2. Raise the front of the vehicle and securely fasten it to the safety stands at the designated points.
3. Loosen the wheel nuts and remove the front wheels.

4. Bend back the locking tab (A) on the axle shaft nut (B), then unscrew the nut.
5. When removing the left drive shaft, drain the transmission fluid from the manual or automatic transmission. When removing the right drive shaft, (on vehicles with an intermediate shaft) there is no need to drain the transmission fluid.
6. Secure the stabilizer link ball joint pin (A) with the Allen key (B) and loosen the flange nut (C), then separate the front stabilizer link (D) from the lower suspension arm.

7. Remove the cotter pin (A) from the lower control arm ball joint castle nut (B) and unscrew the nut.
8. Separate the ball joint from the lower suspension arm (C) using the special tool.

9. Move the steering knuckle away and remove the outer joint of the drive shaft from the front wheel hub.
10. Remove the outer joint of the drive shaft from the front wheel hub using a plastic hammer.

11. Pry up the inner hinge (A) (left drive shaft) or knock on it (right drive shaft) pry bar and remove the drive shaft from the differential housing or bearing support assembly. Do not pull on the drive shaft (B), otherwise the inner joint may break. To avoid damaging the differential seal, remove the drive shaft in a straight line.


Material obtained from the website: hondabook.ru
