- 1). Raise the Civic's front end, and support it on jack stands. Remove the wheel for the corresponding hub.
- 2). Unstake the drive axle/hub nut with a punch and chisel. Loosen the nut with a large breaker bar and socket, wedging a pry bar between the wheel studs to prevent the hub from turning.
- 3). Unbolt and remove the brake caliper from the disc using a wrench, and hang it with a strong wire. Remove the caliper mounting bracket, and slide off the disc.
- 4). Mark the strut's relationship to the steering knuckle with paint or whiteout, then loosen the bolts connecting the strut to the knuckle using a wrench; don't remove the bolts yet.
- 5). Pull out the lock pin in the ball joint castle nut -- this might require pliers -- then loosen the nut. Separate the ball joint from the control arm with a puller. Remove the castle nut.
- 6). Unscrew the nuts, and disconnect the stabilizer bar's attaching link from the lower control arm using your wrench. Remove the bolts connecting the strut to the steering knuckle.
- 7). Swing the steering knuckle and hub away from the car until you free the drive axle from the hub. Support the axle with a strong wire.
- 8). Separate the steering knuckle from the strut, and remove the knuckle and hub from the car.
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