How to Repair Honda Odyssey Rear Bumper

  
Removing the rear bumper of your Honda Odyssey, due to damage may be complicated; however, it is actually quite simple when you follow a easy step-by-step process.

Your Honda Odyssey is a dependable, efficient economy car designed to handle every one of the abuse you may throw at that.

This car frequently lasts for tons of miles as well as gets better mileage than most of the vehicles on the road. Because of the long lifespan, sometimes the body on the car will turn out to be damaged and must be replaced.


Tools You will require

• Socket wrench 
• Grinder
• Honda Odyssey Duraflex Rear Bumper Cover - 1 Piece

Crawl beneath rear (or entry, depending on which bumper you're replacing) of the automobile and locate the actual bumper mounting bolts that contain the bumper to the automobile frame. There should be four of these individuals.


Use the socket wrench to clear out the four mounting bolts and also have your assistant contain the bumper in place while you disconnect the licenses plate lights' wiring harness through the back of the actual bumper.

Pull the bumper up and clear of the car framework until it arrives loose. Discard or promote the old bumper and mount the latest one in the stead by solving Steps 1 to help 3.

Slide the modern bumper into place and reconnect just about any wiring harnesses. Tighten down the actual mounting bolts and look for alignment with one other body panels.

Ideas & Warnings


Based on whether your bumper is actually dented and/or mangled, maybe you have difficulty removing the actual mounting bolts. As a result, it is always useful to get a small hand-held grinder handy if you happen to need to merely cut the bolts and eliminate the bumper.

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How To Repair Honda Odyssey Alternator

The method for changing an alternator in a Honda Odyssey is slightly different, though the placement of the alternator could possibly be different.

On a few models, you will likely need to move components throughout the alternator to get access to the bolts in which secure the alternator towards the engine block.

The placement of the tension pulley may differ between models as well. You need to get at least a rudimentary knowledge of the engine that you'll be working on as well as the right tools.



Tools You will require:

• Crescent 5-Piece Locking Plier Set
• Stanley Black Chrome and Laser Etched 69-Piece Socket Set
• Honda Odyssey Replacement Alternator

Open the hood of the Honda Odyssey and disconnect your battery. Some models possess plastic covers on them that really must be removed to get access to the connectors.

Some have clamps getting the wires towards the connector and on some you have got to use pliers to loosen the getting nuts.


Loosen and eliminate the alternator belt through locking the pliers onto the stress pulley and pulling the stress pulley back.

Once the belt is shed, pull the belt from the roller on your alternator.

Take away the bolts that risk-free the alternator towards the engine and yank the alternator from the engine.


Remove the wire harness on the side of the alternator through removing the prop and pulling it from the alternator.

Place the new alternator onto your engine and exchange the wire utilize, bolts and belt backwards of the way which you removed them on the alternator.

Re-connect the battery cables towards the battery the reverse of the fact that you removed these.

Resources:
Honda Odyssey (Haynes Repair Manual)