1995 Gt Drivers Fender Removal

[EGULL64]

got all the top bolts off, front bumper off

BUT there seems to be something holding it on about 4" below were the gt plate is!!
How do I get to this

Oh and I have removed to 2 8m not?m screws below the skirting that hold the fender.

Here is a link to some photos egull64's Library | Photobucket

Thanks for any help

 

[Chythar]

There's a bolt in there that holds the fender on that part. Open the driver's door and look through the gap to see the bolt. If it's not all bent up, you should be able to get a socket with a couple of long extensions through the door gap and remove the bolt.

 

[EGULL64]

After triple my Haynes I found that there are bolts were you say...lol Haynes had that part in another section (imagine that)
If it is to bent up to go through the door any ideas as how to get it off?

Thanks again!!

 

[Chythar]

The only other way is to take off the fender liner, which pretty much means you have to take off the wheel to get at everything. You might be better off reaching in to the bolt with a long wrench or pliers and just bending the bracket until it's aligned. If you have the rest of the fender unbolted you can probably just push or pull the fender to get the bolt to line up. It's not like you're trying to save the fender.

 

[EGULL64]

LOL....ya the fender is shot!! So there's a bracket inside the fender that is attached to that I can get to from the inside? I already took off the tire once & couldn't see any bracket. Is the bracket built into the fender?

 

[Chythar]

I decided to refresh my memory on these bolts, and took some pictures of the bolts on my driver's side fender. Yes bolts - I thought there was one, but there are two. As the phrase goes, a picture is worth a thousand words - so have a few thousand words. First pic is from the outside, with the door open. Don't mind the bondo. Your bolts could be facing the other way, depending how they were installed. If they are, you're going to have to take off the fender liner to get at them.

Next two photos are from inside the car, shots of the bolts through the door hings. The camera didn't focus well on the bolt, but it's dead center with the rust ring at the bottom.

And the last photo, you can just see it towards the bottom of the pic,

 

[EGULL64]

Thanks for the photos & yes they are worth a thousand words. Went and looked at mine & it isn't there the top 1 is bent apparently. The nut head is facing the fender not towards the door.....but hey at least I found 1 of them....lol I'll look tmrw when it's light. Again thanks for all the help!!

 

[EGULL64]

Thought I would give you a heads up.....got the drivers fender off today. Had to bend it out to get to the bolts.

Now for my other problem...I can't open the passenger door to get to the bolts I just removed...lol The door is hitting the fender....any ideas asto what is the best way to do this?

Thanks again

 

[JLB3]

Take something softer like a paint stick. now when the door is shut put the paint stick in the gap between where the door is hitting the fender. Then slowly open the door. This should give you enough clearance to open do door completly

 

[EGULL64]

OK, I'll give that a try but there isn't much of a gap right now.

 

[Chythar]

Perhaps undo all the other bolts holding the fender on, then give the fender a pull away from the door? Kinda like what you did with the driver's fender.

 

[jozsefsz]

If you don't mind, I'd like to chime in with a little unsolicited advice.

I'm not sure what you're attempting to do (repair accident damage?) but a car that's been mashed good enough to push the fenders into the doors and keep them from opening is probably going to need some professional repairs to be safe to drive again.

It's unlikely that replacement fenders will bolt up and align well after all of your trouble. From the original post, it wasn't possible to tell the extent of the damage. However as you mention both fenders / doors are damaged, and you're struggling a bit just to remove the one fender, it wouldn't appear that you're a professional body man (neither am I). You might be better off leaving well enough alone and getting an estimate for a professional repair. It'll probably cost more if you remove everything that's been damaged and realize it's worse than you thought. A good body shop for example might be able to pull out the unibody back where it's supposed to be and let the door open again before the home repair makes it worse.

Otherwise, carry on.