Contents: Removal ↓ Installation ↓
Note: The work is shown on the example of the left wing liner.
To complete the work you will need a jack and a stand.
Removal
1. Prepare the car for work (see "Preparing the car for maintenance and repair").
2. Remove the front left wheel (see "Wheel - replacement"), for insurance we install a reliable stand under the car.
3. Treat the threaded connections of the front fender liner and mudguard with penetrating lubricant.
4. With a deep-head socket wrench by 10 mm unscrew the two nuts (1 and 2) securing the mudguard to the arch. Using a Phillips screwdriver, unscrew the two screws (3 and 4) securing the mudguard to the front wing and threshold trim, respectively (screw (4) is not visible in the photo).
5. With a deep-head socket wrench by 10 mm unscrew the nut of the upper fender liner mount.
6. Using a Phillips screwdriver, unscrew:
a) self-tapping screw for the lower connection of the front bumper with the fender liner;
b) self-tapping screw for the upper connection of the front bumper with the fender liner;
c) self-tapping screw for fastening the mudguard of the engine compartment to the fender liner.
7. With a deep-head socket wrench by 10 mm we unscrew the nut of the front fender liner fastening.
8. Remove the outer edge of the fender liner from the wing arch groove and remove the fender liner.
Note: The mudguard liner mounting screws are screwed into spring clips. Do not lose them when removing the mudguard liner.
Installation
Advice: Before installing the mudguard, clean and dry the closed cavities, restore the damaged anti-corrosion coating of the body.
We install the front fender liner in the reverse order.
(The material is posted on the online resource: «VAZbook»)