Honda Element. Manual - part 523

lightly. 

Fig. 41: Identifying Upper Spring Seat And Spring On Strut Spring Compressor 
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5. Insert the damper unit (B) up through the compressed spring.  

6. Align the bottom of the spring (C) and the stepped part (D) of the lower spring seat.  

7. Align an angle (A) of the ball joint connecting hole (B) on the steering arm and the cutout (C) on the 

upper spring seat. 

 

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2007-08 SUSPENSION Front Suspension - Element

  

Fig. 42: Aligning Angle Of Ball Joint Connecting Hole And Cutout 
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8. Turn the damper mounting base and L/R mark (D) faces toward the outside position, then align angle (E) 

of the ball joint connecting hole and stud bolt (F).  

9. Hold the bottom of the damper with your hand, and compress the spring. Do not compress the spring 

excessively.  

10. Install a new 12 mm self-locking nut (A) on the damper shaft (B). 

 

2007 Honda Element EX 

2007-08 SUSPENSION Front Suspension - Element

  

Fig. 43: Identifying Self-Locking Nut On Damper Shaft With Torque Specification 
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11. Hold the damper shaft with a hex wrench (C), and tighten the 12 mm self-locking nut to the specified 

torque value.  

12. Remove the damper assembly from the strut spring compressor. 

 

2007 Honda Element EX 

2007-08 SUSPENSION Front Suspension - Element

  

2007-2008 ENGINE PERFORMANCE

Fuel and Emissions Systems - Element 

SPECIAL TOOLS 

Fig. 1: Identifying Special Tools 
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GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION 

INTERMITTENT FAILURES 

 

2007 Honda Element EX 

2007-2008 ENGINE PERFORMANCE Fuel and Emissions Systems - Element

  

 

2007 Honda Element EX 

2007-2008 ENGINE PERFORMANCE Fuel and Emissions Systems - Element