Retorquing Suspension
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Retorquing Suspension
Some information I got from Honda said that I need to retorque the suspension on my 2008 Civic LX at 20,000 miles. Is this right? Never had to do this on any car I havve owned.
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Re: Retorquing Suspension
What "from Honda"?
Your local dealer?
Nope. Not part of the scheduled maintenance. Look in your owners manual....... Not unless there is a specific problem that can be addressed by performing such a procedure.
There is not normally any problem with suspension parts mysteriously loosening up after the factory builds the car. (Not saying the factory is 100% perfect, because they miss some stuff on occasion too.)
However, one Asian car line I worked with many moons ago had it as part of THEIR scheduled maintenance services, and some really did have issues with suspension parts loosening up on a regular basis. Mostly caused loud pop noises as parts shifted slightly under a load though.
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said that I need to retorque the suspension on my 2008 Civic LX at 20,000 miles. Is this right? Never had to do this on any car I havve owned.
There is not normally any problem with suspension parts mysteriously loosening up after the factory builds the car. (Not saying the factory is 100% perfect, because they miss some stuff on occasion too.)
However, one Asian car line I worked with many moons ago had it as part of THEIR scheduled maintenance services, and some really did have issues with suspension parts loosening up on a regular basis. Mostly caused loud pop noises as parts shifted slightly under a load though.
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Updating the thread 2 years later? LOL
Yes it might be a good idea if you hear or feel suspension noises, but see if the service is mentioned in your owners manual.
The dealers' recommended maintenance list is usually, of course, designed to extract extra cash from your pocket. (Power steering fluid service every 20,000 miles? I think not. Fuel injector cleaning? I think not...not without just cause.)
Pay attention to the maintenance services listed in your owners manual.
Mazda had it listed as part of their checks during major maintenance.
Yes it might be a good idea if you hear or feel suspension noises, but see if the service is mentioned in your owners manual.
The dealers' recommended maintenance list is usually, of course, designed to extract extra cash from your pocket. (Power steering fluid service every 20,000 miles? I think not. Fuel injector cleaning? I think not...not without just cause.)
Pay attention to the maintenance services listed in your owners manual.
Never had to do this on any car I havve owned.
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I've never seen it mentioned in the owners manual, and we seem to have very few issues with power steering in general.
However, one could probably suggest it as an "eventual" service, and you could DIY that: Drain and fill. Empty the reservoir (suck the fluid out with a turkey baster if you really wanted to). Refill with Honda Power Steering fluid. Run it and turn the wheel lock to lock a few times.. Repeat.
NO chemicals, no flushing by machine. Some flush setups push some universal red fluid that can't be proven compatible with Honda systems. (Hondas don't use ATF for steering fluid, but many others do.)
My dealer just added PS fluid to their services list.....but 20k seems like overkill in a big way IMO.
On most of the cars we can easily disconnect the return hose from the reservoir and route it to a bucket. Cork the hole, fill the reservoir, run the engine and dump fresh fluid through the system as a flush.
However, one could probably suggest it as an "eventual" service, and you could DIY that: Drain and fill. Empty the reservoir (suck the fluid out with a turkey baster if you really wanted to). Refill with Honda Power Steering fluid. Run it and turn the wheel lock to lock a few times.. Repeat.
NO chemicals, no flushing by machine. Some flush setups push some universal red fluid that can't be proven compatible with Honda systems. (Hondas don't use ATF for steering fluid, but many others do.)
My dealer just added PS fluid to their services list.....but 20k seems like overkill in a big way IMO.
On most of the cars we can easily disconnect the return hose from the reservoir and route it to a bucket. Cork the hole, fill the reservoir, run the engine and dump fresh fluid through the system as a flush.
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