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[shoricers]

I recently had to remove the right front inner wheel shield(pulled it back,actually)to access my antenna motor to replace the mast.and was mortified to find the--the sleeve of "insulation" wrapped in a bag,had become a huge sponge and was laterally dripping with moisture,luckily
my copious amount of rust proof oil-and lack of winter roads driving had
prevented any damage,i dried everything out and brushed the "Bag" liberally with chassis grease.--I checked the drivers side,was not quite as bad,but moisture was present,I thinking checking this would be a good idea
the damage to the inner heel of the fender could be substantial-when in there,spray a creepable oil product into the cavity (in Canada,krown or rust-check are the best-also biodegradable) followed by fluid film,available state side but smells funky,have also used ATF fluid as well,regular oil can have negative effects on weatherstrips thou.
thought this might be one more thing to help long term preservation,because rust starts with moisture and this can be present in
almost all climates,short of very dry south west conditions.

Greg

 

[93rev2sev]

Remove the bags. They're only there for noise suppression. If you want noise suppression, use dynamat or vinyl-prep it and then spray the back of the shield with rubberizer. Several strips of lead tape running along the spine of it would accomplish the same effect.

Plastic bags filled with fiberglass insulation was the cheapest way to accomplish that at the factory.

 

[SuperHO]

When I pulled mine out, they easily weighed 50lbs each with water, sand and 200,000 miles worth of other shit.