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Front strut replacement - 8/16/2008 3:39:05 PM    jerrym   Posts: 23 Joined: 7/28/2008 Status: offline Good day all! Have a bad front strut on my 97 Accord, SE, 2.2 liter engine. I am pretty good mechanically, but never have replaced struts before. Was wondering how difficult of a job this is on the Accords. Also not sure what brand is good, prices at the parts store vary anywhere from 70.00-130.00 dollars. I even seen one for 125.00 as a package with the spring included, eliminating the need to rent the spring compressor tool. A guess it is best to do both front together, but not sure if you need to do that or if just replacing the bad one is fine. Any ideas! Thanks _____________________________ JM Post #: 1

RE: Front strut replacement - 8/16/2008 7:25:25 PM    PAhonda   Posts: 1282 Joined: 9/22/2006 Status: offline Replacing the struts is not hard.  Make sure that you secure the spring with the compressor, or you can get severely hurt. I would replace the struts in pairs.  If one is out, the other is likely close to the end of its useful life. Aligning the tab that sits on top of the wishbone with how the three studs that bolt in the engine bay can be a pain. _____________________________ 1995 Accord EX MT (in reply to jerrym) Post #: 2

RE: Front strut replacement - 8/19/2008 2:02:34 PM    mamtsberg   Posts: 35 Joined: 5/19/2007 Status: offline I did mine a couple weeks ago, took them out, had a shop do the spring thing (I wasn''t touching those), they charged me like $40.  I''ve got 200K on my Accord and went with the basic strut, nothing fancy, 200K on the original struts. Piece of cake.  I would do both at the same time too. _____________________________ 2001 Accord, 4Cyl, 5 speed, new gear shift knob, 191K and counting.... (in reply to PAhonda) Post #: 3

RE: Front strut replacement - 8/20/2008 11:40:45 AM    jerrym   Posts: 23 Joined: 7/28/2008 Status: offline Thanks for the info. Did  some searching around, Monroe makes a quick strut #171989 that includes everything it looks like, spring, plate, seals, boot..... Might be worth paying an extra 50.00 each strut to install everything, a lot easier I guess. Anyone used these complete strut assembly''s before. Thanks _____________________________ JM (in reply to mamtsberg) Post #: 4

RE: Front strut replacement - 8/21/2008 8:07:49 PM    noehjuan01   Posts: 34 Joined: 8/14/2008 Status: offline Taking the units out of the car is not that difficult but do requires some time and labor.  I paid to have the springs compressed and take off the springs.  I used 2 sets of Monroe Sensa trac and have been satisfied. (in reply to jerrym) Post #: 5

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