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I searched, but I could not find anything related...
After picking up the 997 the other week I gave it a quick clean and noticed that the lower trim at the front of the o/side rear arch was not sitting tight against the sill. Looking closer it looked like there was the remnants of a rusty clip underneath.
A few minutes looking through the parts catalogue seemed to confirm what I thought, so I ordered a new panel. It turned up Friday so yesterday I took the liner off to replace the old panel.
This is the area behind the liner, which was a bit of a surprise it was packed with mud and grit that has collected at the bottom of the liner:
This is most of the pile of muck that I cleaned out:
After thoroughly washing it all down I was expecting to find a nice thick layer of underseal type coating (like there is on the exposed parts of the rear arch), but while there is a thick layer of sealant on the seams, the panel itself is a normal 'hidden areas' painted finish.
Unfortunately, there were some small spots of bubbling/flaking paint and mild surface rust behind where the muck had been sitting (I was too invovled by this stage to remember to take more photos).
For now I have cleaned it down, removed all lose/flaky paint and given it a liberal coating of Waxoyl, which will prevent it getting any worse until it warms up enough to strip it and retreat it properly.
Is this a known problem?
If caught early it will be quite an easy fix because with the rear wheel off access is not too bad.
As an aside there is a spring clamp that locates/holds the trim onto the rear arch, the one on the panel I removed was pretty much rotted away.
The clamps are available separately, but they are plastic welded onto the panel, but a new panel comes with the clamp fitted.
I ordered both the complete panel (which I have fitted) and the clamps, at some stage I’ll have a go at attaching a new clamp to the old panel to see whether it is an effective eco-friendly repair (cost-wise it would not make sense to bother).
I searched, but I could not find anything related...
After picking up the 997 the other week I gave it a quick clean and noticed that the lower trim at the front of the o/side rear arch was not sitting tight against the sill. Looking closer it looked like there was the remnants of a rusty clip underneath.
A few minutes looking through the parts catalogue seemed to confirm what I thought, so I ordered a new panel. It turned up Friday so yesterday I took the liner off to replace the old panel.
This is the area behind the liner, which was a bit of a surprise it was packed with mud and grit that has collected at the bottom of the liner:
This is most of the pile of muck that I cleaned out:
After thoroughly washing it all down I was expecting to find a nice thick layer of underseal type coating (like there is on the exposed parts of the rear arch), but while there is a thick layer of sealant on the seams, the panel itself is a normal 'hidden areas' painted finish.
Unfortunately, there were some small spots of bubbling/flaking paint and mild surface rust behind where the muck had been sitting (I was too invovled by this stage to remember to take more photos).
For now I have cleaned it down, removed all lose/flaky paint and given it a liberal coating of Waxoyl, which will prevent it getting any worse until it warms up enough to strip it and retreat it properly.
Is this a known problem?
If caught early it will be quite an easy fix because with the rear wheel off access is not too bad.
As an aside there is a spring clamp that locates/holds the trim onto the rear arch, the one on the panel I removed was pretty much rotted away.
The clamps are available separately, but they are plastic welded onto the panel, but a new panel comes with the clamp fitted.
I ordered both the complete panel (which I have fitted) and the clamps, at some stage I’ll have a go at attaching a new clamp to the old panel to see whether it is an effective eco-friendly repair (cost-wise it would not make sense to bother).
