Front Fender

PROCEDURE

Front fender 1 – body; 2 – bolt; 3 – screw; 4 – front fender

Removal PROCEDURE 1. Remove the splash guard (see sub-section 11.1). 2. Loosen the front wheel bolts. 3. Raise the front of the vehicle and support it on stands. 4. Remove the wheel. 5. Remove the wheel arch liner (see sub-section 11.7). 6. Remove the antenna, if fitted. 7. Remove the hood rubber bumpers. 8. Unscrew the screws of the decorative trim 1 (see figure Front End Parts) on the fender being removed. 9. Unscrew the hex-head bolts 2 and the Phillips-head screws 3. 10. Using a sharp tool, scrape off the anti-corrosion coating at the fender-to-floor joints. 11. Remove the fender by rocking it and prying with a screwdriver. Installation PROCEDURE 1. Clean the fender-to-body mating surfaces. 2. Install a new fender sealing strip. 3. Punch holes in the sealing strip at the bolt mounting locations. 4. Install the fender 4. 5. Tighten all fender mounting bolts 2 and screws 3. 6. Apply anti-corrosion coating to the inside of the fender and to the joints. 7. Install the hood rubber bumpers. 8. Install the antenna, if fitted. 9. Install the wheel arch liner (see sub-section 11.7). 10. Tighten the screws securing the decorative trim 1 (see figure Front End Parts). 11. Start the wheel bolts by hand. 12. Lower the vehicle to the ground. 13. Tighten the wheel bolts to a torque of 110 N·m.

14. Install the splash guard (see sub-section 11.1).