2006-2011 Honda Civic Shock & Strut Replacement. (Front & Rear)

2006-2011 Honda Civic Shock & Strut Replacement
This procedure for changing the shocks and struts in a 2006-2011 Civic is very simple and can be done yourself with basic tools. Changing the shocks and struts in one of these Honda Civics is very easy to do. The cost of quick struts vs buying a traditional strut and changing the springs is very similar. You can save yourself a lot of work if you buy the struts preassembled (quick struts) like I used in this video. I did run into issues changing the rear shocks on this Civic. The lower bolts holding in the shocks were seized to the bushings and the lower shock bolts needed to be cut to get them out. Obviously going back together I had to source new hardware.
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Parts & Tools used in this video: Sawzall Blade (Life saver cutting rear bolts): amzn.to/3ctztrU​ Sawzall: amzn.to/2NT8wDG​ Front Struts: Sedan Left: amzn.to/3tghKtJ​ Sedan Right: amzn.to/36vxbVd​ Coupe Left: amzn.to/3jbiQTa​ Couple Right: amzn.to/3am4pHS​ Rear Shocks: Sedan: amzn.to/39xivHa​ Coupe: amzn.to/2NN2m7T​ My Amazon Store: www.amazon.com/shop/repairgeek​ Help support the channel, buy using my Amazon links As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases and your cost is exactly the same.

[@boarxero1862]

Can't duplicate specific situations and you handled it like a pro in a pinch, I loved watching you fix one issue after the next as happened. Hat off to you good sir, thanks for being humble and sharing your experience with us all. Also, thanks for sharing your links.

[@plokijij7856]

Great that you showed the issues you had, so many other car videos just show the hardware out when you know that it wouldn’t of been as easy as they make out! That first brake line bolt would have been a uh-oh moment! Great job!👍

[@tun6006]

That comment about your mother-in-law was comedic gold.

[@coreyg7364]

This is an amazing video. Thank you so much! I was going to pay someone to do this job, but now I can't wait to do it myself.

[@sthrallday]

I had the exact same issue with a seized bolt on the rear strut of my 2009 civic. I followed your lead and did the exact same thing. Thanks so much for the vid and info! Cheers

[@buck43201]

Great video, I helped a friend do this, to a Hyundai Accent. You explained every step, that is very helpful to the amateur mechanic.

[@eduardonavarro775]

Just want to say thank you for posting this video

[@jayblue5310]

Great video this tells me i should buy a pair lower rear 12mm bolts and hardware just in case mine are rusted

[@racefammedia2275]

Nice explanation 👌 changing struts and shocks on my fa5 Tommorow

[@halfSpinDoctor]

Great video! Did this exact job (on an 07 EX) this past summer. Right out on the street in front of my house, no less. I actually shot video me of me doing it, but then decided being a KZbin content creator is not the life for me :)

[@halfSpinDoctor]

I had the rear shocks with bolts seized to the inner bushing on both sides, as you described. I managed to the the passenger side to break free with PB-blast and going back and forth for about 30 mins with an impact, but on the driver's side the rubber part of the bushing tore loose and it had to be cut out.

[@RepairGeek]

I will tell anyone, if you want to make youtube videos try it! You have nothing to loose. If nobody watches, you're just out some time. There is no embarrassment because nobody watched it anyway. I literally said in I think my 4th or 5th video when I had 30 subscribers that this channel would never be very large... I remember having a talk with my GF and she asked how large do you think my channel would get? I said 5,000 subscribers... That was 3 years ago. I'm at 26,000 and counting. You're crazy if you think I was expecting this... I'm just a guy in a garage working on and fixing stuff after work. Same as you.

[@halfSpinDoctor]

​@@RepairGeek That's awesome that your channel has grown so much! I definitely agree with the sentiment that if you are interested you should just give it a try. I did make a demo video for a custom motorcycle electrical wiring and lighting setup that I built, which was well received through some forum and Facebook posts. But I'm still trying to think of my niche that might be interesting to people. I have a very close friend who has a KZbin channel that has started doing quite well. He is building a kit plane (his second, actually), and needs to shoot build video as part of his FAA documentation, and decided to upload them with voice-over. Now he's making tutorial videos, trip reports and doing interviews on other people's channels. I'm occassinaolly his co-pilot or videographer. He's now at 2.7K subscribers and making enough off of ads to cover the gas for a flight or two each month.

[@RepairGeek]

Best piece of advice I can give is just find your niche and buy a tripod. You can't compete with large channels with very general topics. You have to be very specific. Even now, my videos are very specific. Like this video, it's how to change struts on a specific car. If I shot a video how to change struts I have a lot more competition and chances are my video wouldn't be viewed. If you invest in a cheap tripod your videos will come out much more professional. I started with my cell phone, a tripod, and my GF's 10 year old Mac pro. I edited on Imovie until I was monetized. Be specific to remove competition and do what you want. The views will come. That's all I do haha.

[@tylerdurden271]

amazing video, just saved couple hundred bucks

[@darrellyoder2602]

Great video! Especially appreciated the torque specs👍👍👍

[@charlycharly6300]

Your good you are mate, i allways try to solve my own auto problems, but not allways successfull, your a credit to ebay and you got my sub, thanks for great videos mate 🤝👍👊

[@TheThreeLeggedChair]

10:39 the joys of suspension work. thats why i always have hand impact striking tools, just hit it like a little **** with a 4lbs hammer! bushing stuck is no fun.

[@ryanstalnaker4797]

How the devil did you get the angles with the saw to cut off both sides of the shock bottoms? Bought the blade, and I cut the shock off, but the one side is still stuck and I can't get an angle to cut through the front side of the washer

[@FD-rh6tr]

Same exact thing happened to the rear shock bolt. I ended up torching it off.

[@SalVations]

I've noticed on some videos, people jack up the wheel so the car "sits on its own weight" when torquing the bolts on the bottom, is not necessary? Great Video BTW

[@lordmushroom723]

bruh 2010 civic here, had to cut the shit too. Used a dremel tho. Other side was seized up even more and I had to take it to a shop

[@alanw5812]

rear can try do a "T" cut use angel grinder to cut the bottom bush.

[@ghostwrench2292]

There are arrows on the top of the front strut mounts that must be facing toward the front of the car when installing the strut assembly into the car. Other than that, good information in this video.

[@philperrier662]

Can you get at the bolts with a 4 1/2 zip cut?

[@arturoyescas1681]

Thanks for the video

[@deltabravo1257]

10:41 - LOL. Rust flakes falling off the old shock.

[@FroztiProductions]

So apply antiseize to bushing sleeve

[@justsomekid2]

You showed 116 Foot pounds of torque for front strut bottom nut....is that correct? I thought it was 67 foot pounds. Wheel lugs are 80 foot pounds.

[@4paulseyes]

66 lbs. on those 2 bottom nuts. You do not have to torque under load. The top are 31 lbs. and need to be torqued under full vehicle load.

[@bigbywolf6510]

would you say honda civics easy to work on? thinking of buying one

[@billwilson3665]

I'm frustrated after trying to find stiffer rear springs for my 07 ex. From what I can tell si sedan springs are stiffer but none can be had even the dealer can't give me a time frame. I found some hybrid springs and was wondering if they were stiffer because of the battery weight. I carry tools in my trunk.

[@alanw5812]

can try loose the top 3 nuts before jack up and put it back the same .

[@AlejandroSanchez-xs4uq]

Im a little stuck, to remove my strut I had to pry on it a little from all the rust accumulated. The wheel turned over to the right and forward. I get I should tilt it into place, but I cannot get the new strut to fit over top of the CV Axle. How do I go about doing so?

[@ewencameron1168]

I thought you're supposed to finally torque the nuts once the car is on the ground under load, otherwise, the rubber bushings can become twisted and suspension could be extra bouncy.

[@georgeparker555]

You right but I think it will prematurely wear out the bushing I don’t think it would cause it to be bouncy

[@ayyubjackson]

You mean at the end right, when he's finishing the rear shock install?

[@larsenation]

Hey, please share the observation in ride post installation. Also, how do you arrive at on your shocks needing replacement? Thanks!

[@jjgag601]

Good job, now for the stupid question. How do you know it is time to change the shocks on both the front and back. Thanks

[@lengxiong6011]

Is your passenger side strut (sr4241) seems to be a little bent? I bought one from a seller and it was bent, now tried another and it somehow it is bent too. I was searching for KZbin and nobody actually record the passenger side. Yes did ordered from Amazon KYB.

[@mnight207]

Did you not have a torch? Im a mechanic from Minnesota...torches are your friend

[@RepairGeek]

Nope. Just MAP gas. I'm a fleet mechanic in Ohio by day. I'm well aware of the torch.. Also the comment section would loose their collective minds if I heated a fastener holding a shock in a how to video. Someone would over analyze and say that heating a shock like that is a massive explosion hazard or I changed the properties of the bolt by heating it....

[@mnight207]

@@RepairGeek Hahaha...yeah you're right. They would freak. I've been a mechanic for over 20 years here in frigid Minnesota...seen it all

[@eldrickejleest]

Can anyone help me? What is the distance between 2 bolts (center to center) on the front strut top mount? What is the thickness of the rear shock housing?

[@waltertaggart2020]

The The best

[@nervousordo]

I've heard that KYB struts assy's for the sedan will work for the coupe. Can someone verify this? KYB doesn't call out strut assy's for the coupe.

[@legendtsukino]

Can you send me a link to the bolt that holds the 14 mm bolt please:D

[@allanh2912]

1 question, were can you buy a new front shocker with a new spring already fitted ?. Everywhere I've looked they come without a spring installed I think for safety reasons (UK). I would need a spring compressor to fit it on the new shocker

[@philperrier662]

Look up quick strut

[@theurzamachine]

At 7:47, the torque specifications for the lower front strut bolts are 116 ft lbs. Everywhere else states that it is only 67. Is this a mistake?

[@Amanda_Hugginkiss88]

Did you find out? Help a brother out

[@theurzamachine]

@@Amanda_Hugginkiss88 When I did mine, I used 70 ft lbs with some anti seize. That's just me though, I plan on loosening and tightening them to spec every time I change seasonal tires. Also, tip in case you are doing the front struts. JACK UP BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR. Otherwise, you won't have enough clearance to put the new one in.

[@deltabravo1257]

Subarus use camber bolts.

[@meganandchad13]

You need a torch next tool purchase

[@m.m1048]

Hi, For the frozen bolt if make 1 cut through the bushing and metal sleeve would that release the bolt?

[@RepairGeek]

No.

[@gfraser80]

How was the ride on these struts? Did the car sit high and eventually settle out? Just ordered the same struts.

[@RepairGeek]

Maybe a little higher. It wasn't much. I think the ride was better because the shocks were fresh. Any spring that is 13 years old is bound to have some sag.

[@gfraser80]

@@RepairGeek Ha! definitely. I am replacing 11 year old struts but 377k kms on them. Thanks.

[@achristofk]

what you do not have a torch

[@kathrynzimmerman2284]

Anyone know if this would be the same for an 06 civic hybrid by chance?

[@billwilson3665]

It is

[@MrSethMac]

Thank goodness my bolts don't look like that living in the south

[@ViperMods_216]

Wonder what the dealer hardware would cost

[@russdadog]

3 times as much

[@ghostwrench2292]

About $80. I literally just did this job yesterday with KYB struts/shocks/strut mounts from Rock Auto. The hardware (strut bolts and nuts x4, shock lower bolt x2) was from my local Honda dealer.

[@kybirge3431]

mine is so long i can’t even get it over the cv axle it’s oem makes no sense and compressing the spring ford absolutely nothing to the length i’m stranded

[@ndhudecz]

Don't use IMPACT

[@dycorrado]

Anyone have squeaking after replacing

[@jlynch916]

I do and have been trying to figure out the issue for 3 months now

[@lost4264]

@@jlynch916 same it’s more of like a clunk for me idk why that is did you figure it out ?