How to replace the struts 2006-2011 Honda Civic

Chapter 1:

Lift the vehicle

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Turn your engine off, set the parking brake pull on the hood release handle, and open the hood.

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Loosen the stud bolts on the front wheels.

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Lift the front of your vehicle. Place the vehicle on the jack stands.

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Don’t forget to put the wheels under the vehicle!

Chapter 2:

Visualise

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You can now see the struts on your car.

Chapter 3:

Unscrew the strut mount bearing nuts

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Shift the windshield frame seal by simply pulling on it.

Chapter 3:

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To access your strut bearings, you need to remove the plastic cover on the windshield frame.

Chapter 3:

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Brush the 3 nuts holding the strut mount bearing and spray them with penetrating oil.

Chapter 3:

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Use a 15mm offset wrench to unscrew the nuts that hold the strut mount bearings in place by a few turns.

Chapter 4:

Set up

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Brush the bolt holding the brake hose clamp, then spray it with penetrating oil.

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Using a ratchet and a 13 mm socket, unscrew the bolt securing the brake hose clamp.

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Using pliers, remove the clip holding the ABS sensor cable to the strut foot.

Chapter 5:

Loosen the strut foot

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Brush the 2 strut foot bolts, then spray them with penetrating oil.

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Using a ratchet and a 19 mm socket, unscrew the strut foot retaining nuts. Hold the bolts using a 17mm wrench.

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The strut foot is now free.

Chapter 6:

Remove the strut

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Separate the strut foot from the wheel knuckle.

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Unscrew the 3 nuts holding the strut mount bearing.

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The strut is now free. Remove the strut.

Chapter 7:

Install the new strut

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Take your new strut.

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Insert the strut starting from the top part.

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Then loosely screw the 3 nuts back on so that there is enough slack for the next operations.

Chapter 8:

Reinstall the strut in the wheel knuckle

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Insert the wheel knuckle into the strut foot.

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Replace the bolts. Then screw the nuts back on, by hand at first.

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Screw the strut foot bolts back on until they make contact, using a ratchet, a 17mm socket, and a 19mm wrench to prevent the nuts from rotating.

Chapter 8:

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Finish tightening using a torque wrench.

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Clip the ABS sensor cable back on its support.

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Screw the brake hose mounting bracket back on.

Chapter 9:

Put the vehicle back on the ground

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Then, you will be able to put the wheels back on your vehicle.

Chapter 9:

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Put your vehicle back on the ground before properly fixing the wheels in place.

Chapter 10:

Tightening tips

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Next, screw the 3 nuts that hold the mounts back on until there is contact.

Chapter 10:

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The final tightening of the three nuts holding the strut mount bearing is carried out once the vehicle is on the ground. Tighten the nuts with a torque wrench.

Chapter 11:

Finalise the reassembly

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Put the protective cover back on.

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Put the seal back in place.

Chapter 12:

Safety tips

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During this operation, you will be intervening on the front axle of your car, so it is advisable to perform a wheel alignment afterwards.

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Operation complete.