Hi
Just a quick DIY on how I changed my front swaybar bushings
Bought new original one at my local Honda dealer.
To access the rear bolt on the clamp that is holding the bushing, you have to lower the subframe some bit to get access.
Apologize for my English, I am from the same country as Petter Solberg
Step 1.
Jack up the car and support the front on jack stands(?) Remember to apply the handbrake
Step 2.
Remove the front wheels
Step 3.
I did spray some lubricant on all of the bolts I was going to remove, just to make sure they would come out.
Step 4.
I removed these bolt completely on both sides on the subframe. Nr 20 (17mm) and 21 (17mm) in the drawing. I know some do not take them completely off, but I did it just to get enough room to access the rear bolt of the clamp on the bushing.
Step 5.
Support the subframe with two jacks, one on each side. I used two of this type. This is because you have to support the supframe when you are lowering it. When I did it I had the jacks about 10 cm below the subframe when I strated to loosen the next bolts
Step 6.
The next bolt i did was nr 22 (17mm) on this picture. You can problably loosen nr 17 (14mm?) (two) bolt instead, but I did loosen nr 22.
Step 7.
Then you have to loosen, not remove the two front bolts of the subframe (17mm), this is to let the subfram loose and allow it to lower. Do not remove. just loosen.
It is nr 20 on the drawing. One on each side at the front.
Step 8.
Loosen the two bolts that is holding the clamp for the bushing on each side (14mm) It is quite thight and you must use a "knee" to get access to the rear bolt of the clamp.
Old to the left, new to the right
Step 9.
Insert the new bushings on the swaybar and thighten everything back up.
Really good to get rid of that "clunking" sound.
Apologize for that my car are not washed, we have had rainy days and we only have gravel roads here
Thanks!
Marius
Just a quick DIY on how I changed my front swaybar bushings
Bought new original one at my local Honda dealer.
To access the rear bolt on the clamp that is holding the bushing, you have to lower the subframe some bit to get access.
Apologize for my English, I am from the same country as Petter Solberg
Step 1.
Jack up the car and support the front on jack stands(?) Remember to apply the handbrake
Step 2.
Remove the front wheels
Step 3.
I did spray some lubricant on all of the bolts I was going to remove, just to make sure they would come out.
Step 4.
I removed these bolt completely on both sides on the subframe. Nr 20 (17mm) and 21 (17mm) in the drawing. I know some do not take them completely off, but I did it just to get enough room to access the rear bolt of the clamp on the bushing.
Step 5.
Support the subframe with two jacks, one on each side. I used two of this type. This is because you have to support the supframe when you are lowering it. When I did it I had the jacks about 10 cm below the subframe when I strated to loosen the next bolts
Step 6.
The next bolt i did was nr 22 (17mm) on this picture. You can problably loosen nr 17 (14mm?) (two) bolt instead, but I did loosen nr 22.
Step 7.
Then you have to loosen, not remove the two front bolts of the subframe (17mm), this is to let the subfram loose and allow it to lower. Do not remove. just loosen.
It is nr 20 on the drawing. One on each side at the front.
Step 8.
Loosen the two bolts that is holding the clamp for the bushing on each side (14mm) It is quite thight and you must use a "knee" to get access to the rear bolt of the clamp.
Old to the left, new to the right
Step 9.
Insert the new bushings on the swaybar and thighten everything back up.
Really good to get rid of that "clunking" sound.
Apologize for that my car are not washed, we have had rainy days and we only have gravel roads here
Thanks!
Marius