Honda Pilot: Front Lower Arm Compliance Bush Removal and Installation

Removal

1. Vehicle - Lift

2. Front Wheel - Remove

3. Lower Arm - Remove

4. Lower Arm Bushing - Remove

1. Make reference mark (A) on the lower arm (B) using paint marker.

2. Support the lower arm (A) on commercially available bearing separator (B) as shown.
3. Press out the lower arm with a suitable socket and a hydraulic press, and remove the lower arm from the bushing (C).

   NOTE: Be careful not to damage the inside of the bushing hole when pressing on the bushing.

Installation

1. Front Lower Arm Bushing - Install

1. Clean the mating surfaces of a new bushing (A) and the lower arm (B).
2. Align the arrow mark (C) as shown.

   NOTE: Make sure the up/down direction of the bushing.

3. Press in the bushing by hand first.

4. Support the lower arm (A) with a appropriate wood block (B) as shown.
5. Using a suitably sized socket (C) and a hydraulic press, press in the bushing (D) to the reference mark (E) on the lower arm you made during the removal procedure.

   NOTE: If the reference mark is gone, align the length (F) between the lower arm and the bushing as shown.

2. Lower Arm - Install

3. Front Wheel - Install

Front Knuckle/Hub/Wheel Bearing ReplacementFront Lower Arm Removal and Installation