off the truck at Lornes school. Lorne and his buddy took it to the A & W and back, OOPs!. So I guess this truck has had a third driver, and seeing as how Lorne marriad his daughter he must of gotten over it.
I did pad concrete and landscaping the last 9 years and I used to run into people who would see, on T.V. landscapes installed and garage pads dug out and poured in a day. They would expect the same from me and my 2 labourers, like what can you do but shake your head and laugh.
I didn't mean to be hard on you, but most of us only have hand tools and an idea on what we want to do. I'm lucky because I did all this as a kid, but I got away from it and now I'm slow and rusty and crusty. Have a good day and bend some wrenches.

 

I only have an air socket because it was a gift and it's not that great. I put damn near my entire 77 together with a basic set of wrenches and socket set. That's what I love about these trucks or any old vehicle in general. You don't need much for tools to work on them. A good compressor and impact sometimes is a must though, but not always.