Honda CR-V: Rear Bumper
Rear Bumper Removal/Installation
NOTE:
- Have an assistant help you when removing and
installing the rear bumper.
- Take care not to scratch the rear bumper and body.
- Put on gloves to protect your hands.
1. Remove the rear splash guard.
2. Remove the caps (A). Remove the bolts (B, C) and
clips (D) securing the rear bumper (E).

3. Pullan the rear bumper (A) at the wheel arch areas
to release it from the hooks (B) on the side spacers
(C).

4. With the help of an assistant, while pulling the
wheel arch portion away from the side spacer (A),
pull the rear bumper (B) to release the bumper
from the hooks (C) on the upper bracket (D).

5. Remove the rear bumper absorber (A) from the
rear bumper beam (B).

6. Install the bumper in the reverse order of removal,
and note these items:
- Make sure the rear bumper engages the hooks
(of both the side bracket and side spacers) on
each side securely.
- Check if the clips are damaged or stress-whitened,
and if necessary, replace them with
new ones.
- Push the clips and hooks into place securely.
Rear Bumper Disassembly/Reassembly
NOTE: Take care not to scratch the bumper faces.
1. Remove the rear bumper.
2. Remove the clips, then separate the left rear
bumper face (A), right rear bumper face (B) and
lower rear bumper face (C).

3. Remove the clip (A) and screw (B), then remove the
rear bumper under trim (C) from the lower rear
bumper face (D).

4. Reassemble the bumper faces in the reverse order
of disassembly, and note these items:
- Check if the clips are damaged or stress-whitened, and if necessary,
replace them with new ones.
- Push the clips and hooks into place securely.
Rear Bumper Reflector Replacement
NOTE:
- Take care not to scratch the rear bumper and body.
- Put on gloves to protect your hands.
1. Remove the rear bumper.
2. Release the hook (A), then remove the rear bumper
reflector (B).

3. Reattach the hook to the rear bumper first, and
push the clip into place securely.
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Hood Adjustment
1. Remove these items:
Front bulkhead cover
Front fender trim
Cowl cover
2. Slightly loosen each bolt (A).
3. Adjust the hood alignment in this sequence:
Adjust the hood right
Tailgate Adjustment
NOTE:
Have an assistant help you when adjusting the
tailgate.
Take care not to scratch the tailgate, body, and other
related parts.
Put on gloves to protect your hands.
1. R
Fuel Fill Door Adjustment
1. Remove the nut (A), then remove the open spring
(B).
2. Slightly loosen the hinge mounting bolts (A).
3. Adjust the fuel fill door (B) in or out until it's flush
with th
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Disassembly
1. Remove the piston from the engine block.
2. Apply new engine oil to the piston pin snap rings
(A), and turn them in the ring grooves until the end
gaps are lined up with the cutouts in the piston pin
bores (B).
NOTE: Take care not to damage the ring grooves.
3. Remove both snap rin
After everyone has entered the
vehicle, be sure the doors and the
tailgate are closed and locked.
Your vehicle has a door and
tailgate open indicator on
the instrument panel to indicate
when a specific door or the tailgate is
not tightly closed.
Locking the doors reduces the
chan
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