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Fenders off Injector Install?

A couple days ago I changed the OPS and did the OPS relay mod. I am in the process of fixing it up after the PO slid on ice and smacked a tree. I had the drivers side fender off at the time. It made it much easier for me to reach in there to the OPS. I stepped in behind the wheel and straddled the suspension. It takes some time to pull the fender so I wouldn't pull the fender just for easier access, but it sure helped that it was out of the way when I decided to do the OPS. If you take out the fender inner liner you could have easier access for less time spent. Just digging back into my memory I think there about 15 or so bolts to pull for the liner.

I need to change out the door hinge bushings and wanted to do so while the fender was off but ran out of daylight. Sure would have been so much easier. As it was, I learned that I will have to take the door guts out to reach the bolt heads that are INSIDE the door. No threaded plate or captive nuts there, the hinges are through bolted needing wrenches both inside and outside to remove the mounting bolts. GRRRR!!!!

Don
 
If you need new fender(s) it would easily make sense to do it all at the same time. Fenders are relatively cheap. Painting may be another story.

Art
 
pgguru (Michael), sorry for the hijack. Didn't intend for my comment to make things go this way, but I got some very useful info from this. TD note; thread hi-jack mended see comments below

Michael, IF you are going to be replacing your fenders, it makes sense to do things on your motor at the same time as access will never be better. Just allow for more time than you think it will take. I seem to always find "just one more thing to do" while I'm in the middle of a project.

Matt, thanks for the link.

Don
 
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pgguru said:
I am installing new injectors (as well as a ATT and Exhaust) and I need new fenders so I was wondering if it would be much easier?
Thanks
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IMO ONLY way to work the pass side is with the inner fender out whether it be injectors, turbo, glows, gnds, starter engine mount anything.

I just did a injector replacement myself last weekend being able to get at & see what you are doing makes all difference in the world.

FYI moved the door hinge stuff to here, http://www.thetruckstop.us/forum/showthread.php?t=21960 the good info in those posts rated their own thread. Which also helps in searches later on; if door hinge information is burried in a injection replacement thread, it makes the serch engine less effective, as a reminder folks always best to reserve discussion within a thread to the topic that matches the threads title.
 
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Turbine Doc said:
FYI moved the door hinge stuff to here, http://www.thetruckstop.us/forum/showthread.php?t=21960 the good info in those posts rated their own thread. Which also helps in searches later on; if door hinge information is burried in a injection replacement thread, it makes the serch engine less effective, as a reminder folks always best to reserve discussion within a thread to the topic that matches the threads title.
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Thanks, I just made an offhand comment about how much easier to work on it would have been had I not run out of daylight. Sorry, didn't think it would, or intend for it, to take off like that.

Don
 
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handcannon said:
Thanks, I just made an offhand comment about how much easier to work on it would have been had I not run out of daylight. Sorry, didn't think it would, or intend for it, to take off like that.

Don
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NP it happens, done it/had it done in my own threads before, & why we have a mod staff to correct when it goes too far off intended track, it was good discussion and why I wanted to keep to it's own thread.
 
Turbine Doc said:
IMO ONLY way to work the pass side is with the inner fender out whether it be injectors, turbo, glows, gnds, starter engine mount anything.

I just did a injector replacement myself last weekend being able to get at & see what you are doing makes all difference in the world.
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+ infinity, taking out that liner takes 10-15 mins tops and opens up a whole new world of easyness, ):h
 
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