How to Replace Front Inner Wheel Well Liner 1998-2012 Ford Ranger
Created on: 2016-10-27
How to remove the front inner wheel well on 01 Ford Ranger
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step 1 :Removing the Wheel
- Pry off the center cap with a flat blade screwdriver
- Remove the wheel lock lug nut with a wheel lock key
- Loosen the 19mm lug nuts with the vehicle on the ground
- Raise the vehicle with a floor jack
- Secure the vehicle on jack stands
- Remove the lug nuts
- Pull off the wheel
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step 2 :Removing the Inner Wheel Well Liner
- Remove the three 7mm bolts from the mud flap
- Pry off the clips from the mud flap
- Remove the three 5.5mm screws from the liner
- Remove the four 8mm bolts from the liner
- Remove the plastic clip on the backside of the fender
- Remove the liner from the fender
- Remove the vacuum lines on the vacuum reservoir
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step 3 :Installing the Inner Wheel Well Liner
- Reinstall the vacuum lines onto the reservoir
- Insert the wheel well liner into the car
- Tighten the four 8mm screws to the liner
- Tighten the three 5.5mm screws
- Insert the outside edge into place
- Insert the plastic clips to the mud flap
- Tighten the three 7mm screws to the mud flap
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step 4 :Reattaching the Wheel
- Slide the wheel into place
- Start the lug nuts by hand
- Tighten the lug nuts preliminarily
- Lower the vehicle to the ground
- Tighten the lug nuts to 100 foot-pounds of torque in a crossing or star pattern
- Reattach the center cap
Tools needed
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Side Cutters
Socket Extensions
Flat Blade Screwdriver
Torque Wrench
5.5mm Socket
Jack Stands
8mm Socket
19mm Socket
7mm Socket
Ratchet
Floor Jack
1/2 Inch Breaker Bar
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In this video, we're going to be working with our 2001 Ford Ranger. We're going to show you how to remove and replace your inner wheel well liner here on the passenger side. These steps are very similar on the driver's side.
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Here the items you'll need for this repair: flat blade screwdriver, wheel lock key, 5.5-19mm socket, ratchet, socket extension, breaker bar, side cutters, torque wrench, jack and jack stands
Using the taped flat blade screwdriver, locate the relief cuts in the hubcap. Stick the screwdriver in and pry out to release it from the wheel. This particular truck has a wheel lock on it, so we'll need the wheel lock key in order to remove it. Otherwise, the rest of the nuts come off with a 19 millimeter socket and breaker bar. Simply crack them loose for now. Then raise and support your vehicle and remove the lug nuts the rest of the way. Remove the wheel from the vehicle.
Remove this 7 millimeter bolt on the mud flap. Using a pair of side cutters, we'll reach under these plastic clips. Be careful not to cut them. Simply grab it and pry it out. Remove the remaining two 7 millimeter bolts from the bottom side of the mud flap. Move these three 5.5 millimeter screws with a socket ratchet and extension. Remove these four 8 millimeter bolts with a socket and ratchet. Remove this plastic clip at the back outer side of the fender. Work the inner wheel liner out of the fender. Remove the vacuum lines on the vacuum reservoir inside of the wheel well, and fully remove the wheel well from the inside of the car.
Reinstall the vacuum lines onto the reservoir. The one coming from the firewall goes on the inboard fitting, and the one coming down from the top of the engine goes on the outboard fitting.
Reinstall the wheel well liner into the car. Reinstall the four 8 millimeter screws for the socket ratchet and extension. Reinstall the three 5.5 millimeter screws. Reinstall the bottom outside edge. Place the clip into the opening at the bottom of the fender. Line up your mud flap onto the bottom of your fender, and reinstall the plastic clips: one on the side and one on the top here. Reinstall the three 7 millimeter screws.
Reinstall the wheel and tire, and start your lug nuts by hand. With the weight of your vehicle on the tires, torque the lug nuts to 100 foot-pounds in a cross pattern. Line up the tabs on the inside of your hubcap to the lug nuts. Tap it back into place.
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