Fender removal question

[drewvirgili]

Hello! I know all of the bolts that need to come out in order to remove the fenders. However, my question is do I need to prop up the hood hinges at all once they're removed? My only thought is that there is a bolt that goes through the hinge and into the fender so I wasn't sure if it was supporting part of the hood or not? Thanks in advance everyone!

[BigBlockTrucks]

As long as the firewall is structurally sound I would do it without any bracing.

[drewvirgili]

As long as the firewall is structurally sound I would do it without any bracing.

Thank you very much for your response! I will investigate just to make sure but by all accounts thus far it looks to be sound so I should be good…..hopefully lol. Thanks again!

[sledgehammer]

I had my fender off with no issue, hood left on. Pain to separate it from the radiator core support on my truck though.

[drewvirgili]

Thank you everyone! I almost have the passenger side fender off. A couple of the U clip nuts snapped off because they are rusted so that's always fun . I will deal with that this weekend and then hopefully have at least the passenger side off. Then clean up and patch some areas and do some painting and such. Much appreciated again!

I love these trucks!!!