Replacing the Drop Links in my 8th Gen Honda Civic

[@Nimboid-20]

My usual to protect fasteners against corrosion is to brush a bit of Waxoyl on with an old artists' brush I keep for the task. After a bit, it dries enough that it loses its attraction for dust.

[@NaokisRC]

If you have two flat spots on the shaft of the ball joints, that is usually there to let you use an open ended spanner (often 17mm in my case) to hold the centre whilst you tighten or loosen. Not all have it, but check before using the alan key!

[@cgten]

Sadly mine didn't, neither did the replacement :(

[@Remenschneider]

@@cgten I think the new ones do, check 5:25

[@connectlogic]

​@@Remenschneiderthat was the old ones. It was cut.

[@rodpanhard]

A trick to keep long exposed nut and thread clean and rust free is to coat it in grease then shrink some heatshrink tubing over it, cut it leaving about 10mm then glue it together so it's completely sealed and the nut and thread is completely protected from the elements. Come time to replace run a blade down the heatshrink tubing and the thread will be brand new underneath it.

[@sajhussain9848]

Very detailed and helpful

[@rodpanhard]

New parts are so poor nowadays, does not matter what drop links I buy cheap or expensive ones a year later I'm doing them again. Never used to be like this.

[@cgten]

These ones seem to be doing well so far. The car just passed another MOT with no advisories.

[@rickydub6950]

Thanks for posting this 👍🙂

[@vladsta3833]

thanks m8

[@pauloneill8912]

use an impact gun and off in 2 seconds, barring that just cut the old ones off with grinder, 2 minute job each side