soon2bdropped

Okay Ive been hearing clunking noise for a few months now. upper control arm is new, lower control arm is new so is the lower balljoint since you cant buy it seperately. vehicle is an 05honda accord lx with 122k on it. anything is possible. being that the sway bar is alot thicker in the rear it is hard to tell if theres play in it even with using a prybar. Now i have sway bar bushing lying around and id like to swap it out. being its the cheaper item than a strut. 1. first and foremost any of the honda techs in here that works on hondas day in and out. are the front sway bar bushings commonly replaced on this particular car?
2. Id tried replacing them today and it seems like the front subframe has to come down completely to replace it? because theres no room to remove the bolts toward the firewall even if i loosened the subframe. any advice? sorry for the long story.

Targa250R

Other than ball joints, sway bar end links and sway bar bushings are the most common causes of suspension clunking noises.

Struts/shocks themselves do not make knocking noises, but worn strut mounting hardware/bushings can cause a knocking noise.

You definitely don't have to move the subframe to change the sway bar bushings.

soon2bdropped

yes i checked the links while on the alignment rack.. any tricks on replacing the front sway bar bushings? i had the subframe loose all the way and still couldnt find a way to remove the bolt towards the firewall?

soon2bdropped

someone that replaced it, know a way to do it?

soon2bdropped

so i;ll take this as nobody done it before...???

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anyone??? before i take a stab at it again.

soon2bdropped

last bump.. anyone has access to isis that can print out the repair procedures?

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*update*


Finally got around to taking another stab at it today. figured out why i was having such a hard time.. Theres 4 bolts in the rear holding the subframe. 2 near the radiator support. one on each side of the fenderwell.. came down enough to where i can put a 14 swivel socket. all in all.. replaced sway bar bushing. roadtest noise gone..

soon2bdropped

i also removed the 4 nuts that holds the tranny mount into the subframe.

azidsan

all mounting ok...??? ..some looses parts subframe ....

soon2bdropped

what????