Honda CR-V Owners Club Forums banner

Struts, tie rod ends, sway bar links/bushings, ball joints at same time?

4696 Views 6 Replies 5 Participants Last post by  curttard
My 2007 CRV AWD is riding a little rough these days with 150k miles. Ride is bouncy, chirps some on turns, clunk when turning wheel all the way to left.

I was thinking of doing all the stuff in the thread title at the same time, then get an alignment at the shop. Any reason not to do all this stuff? Would any particular order of doing so be easier? Any special tricks/tools I may not find when I start checking out the Youtube vids?

Thanks
Status
Not open for further replies.
1 - 3 of 7 Posts
As a little more info, I plan to drive this car to the bitter end.

I took it to the shop when it first started getting bouncy a few months ago and they told me the struts needed replacing, although it was not critically urgent yet. I did the fronts with Monroe Quick Struts but haven't done the rears yet. I figured I'd do them now along with bushings, links, ball joints since that stuff doesn't seem to add too much money and are probably worn out at this point anyway.
I got the Moog "problem solver" sway bar links. They have a grease fitting. Do they come pre-greased or do I need to grease them? I don't have a gun yet and have never done this. These links came with no instructions whatsoever. Also it was irritating because the welded nut on the back that you grab with a wrench to hold it in place while torquing the lock nut is the same size as the lock nut, and I don't have two wrenches of the same size. Dumb decision on their part imo not to make it a different size.
1 - 3 of 7 Posts
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top