what holds on the fender?

[rcsavage]

i think the part that the screw goes into broke. does anyone know what this part is?

 

[rcsavage]

anyone? i want to install this this weekend and i need time to find it and install it.

 

[yamahaSHO]

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[rcsavage]

ok. under the hood there 3 screws that hold the fender on. my middle one, the piece the screw goes into, i suspect, is broken. i took one off the opposite side fender and i saw like a clear plastic bracket that looked like it was what the screw went into. does anyone know what this part is?

 

[n8rsk8r]

Here you go, this is actually a gen I, but I think you can get the jist.

 

[TREpaNaTion]

possibly a metal clip? more shaped in a U style format that is bent and keeps pressure such at a clip on a pen.. but the u style clip having a hole in the middle and is used to keep it in place?

Dunno if that is paritally what you may be pertaining to?

 

[etc1006]

Thats what I was thinking. It is a clip that slips into the slot where your bolt will mate up to when bolting on. They are known for breaking. You might have to get underneath with vise grips to hold the othe half or cut it off. Just remove your inner fender liner, the pic above shows you how.

 

[rcsavage]

ok im gonna go remove the splash shield now and start. i just hope i can buy new ones. thanks for everything.

 

[rcsavage]

ok everyone who said it was a clip was right. it was metal. but somehow when i was trying to unscrew it, i broke it. anyway, ford made this really difficult. apparently you have to remove the whole fender just to get to the clip. how hard is it to remove the fener?

 

[TREpaNaTion]

shouldnt be to hard really, As for the clips im sure that you could pick them up really cheap. I would say to just stop in at any auto body shop and ask and even possibly they may not even charge you for it. But even if they do it wont be much.

 

[etc1006]

Anybody around you have any kind of Ford parts car? Those clips are used in alot of cars. Autozone and Advanced have 'em, too. If Ineed one I just dig in the nut and bolt cup/boxes/buckets I have from the many mustangs...

 

[rcsavage]

for anyone wondering and for future reference, heres the nut. http://northlandfasteners.biz/Store...=1583&osCsid=2a0f896d174c6748f8dbc0909a25b2e4

guess i have to pull the whole fender off this weekend.

 

[TREpaNaTion]

4 bucks for one! or did i read that wrong?

 

[rcsavage]

nah its for 10. but its still really expensive.

 

[etc1006]

Work on stuff long enough, you'll need another one. I bought a 10 (or was it 20) pack of the plastic buttons that hold the bumper cover on. Just buy it and put the pack in a drawer in the garage or your tool chest.