Upper Arm Removal/Installation - Honda S2000 Service Manual

Upper Arm Removal/lnstallation
Special Tools Required
. Ball joint remover. 28 mm 07MAC-S100200
1. Raise the rear of the vehicle, and support it with
safety stands in the proper locations
( s e e p a g e 1 - 1 3 ) . R e m o v e t h e r e a r w h e e l .
2. Remove the flange bolts (A) and the wheel sensor
h a r n e s s ( B ) f r o m t h e u p p e r a r m ( C ) .
A
6 x 1 . 0 m m
9.8 N.m (1.0 kgf m.7.2lbf.ft)
Remove the lock pin {A) from the upper arm ball
joint, and remove the castle nut (Bl.
3 .
07MAC-S100200
1 2 x 1 . 2 5 m m
49-59 N.m
{5.0-6.0 kgt m, 36-4:l lbl ft}
4 .
R e m o v e t h e u p p e r a r m b a l l j o i n t f r o m t h e k n u c k l e
u s i n g t h e s p e c i a l t o o l ( s e e p a g e 1 8 - 1 0 ) .
6 .
5. Remove the flange bolts (A), and the upper arm.
12 x 1.25 mm
132 N.m {13.5 kgf.m,97.6 lbf.ftl
Inslallthe upper arm in the reverse order of
removal paying particular attention to the following
items;
. Be careful not to damage the ball joint boot when
c o n n e c t i n g t h e u p p e r a r m t o t h e k n u c k l e .
. Tighten all mounting hardware to the specified
toroue values,
. First install allthe suspension components and
lightly tighten bolts and a nut, then place a jack
under the lower arm, and raise the suspension to
load the weight before fully tightening to the
sDecified toroue values.
. Tighten the castle nut to the lower torque
specification, then tighten only far enough to
align the slot with the ball joint pin hole, Do not
align by loosening the castle nut.
.lnstall a new lock pln on the castle nut after
rorqurng.
. Before installing the wheel, clean the mating
surface of the brake disc and the inside of the
w n e e l .
. Checkthe wheel alignment, and adjust it if
necessary (see page 18-5).
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