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Can't find my service manual since I moved; anybody got some figures
for the torque on the bolts of the rear lower control arms on a 92
Civic EX sedan?

"z" <gzuckier@snail-mail.net> wrote in news:1168289377.675173.313600
@s80g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

> Can't find my service manual since I moved; anybody got some figures
> for the torque on the bolts of the rear lower control arms on a 92
> Civic EX sedan?
>
>


The two on the compensator arm: 47 ft lbs each
The two that hold the big center bushing: 47 ft lbs each
Damper fork to lower arm: 40 ft lbs
Lower arm to hub: 40 ft lbs
Upper arm to trailing arm: 40 ft lbs
Upper arm to body: 29 ft lbs

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Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in news:Xns98B2AF1D729B4tegger@
207.14.116.130:

> "z" <gzuckier@snail-mail.net> wrote in news:1168289377.675173.313600
> @s80g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
>
>> Can't find my service manual since I moved; anybody got some figures
>> for the torque on the bolts of the rear lower control arms on a 92
>> Civic EX sedan?
>>
>>
>
>
> The two on the compensator arm: 47 ft lbs each
> The two that hold the big center bushing: 47 ft lbs each
> Damper fork to lower arm: 40 ft lbs
> Lower arm to hub: 40 ft lbs
> Upper arm to trailing arm: 40 ft lbs
> Upper arm to body: 29 ft lbs
>



One I missed:

Lower arm inner-end to body: 40 ft lbs.

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Tegger wrote:
> Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in news:Xns98B2AF1D729B4tegger@
> 207.14.116.130:
>
> > "z" <gzuckier@snail-mail.net> wrote in news:1168289377.675173.313600
> > @s80g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
> >
> >> Can't find my service manual since I moved; anybody got some figures
> >> for the torque on the bolts of the rear lower control arms on a 92
> >> Civic EX sedan?
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > The two on the compensator arm: 47 ft lbs each
> > The two that hold the big center bushing: 47 ft lbs each
> > Damper fork to lower arm: 40 ft lbs
> > Lower arm to hub: 40 ft lbs
> > Upper arm to trailing arm: 40 ft lbs
> > Upper arm to body: 29 ft lbs
> >
>
>
>
> One I missed:
>
> Lower arm inner-end to body: 40 ft lbs.
>
> --
> Tegger
>
> The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
> www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

Thank you. That's not huge torques. I guess the potential removal
problem is from them freezing to the sleeves inside the bushings, no?
In which case, not having any bushings left might turn out to be a
blessing.

"z" <gzuckier@snail-mail.net> wrote in
news:1168444841.486192.79940@77g2000hsv.googlegrou ps.com:

>
> Tegger wrote:
>> Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in news:Xns98B2AF1D729B4tegger@
>> 207.14.116.130:
>>
>> > "z" <gzuckier@snail-mail.net> wrote in
>> > news:1168289377.675173.313600 @s80g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
>> >
>> >> Can't find my service manual since I moved; anybody got some
>> >> figures for the torque on the bolts of the rear lower control arms
>> >> on a 92 Civic EX sedan?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> > The two on the compensator arm: 47 ft lbs each
>> > The two that hold the big center bushing: 47 ft lbs each
>> > Damper fork to lower arm: 40 ft lbs
>> > Lower arm to hub: 40 ft lbs
>> > Upper arm to trailing arm: 40 ft lbs
>> > Upper arm to body: 29 ft lbs
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> One I missed:
>>
>> Lower arm inner-end to body: 40 ft lbs.
>>
>
>
> Thank you. That's not huge torques. I guess the potential removal
> problem is from them freezing to the sleeves inside the bushings, no?



Yes.


> In which case, not having any bushings left might turn out to be a
> blessing.
>
>



The problem is the sleeves themselves, which you've still got. If the
bolt's rusted to the sleeve, you can't withdraw the bolt so the arm can
be dropped from the body.

A trick I discovered that works well: TIGHTEN the bolt before attempting
to loosen it. Tighten maybe 1/16 or 1/8 turn. This will clamp the sleeve
in place so the rust seal can be broken as the bolt is rotated. Work the
bolt back and forth 1/8 turn a few times to break up the rust. After
that the bolt should be able to be removed the normal way.



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