hey, my front passenger side bushing is shot and i need to replace it. i was searching on http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com but cant find which one it is. can anyone tell me?










Modified by eric416 at 9:01 PM 3/10/2004

 

Whats up again?

That is a balljoint, cant tell if its a upper control arm or lower suspension area, where exactly is it located?

 

hey Revi-Ra thanks for the help with the pics. the only thing on hondaautomotiveparts.com that it might be is under lower front control arm and knuckle. im not sure either

 

What year lude you got?

 

i got a 1993 si

 

looks to me like the tie rod end by the way it curves
is that like connected to the rack like this?

 

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is that like connected to the rack like this?
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It looks like it, only the ball joint in this pic looks like it would go in from under the arm, the one he is showing goes in from above.

Its a balljoint for sure, and one thing is honda doesnt sell those separate. So more than likely which ever piece that balljoint is attached to you will have to buy the entire piece.

 

this is a pic of a 95 lude si w/a manual tranny
what kind of car do you have?
if this bushing/ball joint is connected to the power steering gearbox/rack
then you have to replace the outer tie rod end, but they're not that expensive.

 

Yeah, looks like the outer tie rod on the steering. I think this is the part you are looking for:
http://www.parts.com/partlocat...gid=1

 

i dont think its part of the steering rack. if you look at my pics, the cotter pin and locking nut are on the bottom. in the steering rack, they are on the top?

 

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Yeah its part of the steering, but im with what you said. Cotterpin is on the bottom and the pic shows it on the top....by the way, nice crankpulley.

 

alright i think i figured it out. from this picture i just took, it does look like the steerting rack bushing. If u look, it takes the same shape the only thing, it looks upside down in the diagram. what do u guys think??

 

Look at the diagram in the link of my previous post, it should be #1.

 

that does look like the same thing but i dont need the whole are, only the bushing. on hondaautomotiveparts.com i can order just the bushing for a couple of bucks.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by eric416 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">alright i think i figured it out. from this picture i just took, it does look like the steerting rack bushing. If u look, it takes the same shape the only thing, it looks upside down in the diagram. what do u guys think??

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It looks like someone installed it upside down? If you look and picture it in reverse, it will exactly match the one on the illustration. ?

 

As a matter of fact, it is upside down, if you look at the pictures there is a small grove like wall at the bottom of area where the cotter pin is at, i guarantee you its on backwards. It might explain why the balljoint went bad. Have you had any issues in steering?

 

no, steering feels fine. i noticed that it was bad b/c every time i come to a complete stop, i would hear a click like it lifted during acceleration and came back down at a stop.

 

would anyone be able to compare it to their own prelude? mabey a picture to see if it was installed upside down?

 

I think it's more likely that the illustration at Hondaautomotive is upside down. I've got a '99 prelude, mine looks the same as yours. I'll show you a pic from my helms manual once i got it scanned.

 

take the wheel off the other side and see if it's the same

 

i wish i could but im away at school. im coming home over the weekend to fix it and wanted to order the parts ahead of time. i had my brother take the pics

 

Here is a pic from my Helms. It's for a 97-99 Prelude but it really shouldn't be any different.

 

The only way to find out is to look at a 4th gen....i know someone out there has to have a pic.

 

I would say it is a tie rod end to the steering. Just a guess judging by the pics

 

w3rd, i would order the tie rod end for which ever side it is