Ball Joint Boot Replacement; Front Damper; Removal - Honda Civic Service Manual

Front Damper
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Ball Joint Boot RePlacement
1 .
Remove the set ring and the boot.
CAUTION: Do not contaminate the boot installa-
tion section with grease.
Pack the interior of the boot and lip with grease
EALL PIN TAPERED SECTION
EOOT INSTALLATION SECTION
Wipe off the grease.
BOOT INSTALLATION SECTION
Wipe off the grease.
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3. Wipe the grease off the sliding surface of the ball
pin and pack with fresh grease.
CAUTION:
. Keep grease off the boot installation section and
the tapeled section of the ball pin.
5 .
. Do not allow dust, dirt, or other toreign materi-
als to enter the boot.
Install the boot into the groove of the boot installa-
tion section securely, then bleed the atr.
Install the upper and lower ball joint boot set rings
using the special tools as follows:
L o w e r b a l l j o i n t : A d i u s t t h e s p e c i a l t o o l w i t h t h e
adjusting bolt until the end of the tool aligns with
the groove on the boot. Slide the set ring over the
tool and into Position.
BALL JOINT
AOJUSTING BOLT
Adjust the depth by
turning the bolt.
BOOT CLIP
GUIDE
4 .
UPPER EALL
JOINT EOOT:
07GAG - SD40700
LOWER BALL
JOINT BOOT:
07974 - SA50700
CAUTION: After installing the boot, check the ball
pin tapsrod section fol grease contamination and
wipe it if necessary.
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Removal
l.
Remove the front wheels (see page 18-11).
2 , R e m o v e t h e d a m p e r p i n c h b o l t t r o m t h e t o p o f
damper fork.
DAMPER FORK
OAMPER
FORK
BOLT
OAMPER
PINCH
AOLT
1 0 x 1 . 2 5 m m
SELF-LOCKING NUT
1 2 x 1 . 2 5 m m
Replace.
Remove the damper fork bolt and self-locking nut
from the bottom of the damper fork, then remove
damper fork.
Remove the damper by removing the two nuts
DAMPER