Honda Civic/Acura Integra

since 1994 of release

Repair and car operation

Survey of components of a suspension bracket and steering drive, check of a condition of protective covers of power shafts

The condition of components of a suspension bracket and steering drive should be made regularly as their wear or damage can be at the bottom of reduction of service life of tires, conduct to decrease in controllability of the car and fuel consumption increase. The detailed illustrative material is presented also in Head the Suspension bracket and a steering.

Check of a condition of shock-absorbers

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Park the car on an equal horizontal platform, whenever possible with a firm covering. Firmly cock the parking brake and check pressure of a rating of tires.
2. Press on one of car corners. At an otpuskaniye the body should come back to a starting position, making no more than one-two fluctuations.
3. Body rocking at an otpuskaniye of a corner testifies to high probability of wear or weakening of the corresponding shock-absorber.
4. Repeat procedure with each of the remained corners of the car.
5. To Poddomkratta the car also establish it on props.

6. Attentively examine shock-absorbers on existence of signs of leakages of liquid (see an accompanying illustration). Existence of a thin oil film should not cause concern. Without fail make sure that a source of leak is the shock-absorber, in case of need make replacement of shock-absorbers in a set (forward and back).

7. Check reliability of fastening of shock-absorbers on the support. In case of detection of defects replace shock-absorbers in a set.
8. The description of procedure of replacement of shock-absorbers is provided in Head the Suspension bracket and a steering.

Check of a condition of components of a suspension bracket and steering drive

PERFORMANCE ORDER

A — Tips of steering drafts
B — the Bottom spherical support
C — Plugs of forks of the bottom support of shock-absorbers

A — Rubber plugs and elements of fixture of a bar of the stabilizer
B — Rubber plugs of the bottom lever

1. Visually check components of a suspension bracket and a steering drive on existence of deformations and mechanical damages (see illustrations above).

2. Estimate a condition of sealing cuffs, protective covers and rubber plugs (see accompanying illustrations), try not to pass signs of development of leaks.
3. Clear of dirt traces the bottom surface of a rotary fist ask the assistant to grasp bottom edge of a wheel and to pull it in the cross-section direction. Try to reveal visually люфт in spherical support of connection of a fist with a suspension bracket control lever. At existence люфта the worn-out hinge is subject to replacement.
4. Grasp forward and back edges of a wheel, press on forward and pull for the back. In case of identification люфта in joints of components of a steering drive check a condition of the pendular lever and tips of steering drafts. Pass to other board of the car and repeat procedure, having pulled an opposite wheel.

More detailed information on a design of components of a suspension bracket is provided in Head the Suspension bracket and a steering.

Check of a condition of protective covers of power shafts

Established since both ends of each of power shafts the goffered rubber covers are urged to protect hinges of equal angular speeds (CV JOINTS) from the destructions connected with hit of dirt in them. Oil and greasing hit on a surface of covers can lead to their premature destruction. It is expedient to wash out from time to time covers solution of soap water. In view of a constant flexure at turns of wheels, covers of external CV JOINTS wear out quicker and should be checked more often and more regularly.

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Attentively check covers on existence of cuts, cracks and other damages, estimate reliability of fixing them bandage tapes. In case of detection of defects, or traces of leakage of greasing the damaged cover is subject to replacement (see. Head of clutch and power shafts).