I in the process of replacing the upper control arm on my civic. I was able to get the old one off and only have four bolts that need to be taken off the old piece and put onto the new one. As I look at the bolts, I've come to a screeching hault. The bolts use a star shapped tool instead of a regular socket. Nice. What is the purpose of using this type of end versus the standard bolt end? I don't get it. Hopefully the parts store will have a tool otherwise I'll be stuck going to Honda and buying the tool from them with their $4,000 mark-up price. Do they simply use these types of bolts to make people buy their special tool?

Now all I have to do is wait for my wife to get home later this afternoon before I can start my egg hunt for the tool. Too bad I can't just access the area with vice grips.

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Dave Gran
NER ITB #13
'87 Honda Prelude si