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AKEP
03-11-2013, 02:47 AM
Obviously having a press to do some things would make our lives easier, but what good is a press without proper dies for the job? I'll be listing some tools I found that you can use with or without a press to help you upgrade your bushings at home for the avid do-it-yourself-er. I guess later on if I remember to get picture, I'll add them to the sections below to demonstrate how to use them.

Front LCA tooling:
Lower ball joint:
Not as fancy as Honda's Lower ball joint separator, but...
OTC 6297 Ball Joint Separator to get the LBJ out of the LCA.

Front compliance bushing pullers - I believe these are all the same..
Schley (SCH68100) Honda/Acura Front Compliance Bushing R&R Tool
SP Tools Honda/Acura Compliance Bushing Tool
Kommen Tools Honda Odyssey MDX Pilot Lower Control Arm Bushing Tool
Koch KT20338 Honda Front Lower Control Arm Bushing Tool

For those of us with a press, I ordered 3" OD x 0.1875" WALL x 2.625" ID cut to 2" and 2.5" OD x 0.375" wall x 1.75" ID
Cut to 2" - haven't tried it yet but i'll see how it goes tomorrow, wish me luck. Ordered from https://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant.cfm?step=2&id=283

Rear compliance bushing tools:
1-3/4" hole saw w/ tape to make the pilot bushing ~14mm
32mm socket

Rear LCA tooling:
Koch 10pt CRV rear trailing arm socket

Rear Knuckle bushings:
Threaded rod, jamnuts, and washers - apparently with some general force these should just pop out. - A DIY from CEP3 http://forums.clubrsx.com/showthread.php?t=757547

I will update this post as I find more things to help work on these parts

E4usmc
03-11-2013, 07:21 AM
Thanks for passing on these useful info.