phoenix1151 Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 This fell off my wifes 2012 Journey SXT. We recently had front wheel bearings and lower ball joints replaced and it looked like a wheel well heat shield to me, but I don't see a comparable shield in either wheel well. Any ideas as to where this shield goes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 need to take it back the the shop that did your work and tell them to fix it properly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 (edited) It's a pretty important piece, I agree that taking it back and telling them it fell off your car after the repair was made and they need to find out where it goes and re-install it. Edited January 2, 2019 by jkeaton 2late4u 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hankster Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 That is the shield riveted to the plastic part that surrounds the spare tire. I reattached mine with black zip ties. It falls off after the steel rivets rust away. Hank OhareFred and jkeaton 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix1151 Posted January 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 Thanks Hankster, I actually crawled under the spare tire area this morning to look at that location but couldn't see anything definitive. I'll have to put the rear end up on my ramps and look again. I wanted to make sure its falling off was or wasn't related to the work on the front wheels before talking to the mechanic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hankster Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 It's located between the muffler and the spare tire. On the plastic part. phoenix1151, jkeaton and Summer Solstice 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix1151 Posted January 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 I put the Journey's rear end up on my ramps yesterday and having things more than an inch or two from my nose helped to see a lot better, lol. I dropped the spare, drilled and popped out the rivets that were all still in the plastic liner. I replaced the pop rivets with washer backing so they should last. Thanks again Hankster. Summer Solstice and 2late4u 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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