Well today i decided to remove wheel liners and check for rust and clean behind them.
I have no idea if they have been removed before but glad i did as behind them was loads of mud (some still wet) and some surface rust which I've treated.
Well worth doing if you intent to keep the FL2

Any tips for doing so? Easy to remove and refit? Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS.
2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone)
1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy)

When took my liners off I found many of the threaded studs were rusty and this wrecked the plastic nuts whilst undoing them. Dont be tempted to replace the nuts with anything metal. They are likely to seize and you may then snap the studs off later. Just get some nylon nuts from ebay, clean up the threads and waxoyl them before putting on the new nuts. Jules

i thought i could remove them without taking wheels off but that is a no go...wheels need to come off.
As Jules has said rusted studs all round and the plastic screws (not sure proper name for them) needed replacing.
But easy enough to do but give yourself time. After the first one it became easier certainly refitting the liner.
Did give whole section a blast with jet wash and it was quite enjoyable
If you do this you`ll be shocked by how much mud is there.