Got my self into a bit of a pickle with my 2011 GX. I was taking apart the valve body to replace the SR solenoid end-plug, and the two little squares (pictured below) fell out at some point. I’m not sure which part of the valve body they came from, and there is no obvious place they go. Anyone have experience with this?
Valve Body Assembly
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Does it show up anywhere on this document?
re_guderian
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are they magnetic? I got nothin'...
Look like the two solenoid bore retainer clips. There are likely two solenoids loose to match the two missing clips.
This thread has some schematics and stuff.
Lexus GX460 - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/lexus-gx460.1231568/
This thread has some schematics and stuff.
Lexus GX460 - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/lexus-gx460.1231568/
r2m
Richard
Is there anything they look like they can be "keyed" into with a matching other half?
re_guderian
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I saw that thread and the schematics there, and the OP also posted the same question at the end of the thread. The circular wear mark on the left piece in the picture lends itself to the retainer idea. I've never taken apart a valve body, so take this for what it's worth, but to me, a perfect square, aside from being easy to manufacture, seems like a poor design for a retainer of a cylinder, mechanically speaking. But like I said, I've never taken apart a valve body, or paid for manufacturing solenoid retainers, for that matter, so maybe Mr. T knows something I don't...
You are talking about two clips when half the valve body falls out when you take it off the transmission lolI saw that thread and the schematics there, and the OP also posted the same question at the end of the thread. The circular wear mark on the left piece in the picture lends itself to the retainer idea. I've never taken apart a valve body, so take this for what it's worth, but to me, a perfect square, aside from being easy to manufacture, seems like a poor design for a retainer of a cylinder, mechanically speaking. But like I said, I've never taken apart a valve body, or paid for manufacturing solenoid retainers, for that matter, so maybe Mr. T knows something I don't...
