Removal & Installation (S2000)

Raise and support vehicle. Remove wheel assembly. Remove lower control arm flange nut while holding stabilizer link pin with Allen wrench. Disconnect stabilizer link from lower control arm. Remove strut bolt and move strut away from control arm. Remove cotter pin and nut from lower control arm ball joint. Using Ball Joint Remover (07MAC-SL00200), separate lower control arm from ball joint. Remove self-locking nut, cam plate, adjusting bolt, mounting bolt and lower control arm. To install, reverse removal procedures. Tighten fasteners to specifications. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS . Check rear wheel alignment and adjust as necessary. See SPECIFICATIONS & PROCEDURES in WHEEL ALIGNMENT article.

Fig 1: Exploded View Of Rear Suspension (Civic & CR-V)

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Fig 2: Exploded View Of Rear Suspension (Odyssey)

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Fig 3: Exploded View Of Rear Suspension (Prelude)

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