Can someone tell me or take photos of how the plastic guards on bottom side of the engine are attached. I went through some mud that was a little too deep and ripped off the back smaller guard and the rear part of the larger front guard is hanging there.
I am guessing they are held on by the plastic push style clips but not sure exactly how and if there is anything else I need.
Toyota sells the clips for $2.95 each... well that's the Canadian price. The USA equivalent is probably .99 cents. I cleaned and replaced mine last week and you'll need ramps to get the back of the engine high enough to get under. And while you're under there, why not do some wire brush rust removal off the welds, add some anti-rust sealant (I can suggest a brand), and re-paint everything in rust paint black. I sent my under body back to factory quality. :thumbs_up:
Here are some "BEFORE" shots. This area of the RAV under chassis is actually covered by the rear most part of the shield, the lip of, if you will. And as such, it's a gathering area for water and moisture just pooling in that lip just next to the weld area. Luckily it's all just light surface rust, and as you'll notice, none of the surrounding steel is affected by rust; just the welds. This rust I wire brushed off easily, I treated and sealed it, and did a re-paint. Considering Canadian climate... I was very surprised at the lack of rust I had.
Sorry for the lack of scope on the pics, but didn;t have much room under there to zoom out. But ya'll get the idea.
Thanks for the detailed information. Would you happen to know the part number of the clips, or even what to ask for? I've gone through 3 different types of after market clips, and they all have fallen off, or come out on their own. Thanks in advance.
I noticed a leak and crawled under today to take a better look, ends up I have much bigger problems...
Both my transaxle and transfer case are leaking (both transmission fluid and gear oil), not sure what caused this but I have a feeling it isn't going to be fun to fix them...
I understand that both the larger and smaller guards share mounting holes but can't figure out which ones is supposed to go on top(the larger front guard or smaller back guard)?
The ones holding the plastic "skid plate" are a little bigger than the ones holding the inner fender wells and the cover over the radiator. I just got these from Amazon