FRONT WHEEL ARCH CLEANOUT
A common problem with the older MR2s is
body rust behind the wheels. One culprit is leaves and water getting down into
the front wheel wells. Here I'll go through the easy process of cleaning it out.
You can see here how water and leaves can easily get behind the bodywork.
1) Loosen wheel nuts. Jack up and support
the vehicle and remove the wheel.
2) Now look toward the rear of the vehicle
and remove the 10mm bolts (green) and Phillips screws (red).
3) Also there's another 10mm bolt on the
bottom on other side of the mud flap.
4) Remove mud flap and remove the wheel
well cover from the fender. And here's what you will most likely see. A nice pile of leaves, dirt, and unknown matter.
5) Clean it out and hopefully you won't have any rust back there.
6) Installation is opposite of removal.
(Make sure to tighten wheel nuts to 76 ft-lbs.) And then repeat for the other side of the vehicle.
