Bro - I found the SIMPLEST way if you are really DIY person. 1) remove wheel. 2) remove brake line and brake sensor also. 3) Remove bolt of top end sway bar link. 4) Remove strut bolt at knuckl. 5) no need to remove anything else 5) spray wd40 around knuckle strut joint. 6). Place manual wheel jack between knuckle and top bottom end of strut. Facing sideway. Start screw in to expand jack which will compress and push strut upward and knuckle towards floor. 7) when you see strut almost out at knuckle, slightly careful to push away using pry bar. Knuckle will bounce up slightly and quickly due to control arm pressure upward. 8)removal 3 bolts under the hood and remove strut. 1) slide new strut in place at top end and loosely secure 3 bolts to have some free movement 10) next use long wood 6x2 piece to push/compress strut. This time Place jack on floor and wood between knuckle and tie rod. Place Wood upper end to securely at bottom end where spring end. Wood bottom end on the jack. Start compressing strut expanding jack. After enough compress smoothly slide/position strut into knuckle. Let the jack go. That is it. Finish rest. This is simplest so far without removing any joints that I found, but tricky to compress and need good hand skills. GOOD LUCK. You may Alternatively use strut compression tool instead of wood and jack for removal. Buy Complete strut on eBay
Honestly it is not an easy work to do ,,,the spring of Acura MDX is very very hard to compress...I spent $2k last month to have going technician to replace 2 front leaked shock and the lower arm control (the bushing started to crack!)
Thanks for the vid. My strut started leaking oil at 130K. Also these MDX have a TSB for the upper strut mount rubber getting dislodged and having to replace. Why and what mileage did you replace yours?
Bro - I found the SIMPLEST way if you are really DIY person. 1) remove wheel. 2) remove brake line and brake sensor also. 3) Remove bolt of top end sway bar link. 4) Remove strut bolt at knuckl. 5) no need to remove anything else 5) spray wd40 around knuckle strut joint. 6). Place manual wheel jack between knuckle and top bottom end of strut. Facing sideway. Start screw in to expand jack which will compress and push strut upward and knuckle towards floor. 7) when you see strut almost out at knuckle, slightly careful to push away using pry bar. Knuckle will bounce up slightly and quickly due to control arm pressure upward. 8)removal 3 bolts under the hood and remove strut. 1) slide new strut in place at top end and loosely secure 3 bolts to have some free movement 10) next use long wood 6x2 piece to push/compress strut. This time Place jack on floor and wood between knuckle and tie rod. Place Wood upper end to securely at bottom end where spring end. Wood bottom end on the jack. Start compressing strut expanding jack. After enough compress smoothly slide/position strut into knuckle. Let the jack go. That is it. Finish rest. This is simplest so far without removing any joints that I found, but tricky to compress and need good hand skills. GOOD LUCK. You may Alternatively use strut compression tool instead of wood and jack for removal. Buy Complete strut on eBay
You did this job the long and the hard way…
Honestly it is not an easy work to do ,,,the spring of Acura MDX is very very hard to compress...I spent $2k last month to have going technician to replace 2 front leaked shock and the lower arm control (the bushing started to crack!)
Ya I did. Haha . You going to post a video of the short and easy way?
You didn’t have to remove the calipers and the bottom crown nuts 🔩
Thanks for the vid. My strut started leaking oil at 130K. Also these MDX have a TSB for the upper strut mount rubber getting dislodged and having to replace. Why and what mileage did you replace yours?
110k km. Leaking but upper mounts were fine. In hindsight I should have put in aftermarket struts at 1/3 the cost. Rock auto.
Do you have the tsb number ?
I have a slight light clunk tapping noise on drivers side st 105k
Wonder if that’s what I’m hearing
Looked at it three times and couldn't understand it. You're gonna play the construction process.
I thought I was a bad mechanic lol
Thanks. Your the first to call me a mechanic.
What brand did u use?
That kroil oil is the best
After watching this video, I could tell I paid $2K to replace 2 front leaked shock, 2 lower arm control was worth of it!! The works weren't that easy!
Do 2017 mdx fwd springs fit 2014 fwd mdx
No idea
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