Honda Civic Rear Struts: When The S. H. T. F.
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Date: 2020-08-05
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Justin
Wow so glad I live in CA. I saw your video on removing the trailing arm on a Honda and it was the same deal with everything being rusty. I was worried to take mine off but it all went smooth. I put a coating of grease on all my bolts for the suspension when I put everything back together. I guess living in NY that would really be necessary. My bolts all had the dimples in them like you said but I have a 94 Civic. I ordered all the bolts I replaced from Honda just to make sure they were all correct but that's only good when you have another car and don't mind waiting a day to get them. Buying the bolts from Honda wasn't cheap either.
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Wow so glad I live in CA. I saw your video on removing the trailing arm on a Honda and it was the same deal with everything being rusty. I was worried to take mine off but it all went smooth. I put a coating of grease on all my bolts for the suspension when I put everything back together. I guess living in NY that would really be necessary. My bolts all had the dimples in them like you said but I have a 94 Civic. I ordered all the bolts I replaced from Honda just to make sure they were all correct but that's only good when you have another car and don't mind waiting a day to get them. Buying the bolts from Honda wasn't cheap either.
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Brett
My 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee had this issue on the front suspension. After the first one I learned to always check the bolts first with the car on the ground. If they spin with the bushing you either go to a shop OR you know what your in for. For me a reciprocating saw with Lennox blades, 4 inch cutoff wheel, and a bucket load of cursing did the trick for me. The bolts were one with the bushing, totally fused. No way to get it out. Honestly, without a lift I wouldn't even try to use a breaker bar, just not enough clearance.
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My 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee had this issue on the front suspension. After the first one I learned to always check the bolts first with the car on the ground. If they spin with the bushing you either go to a shop OR you know what your in for. For me a reciprocating saw with Lennox blades, 4 inch cutoff wheel, and a bucket load of cursing did the trick for me. The bolts were one with the bushing, totally fused. No way to get it out. Honestly, without a lift I wouldn't even try to use a breaker bar, just not enough clearance.
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Scott
Your last bit of advice was right on. I had an 80 Rabbit that I took to my local muffler shop because I didn't want to mess with the rear struts. This exact thing happened to them. They had to cutout the rear struts just like this. The bolt had siezed in the bushing. Although I had done many things to the car myself, including replacing the fron struts, I was glad I took it to a shop to get the struts off. I could not have done that myself.
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Your last bit of advice was right on. I had an 80 Rabbit that I took to my local muffler shop because I didn't want to mess with the rear struts. This exact thing happened to them. They had to cutout the rear struts just like this. The bolt had siezed in the bushing. Although I had done many things to the car myself, including replacing the fron struts, I was glad I took it to a shop to get the struts off. I could not have done that myself.
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Douglas
use cut off wheel removing shock, then use 10inch or 8inch pipe wrench maybe using pipe on handle to spin whole lower end round. the small pipe wrench can work like rachet action. This has worked well for me in the past. I later used dremel to cut the lower shock mount exposing the bushing and then using whatever means to remove what's left. But small pipe wrench is the tool to use!
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use cut off wheel removing shock, then use 10inch or 8inch pipe wrench maybe using pipe on handle to spin whole lower end round. the small pipe wrench can work like rachet action. This has worked well for me in the past. I later used dremel to cut the lower shock mount exposing the bushing and then using whatever means to remove what's left. But small pipe wrench is the tool to use!
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Jeff
. and I think these things are pretty easy to change. Famous last words.
I'm in the middle of doing this on my 2001 sedan. I hosed everything down with WD40 a week ago when I had to get the drums off to move the car. A little bit of heat with the propane torch and that lower bolt came right off. Now I'm just struggling to pry the control arm down to remount it.
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. and I think these things are pretty easy to change. Famous last words.
I'm in the middle of doing this on my 2001 sedan. I hosed everything down with WD40 a week ago when I had to get the drums off to move the car. A little bit of heat with the propane torch and that lower bolt came right off. Now I'm just struggling to pry the control arm down to remount it.
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autos
I've removed much rustier Honda suspension bolts from metal bushing sleeves by removing the nut, then hammering the threaded bolt end flat with the suspension pickup point, then using a steel punch and hammer to knock the bolt out. A 3lb hammer really makes the last step easier. gotta love road salt
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I've removed much rustier Honda suspension bolts from metal bushing sleeves by removing the nut, then hammering the threaded bolt end flat with the suspension pickup point, then using a steel punch and hammer to knock the bolt out. A 3lb hammer really makes the last step easier. gotta love road salt
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gary
Theres your problem lady, Eric O you jinxed yourself by saying these things look pretty easy to change. Note to self, never start an easy looking job when you have the kids with you, its your only mode of transport and will be under time pressure because the kids need to get home, be fed etc
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Theres your problem lady, Eric O you jinxed yourself by saying these things look pretty easy to change. Note to self, never start an easy looking job when you have the kids with you, its your only mode of transport and will be under time pressure because the kids need to get home, be fed etc
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love
i know this video was made in 2018 but what i can say to you all is. i never seen this man swear when his doing a job, he always happy if things goes well or wrong. you are a good mechanic and a very good human. we all have our days. always take care and enjoy. most of everything stay safe.
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i know this video was made in 2018 but what i can say to you all is. i never seen this man swear when his doing a job, he always happy if things goes well or wrong. you are a good mechanic and a very good human. we all have our days. always take care and enjoy. most of everything stay safe.
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South
Just an FYI, had a customer come in today that was in desperate need of a car so I made him a great deal on the Lil Red Hondoo Civic. He was driving a very rotted out 1991 Accord. I just need to do a couple more small repairs on it so it is 100% then it is moving onto a new owner.
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Just an FYI, had a customer come in today that was in desperate need of a car so I made him a great deal on the Lil Red Hondoo Civic. He was driving a very rotted out 1991 Accord. I just need to do a couple more small repairs on it so it is 100% then it is moving onto a new owner.
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Bamboo
Me and a mate did this with a blunt hacksaw, cut both sides of bolt, because that's all we had to remove some coilovers we wanted to keep. We then bolted in some 2 X 4s as rear suspension to get it loaded on the trailer to the junkyard.
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Me and a mate did this with a blunt hacksaw, cut both sides of bolt, because that's all we had to remove some coilovers we wanted to keep. We then bolted in some 2 X 4s as rear suspension to get it loaded on the trailer to the junkyard.
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