Hello,

i just did a very easy maintenance item that solved a noticeable list (car was noticeably tilted towards driver side). I greased the LCA bolt and it solved the issue. It was crazy easy and I didn’t even have to take off the wheels! If your car’s LCAs are old, this bolt can have a tendency to seize to the bushing’s inner sleeve and the suspension will not return to the proper height, after bumps. It can also be from mechanics torquing the lca bolt with the car on a lift.

Here’s what I did:

1) jack up the front using the subframe. Install jackstands and chocs.

2) blast off only the LCA bolt that is horizontal with an impact wrench (17mm socket). The LCA is held in by a bunch of other bolts so no worries.

3) clean the crud/ rust of the bolt and especially it’s slots/channels.

4) apply a liberal amount of grease in the channels and optionally anti seize on the threads.

5) reinstall and snug the bolt (hand tight) using a ratchet. You can move the LCA easily with your hand to get the hole to line up.

6) raise the car and replace the jack stands with ramps.

7) with the full weight of the car on its wheels on the ramps, get underneath and torque the bolt to 51 lb*ft. This way, the bushing and bolt are in their “neutral” position when you apply the torque.

I did this and it didn’t mess with my alignment but made my Fit ride nice and level and got rid of that pesky list. I wish I had done this sooner! This is a good one to do if you happen to be working on the car.

 

Cool info.

Which bolt is it on this diagram?

 

Bolt 16 that is pointing towards the front.