In this DIY you will find a detailed step-by-step instruction of how to replace rear wheel hub assembly on Honda Civic 7th generation or Acura EL 1.7 with rear disk brakes and ABS.

STEP 1

Fist of all you need some tools to do the job. Here are the tools needed …

From the tools on the picture below:

1. set of wrenches and or socket set whichever you prefer to work with, in different sizes
2. Breaker Bar – nice to have - to remove Axle Nut
3. Impact screwdriver – a must have – to remove two phillips screws retaining a disk/rotor
4. Spare parts – wheel hub assembly and dust cap
5. Also you would need an Axle Nut socket – 32 mm

#5 I didn’t have at the time when I started my replacement and had to ride my bike to CT to get one. Payed $14 CAD + tax.

New dust cap with dimentions – at CT they sell different sizes of caps but I wasn’t sure which one is going to fit – ended up going to Acura dealer to pick one up. 8$ for a cap and less convinient than going to CT next door

New wheel hub assembly – NOTICE: the wheel hub is for a car with drum breaks and not disk breaks – but that’s exactly what I was looking for as the only difference is that this hub does not have screw holes for two retaining screws that don’t do any good but rust and cause extreme pain to remove them. Yet this hub is still with ABS ring – that was very important!

STEP 2

Let’s get started – jack up a car and secure it on an axle stand – don’t work on a car that rests on a jack only!

STEP 3

Using screwdriver and a hammer remove old dust cap

Old vs. new dust cap – you can tell the cap need a replacement

STEP 4

Undo Axle Nut – using the 32 mm socket and a breaker bar.

STEP 5

Next is to remove all the breaks components: Caliper, Pads, Pads supporting frame and disk/rotor itself finally.

Undo two rotor retaining screwes at this point – could be very painfull and hard if you do that for the first time

STEP 6

Remove the hub for an axle – usually the hub comes off easily – in my case it came off partially as the inner bearing runner got stuck on the axle

Notice how the old hub is missing the middle part of the bearing … and here it is stuck on an axle

Use cold chisel to take that piece off … with a few hits it came off pretty easy

Here is the old hub at it’s best

STEP 7

Now the final stage – put new hub in place

Using torque wrench – tighten the Axle Nut to the specified torque – 134 ft/lb

After the nut is tightened make a secutiry mark – a punch with a hammer and a chisel to make sure the nut will not come off by itself. Usually one good punch is enough

Put back all the components for breaks and a new dust cap

That’s all and be safe ….

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