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#12 of 14 Re: 02 F250/350 rear fender rusting [jmshvac] by ron083

Jan 29, 2011 (9:40 am)

Replying to: jmshvac (Jan 23, 2008 6:46 am)

Just alittle FYI, I too have a Ford F350 SD with rotting rear panels, I took my truck to a good body shop and I was told that Ford installed foam tape between the fender walls and the side panel in all their Super Duty Vehicals, This was done to provide noise reduction. The down side to this is that the foam rubber absorbs moisture and road grit into it and over time wears down the protective coatings on the metal fenders which over time causes this rust problem. So now with alittle more knowledge I am in the process of getting a new bed for my truck. I was told by the body shop to get the new bed, and power wash the hell out of the bottom side of it, Once this is done find a nice dry place to store it for a couple weeks. After the bed has dried thoroughly Spray the entire underside of the bed including the problem area I spoke of above with either a bed liner or a really good undercoating. This should seal this area and prevent the rust issue. Now if only they would fix the Slide pins on their caliper brake design so they don't sieze and cause pre-mature brake wear.

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#13 of 14 Re: 02 F250/350 rear fender rusting [jmshvac] by amberbock

Apr 25, 2011 (4:35 pm)

Replying to: jmshvac (Jan 23, 2008 6:46 am)

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#14 of 14 Re: 02 F250/350 rear fender rusting [amberbock] by hammermawl

Jul 26, 2012 (3:06 pm)

Replying to: amberbock (Apr 25, 2011 4:35 pm)