Lower Arm B Replacement - Honda Accord 2008 Manual

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Rear Suspension
Control Arm Replacement (cont'd)
6. Install the control arm in the reverse order of
removal, and note these items:
• First install all the components, and lightly
tighten the bolts and nuts, then raise the
suspension to load it with the vehicle's weight
before fully tightening to the specified torque
values.
• Position the broadscale surface of the cam on the
adjusting bolt and the adjusting cam plate facing
down.
• Align the cam positions of the adjusting bolt and
the adjusting cam plate with the marked
positions on the frame when tightening the self-
locking nut.
• Before installing the wheel, clean the mating
surfaces on the brake disc and the inside of the
wheel.
• Check the wheel alignment, and adjust it if
necessary (see page 18-5).
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Lower Arm B Replacement

1. Raise the rear of the vehicle, and support it with
safety stands in the proper locations (see page 1-9).
2. Remove the rear wheel.
3. Remove the lower arm B mounting bolts, then
remove lower arm B.
NOTE: Use new mounting bolts during reassembly.
12 x 1.25 mm
59 N·m (6.0 kgf·m, 43 lbf·ft)
Replace.
4. Install lower arm B in the reverse order of removal,
and note these items:
• First install all the components, and lightly
tighten the bolts and nuts, then raise the
suspension to load it with the vehicle's weight
before fully tightening to the specified torque
values.
• Make sure the clearance between lower arm B
and the parking brake cable is more than 5 mm
(3/16 in.).
• Before installing the wheel, clean the mating
surfaces on the brake disc and the inside of the
wheel.
• Check the wheel alignment, and adjust it if
necessary (see page 18-5).
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12 x 1.25 mm
59 N·m
(6.0 kgf·m,
43 lbf·ft)
Replace.
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