J4JAV
Mr OCD Detailing
Hi Guys,
As you know I have the TEIN coilovers fitted on my Accord and since fitting these I always noticed a spongy type of knock from the rear nearside. It was only there occasionally and worse on speed bumps... so after some inspection I noticed the Anti Roll Bar D Bush was worn from the edge which was causing this noise & im glad it wasn't too worn otherwise I would have got my first ever advisory or even a fail on the MOT!
So today got these from Honda, cost under £4 (inc VAT) each so at that price I just bought a pair replace both sides...
Now it was time to jack up the back end of the car, I used an ordinary jack and lifted it from the rear jacking point and got out the jack stands, make sure the car is safe and use a jack stand on both sides as well as a safety block/brick on the front wheels...
A handheld lamp is useful here and you will need a rachet & socket size 12 with a extension to make it easier for you to remove the two bolts as shown below, also beware they are very tough to remove but with a slight tighten and then back anti clockwise to loosen makes it easier
Bracket removed, two bolts...
This then reveals the actual rubber D Bush and this just simply clips off the bar, there is already a split in the bush for this...
The bar without the bush on...
The old bush VS the new one, you can notice the worn edge which caused the occasional knock and spongy noise...
New bush just simply clipped on, make sure the open edge of the bush the split is facing towards the back of the car this is the correct way to fit this...
Then the bracket is back on after some cleaning of the bolts, bracket & the base...
The other side is done the same way here are before and after pics below, just a bit awkward to get to as the exhaust is here but not rocket science...
Now took the car for a quick test drive over some speed bumps and few corners and all is working 100% and the noise has gone so just under £8 for a pair from Honda and 30mins DIY I hope this saves some of our members some labour costs it is very simple guys
Hope it helps and thanks for reading...
As you know I have the TEIN coilovers fitted on my Accord and since fitting these I always noticed a spongy type of knock from the rear nearside. It was only there occasionally and worse on speed bumps... so after some inspection I noticed the Anti Roll Bar D Bush was worn from the edge which was causing this noise & im glad it wasn't too worn otherwise I would have got my first ever advisory or even a fail on the MOT!
So today got these from Honda, cost under £4 (inc VAT) each so at that price I just bought a pair replace both sides...
Now it was time to jack up the back end of the car, I used an ordinary jack and lifted it from the rear jacking point and got out the jack stands, make sure the car is safe and use a jack stand on both sides as well as a safety block/brick on the front wheels...
A handheld lamp is useful here and you will need a rachet & socket size 12 with a extension to make it easier for you to remove the two bolts as shown below, also beware they are very tough to remove but with a slight tighten and then back anti clockwise to loosen makes it easier
Bracket removed, two bolts...
This then reveals the actual rubber D Bush and this just simply clips off the bar, there is already a split in the bush for this...
The bar without the bush on...
The old bush VS the new one, you can notice the worn edge which caused the occasional knock and spongy noise...
New bush just simply clipped on, make sure the open edge of the bush the split is facing towards the back of the car this is the correct way to fit this...
Then the bracket is back on after some cleaning of the bolts, bracket & the base...
The other side is done the same way here are before and after pics below, just a bit awkward to get to as the exhaust is here but not rocket science...
Now took the car for a quick test drive over some speed bumps and few corners and all is working 100% and the noise has gone so just under £8 for a pair from Honda and 30mins DIY I hope this saves some of our members some labour costs it is very simple guys
Hope it helps and thanks for reading...