Suspension bushings. How to replace the rear trailing arm bushing in a 1994-2001 Acura Integra, 1988-2000 Honda Civic, 1988-1991 Honda CRX, and 1992-1997 Hon…
Rear Trailing Arm Bushing Replacement – Honda
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There’s nothing that says your car should last longer than the warranty (though most do). Rubber does not hold up over 15 years and 125,000 miles, I don’t think there are any issues at all with the design. It’s a cheap part that can be (somewhat easily) replaced.
The motive wouldn’t be to get it replaced, but rather to report a design issue, considering the fact that most cars should and do function beyond their warranty period.
The motive wouldn’t be to get it replaced, but rather to report a design issue, considering the fact that most cars should and do function beyond their warranty period.
Dude.. u should know better than that!. U gotta IMPROVISE instead of wasting money of special tools. U could have gotten those bushings out with 2 c-clamps and some ingenuity
LOL… yeah he’s gonna roll up to a Honda service centre and demand they replace some bushes on his 15 year old car.
Urethane is the way to go for someone who likes to drive their car hard on the street. If they are quality bushes and come with the right grease… they wont squeak. And if they do start squeaking over time… u just re-grease them.
The NVH will obviously be higher… but u get a better handling car with Urethane bushes. And they last much longer if u lube them properly.
There was a good amount of noise at around 50 mph at the back left tire, as well as a “clunk” when taking a sharp left turn. Both of which have seemingly disappeared after replacing.
What symptoms were you having?
lol, it’s alot easier to throw off, or away, the gloves than spending 10 minutes washing your arms and hands.
I may eventually get into it, it seems there have been a few requests for motorcycle videos.
Thanks 4 responding
They’re 15 years old, it’s no the manufacturers problem. Well out of warranty.
Yes, kind of ridiculous, it could be done cheaper without it, but it made the process much easier.
Great question. I looked into it a good amount, and ultimately chose to go with rubber, for a few reasons. Obviously, it’s cheaper, but that wasn’t my biggest concern. Polyurethane doesn’t allow for resistance to movement in any axis other than the axis it rotates on, where as the rubber can account for twisting loads and axial loads in and out, left/right etc. I’ve also heard the polyurethane bushings can squeak pretty bad, and I’ve heard that they don’t necessarily last longer.
Yes, you are correct! I forgot to publish it, but it is up now – my apologies!
Yep
Yep, I’ll have a video on it two Wednesdays from now!
You could, I just didn’t want to remove any more than I needed to.
Read about it, look in the Honda service manual, there are bits and pieces on forums all over.
Nope, there will be a video once I have! 🙂
Yep, it wasn’t very fun or easy. Installing the coilovers was sadly a much easier task.
Well yes, but no one wanted to watch me do the same thing twice! 🙂 (And I showed both the bushing at the end).
Regardless of the aftermarket shocks, my bushing were long worn. They needed replacement. But if the stock ones are fine, then they can be left, I’m fairly sure though after this many years not many are left in good shape.
Nothing, they’re the same. I’m bad at saying whatever may be correct, but ultimately they’re both multiplied together so it doesn’t bother me.
Nothing noticeable, but it got ride of some bad noises!
Sure, I don’t mind getting my hands dirty, but when I have to operate a camera as well it’s a lot easier to use gloves and take them off if I need to.
There’s no way I’d get the new one in properly without a tool. It may be possible however to hammer them out, but it certainly wouldn’t have been as easy for me.
It acts like a bearing without the balls
Foot lbs*
The only time you need the sst (special service tool) is on the crv. Honda tech for 7 years, been with Toyota for 6 now. Hammer is all ya need for crx / civics. Don’t waste all the time with the sst. Turns a 15 minute job into a half hour job. Time is money….
Every American DIY video on cars the person working on the vehicle wears latex gloves don’t you yanks like getting dirty, bitches
I’m guessing there was a change in ride quality?