Honda CRX silhouetteCRX

Rear Suspension - Damper Reassembly / Damper Installation

12-26prose procedure

Damper Reassembly

  1. 1
    Install the spring seat on the damper unit.
  2. 2
    Install the damper unit, dust cover, damper spring, bump stop, bump stop plate, damper mounting collar, damper mounting rubber and spring mounting rubber in the spring compressor.
  3. 3
    Install the damper mounting base on the damper unit so that the upper stud bolts are in line with the direction of the lower mount.
    Rear damper unit and coil spring on the spring compressor, showing the stud bolt, the align mark and the lower mount direction when installing the damper mounting base.
  4. 4
    Compress the coil spring.
  5. 5
    Install the damper mounting rubber and damper mounting washer, and loosely install a new 10 mm self-locking nut.
  6. 6
    Hold the damper shaft and tighten the 10 mm self-locking nut.
    Damper shaft held on the spring compressor plate while tightening the 10 mm self-locking nut.

Damper Installation

  1. 1
    Lower the rear suspension and set the damper unit in its original position.
  2. 2
    Loosely install the damper unit mounting bolt.
  3. 3
    Install the damper upper base mounting nuts and tighten them.
    Rear damper upper mount installed on the body with the damper cap above and the upper base mounting nuts torque callout.
  4. 4
    Install the damper cap.
  5. 5
    Raise the rear suspension with a floor jack until the weight of the car is on the damper.
    The damper mounting bolts should be tightened with the damper under vehicle load.
  6. 6
    Tighten the damper mounting bolt.
    Rear suspension with hub and damper lower mount, showing the damper mounting bolt torque callout.
Damper mount self-locking nut (10 x 1.25 mm)
30N·m
Damper upper base mounting nut (10 x 1.25 mm)
40N·m
Damper unit mounting bolt (10 x 1.25 mm)
55N·m
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