Does anyone have a suggestion for the "sticking hinge" of the driver's arm rest storage bin lid? Everytime I open mine the inner tray opens with the lid, no matter which tab I lift on. I don't know if its just a matter of lurication or something else to fix it.
I haven't seen anyone mention this problem in a year or so, so I guess it doesn't happen with more recent year models (I have an '04 with 49k miles.)

 

i had the same problem, just take it in to the dealership and they will replace the armrest

 

my '04 does the same thing.

 

i have the opposite problem with my 06. no matter which tab i lift only the top section opens unless i am very delicate. even then it takes a couple tries.

 

My 04 does this also, its incredibly annoying. My two front storage bins under the nav screen/console controls dont close either.

 

I had the same issue. My car is CPO so before I drove it off the lot, I wanted them to fix it. They dont replace the entire arm rest. The service rep explained to me they replace the spring in the armrest controlling the top portion. But who knows, the service rep could have just tried to simplify the explanation, even tho I used to work in a shop.

 

I have an '06 6mt and I had the same issue. If you look inside the big bin, you can see/feel slight little bumps/tabs sticking out. They're supposed to hold the top tray down when the correct lever is depressed. Unfortunately the tabs don't quite do the trick. What I did is I took black electrical tape and put a small piece over the tabs, and now the tray stays down when I want it to.

 

I just used some WD-40 on the hinges and it worked great.

 

Mine was under warranty when it was doing that so I made them fix it. Just clean and lube the hinge and it'll be fine.

 

yep, some wd-40 worked for mine too

 

I had the same thing on my 05. Took it to the dealership, they ordered a new armrest and had it installed the next week in about 10 minutes.

 

yeah take it to the dealership they will sure replace it for free.


alot of people had that problem and got it replace for free.

 

I had the same issue, mentioned it during an oil change. They toyed with it and then had the pleasure of the dealer actually breaking it......so it was replaced.

 

I haven't heard of that problem before. Do you use/abuse them alot? I seldom open mine.

 

I did not know there was any spring in the hinge. Sure doesn't feel like one to me. A spring would make some portion return to a previous position, but with mine the armrest stays in any position I move it to, and the inner tray usually follows the lid unless I use my second hand to separarte their movements. At any rate, nothing ever "springs" back to another position.

 

I've never looked at it very closely, certainly not close enough to understand what the mechanism is supposed to be doing (but isn't.) But I will check out the little bumps/tabs and see what I can do with those. I kind of hate to put WD 40 on the hinge because I'm afraid it might "run" onto other interior parts. I have the parchment interior color and I'm afraid any hinge lube, particularly if it is quite viscous like WD 40, would either show or would cause dust and dirt to stick to whatever it is on.
I am rather surprised to read that on models as late as '06 it is still a problem. Seems like an issue that (1) has been known from the earliest production of TSX's and (2) should not be too hard for Acura to fix the design on. Maybe with the problem being related to the plastic parts of the armrest/storage bin, and if Acura bought, like, a million of the assemblies thinking they would be needing them for several years, now they are stuck with the parts so they just keep putting them in the cars. (Although that sounds more like something Ford would do.)
Its a minor problem, but one which vexes me every time I get into the bin (which is frequently), because about half the time I want something from the tray (and NOT the storage area.) And there is no way to get it to open to the tray without using both hands - not always the easiest thing when you're wearing a seat/shoulder belt, driving down the road.

 

I considered doing the wd-40 route too, but I also have parchment, so I didn't want any greasy stains on the interior. Putting the strips of tape on the tabs definitely worked and doesn't create any mess.

 

Remove the two screws from the armrest hinge and remove the assembly. Then, flip it upside-down and look at the hinges. There is a gap where the sheet metal is rolled to form the hinges.

I took a tweaker screwdriver and spread that gap just a tiny bit (maybe .010 to .020 inches more) Everything is now free and working nicely.

Very easy...!!