Re: [T3] Front fender rust question

[JaransonT3@aol.com]

The part you are looking at is actually on the body, not the fender.  You 
will need to unbolt the bumper brackets (use lots of WD-40 or equivalent)and 
remove the bumper.  Then you can unbolt the fender and remove after 
disconnecting the electrical for the headlight.  You will now have a clear 
view of the bumper mounting surface in front of the wheel/tire.

You are probably right that it got bumped on that side at some point.  This 
probably lead to stress and some plastic deformation in the inner fender skin 
around the bumper bracket.  This will lead to premature rusting.  If it 
cracked any undercoating in that area it probably did not help.

Repair depends on how bad it is.

Later,
John Jaranson
'71 FI Auto Fasty
http://hometown.aol.com/jaransont3

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