It will not interfere with changing fluids or regular maintenance, bolt it on and forget about it (except enjoy dry ankles)
This required NO modifications at all to my ATV. I used stock bolt holes (one of the holes was used to hold the original water pump vent tube via zip-tie through the hole. However I vented my water pump up to the console. I fabricated the spray guard out of a piece of 1/8" thick "L" steel then spray coated it with truck bed liner spray. I used two bolts with nylon lock nuts. No disassembly of my ATV was required at all to add this.
As you can see this bracket makes no contact with any part of the ATV other than where it attaches to the frame.
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This photo makes it easier to identify where exactly I installed my bracket as you can see the water pump vent tube.
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I used a piece of 3" x 1", 1/8" thick "L" bracket steel. The bracket dimensions are 3" high, 3 1/4" wide (with a notch cut out at top right and slight angle cut on top left), the bottom "L" part is a total of 4 3/4" long with 1 1/2" of that sticking past to the right with two holes drilled for the bolts.
Total time (not including letting the bed liner spray dry) dedicated to making and installing this was about 15 – 20 minutes. Simple, easy solution that completely eliminates the getting soaked ankles every puddle you hit.
Hope this helps!:)
