Car Fix DIY Videos

Tim Vu says:

After a couple of warnings on the state inspections, I had to undo most of the same lower joints to drop the lower control arms to replace their rear bushings on my Honda Accord which is notoriously cracked after 7 years and 65K miles. I also replaced the stabilizer links as well because it starts to have some weakness at the joints. This video is very well done with all the necessary steps to replace the strut assembly on the 7th Gen Accords. She also nicely spell out all the torque specs on the nuts and bolts so you don't have to guess and break them when trying to put them back in because they are not all the same. I think this is easier than the back strut assembly job that I did on my Accord, but the biggest problem on the front strut assembly would be to break loose these rusty bolts and nuts without breaking them permanently. I did notice she snuck in a new upper control arm during installation, probably because the old upper joint is bad. These parts have to be ordered and are not always in stock even at Honda dealers, so you are stuck if you break them. I'd use liquid wrench to soak these rusty nuts and bolts before trying to crack them. This car also have new lower control arm, stabilizer bars and stabilizer links replaced. I cringed when she dropped the tires from 3-4 ft off the ground. It could bounce back and hit you in the chest or worse bend the wheel rim if it lands on the side. She should have lower the car to remove the wheels and lift it back up to work on the strut removal. I also noticed that the new nuts for the upper strut assembly are non standard sizes. I'd reuse the old nuts from the car rather than changing to non standard nut sizes. Finally, after you change the strut assemblies either in front or rear, you need to get the car wheel realigned at the shop to make sure the suspension geometry is back to specs.

SuckOnDemTitties says:

Thanks for this. This generally applies for a 2008 Honda Accord (2 door)?

esteban guerrero says:

best video i have seen real clear very helpful thank you.

Gerilynn Medeiros says:

I want a ratchet like that what is it called?

mustafa ali says:

Best strut replacement video i have seen.

Daniel Mendoza says:

Great video. I am currently replacing the struts on my wife's car and I'm using the pre-assembled struts and was wondering if after installing the strut assembly do you have to torque the rod nut, and do you tighten up the bearing plate upper nuts with the car on the air or with all tires on the ground? Thank you for your help.