brade pad installation gone bad! - Honda-Acura.net

sabotage · 06-12-04, 04:43 PM

so i decided to change my own pads for the first time and used the article on here as a guide. problem was i coudlnt get the piston on the front brake back in, so what i did was pump the brakes a bit hoping to maybe loosen it. big mistake. it practically came all the way out, and when i tried to push it back brake fluid leaked out and then it stopped. anyone have any ideas as to what i should do?

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Junolude · 06-12-04, 06:10 PM

use a big c clamp to compress it? Maybe try draining your brake lines so theres no pressure behind it. then make sure you refill your brake lines and bleed them.

sabotage · 06-12-04, 09:33 PM

yea a c clamp worked fine. and it works alot better if you clamp it in the middle, not the edge. if only i knew that sooner.

slammed91-hatch · 06-13-04, 12:20 AM

when i do it i leave the old pad in there so there is more of a flat surface for the clamp to go on. but yes the C clamp is the way to go with this.

westcoaststyle · 06-13-04, 03:25 PM

There's even a tool available specifically for compressing the front caliper piston. Glad you got it working.

sabotage · 06-14-04, 09:50 AM

is there any other way to put the rear caliper piston back in besides using a big screwdriver?

honura · 06-15-04, 12:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sabotage

is there any other way to put the rear caliper piston back in besides using a big screwdriver?

A hammer!

Daniel · 07-12-04, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by honura

A hammer!

You wouldn't want to hammer in the rear calipers. Follow Josh's method, that works!

Out of curiosity, what was the article that you followed? That should have been addressed. Also, applying your brake pedal with the brake assembly apart isn't a great idea. As you saw, your piston will slide right out, as there's no object or force retaining it in.

ExiledinIN · 07-14-04, 09:05 PM

It's better to use the tool on the rear to make sure that you are not going to tear the boot. Tear the boot or get the boot crimped up (which leads to seized calipers) will mean to get a new caliper. Better to spend the $9 at Napa.

http://www.napaonline.com/cgi-bin/nc...&usrcommgrpid=

honura · 08-30-04, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daniel

You wouldn't want to hammer in the rear calipers. Follow Josh's method, that works!

Out of curiosity, what was the article that you followed? That should have been addressed. Also, applying your brake pedal with the brake assembly apart isn't a great idea. As you saw, your piston will slide right out, as there's no object or force retaining it in.

I was joking around!

Sham · 06-15-04, 01:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sabotage

is there any other way to put the rear caliper piston back in besides using a big screwdriver?

I went to Schucks, auto parts store, and bought a special $12 tool to screw the rear piston back in. One side felt like it wasn't going to move a bit, the other side felt like it was sliding through butter. Get the tool.

Provocateur · 07-12-04, 02:40 AM

The tool is pointless. Save yourself $12 and use a flat head screwdriver. It works best when the head is exact size of the opening. Also, if the boot is being twisted, WD40 it and it will stop.

ls_101 · 07-12-04, 08:07 AM

do not use a screw driver to push the piston into place it can go in crooked then your screwed, use a c clamp, do not use wd 40 on the boot it is oil base and will cause the rubber boot to deteriorate, causing future problems, remember to put anti sieze on the slide pins before reinstalling them, use a water/synthetic base lubricant on the rubber boot to protect them, do it right the first time so u dont have to do it again
i know this because i went to school for it

westcoaststyle · 07-12-04, 01:42 PM

You do not want to use a C-clamp on the rear caliper because you have to screw it in to get it to retract. A C-clamp will only press it in and that won't work. I also use a screwdriver. Instead of using it as you normally would, lay the screwdriver on its side and use it long-ways in the groove. It gives you more surface area and the right size screwdriver will lay perfectly in the groove giving you great leverage.

hih

intjinfj · 08-30-04, 02:24 PM

Just FYI used C clamp to push the piston on the rear brakes back in and now I have to replace both rear calipers. Buy tool saves you $120+ dollars plus the time of re-doing it. DOH!!!!!!!

SRD_DC2 · 08-31-04, 02:19 PM

Dont forget to put your e-brake down before you replace the rear pads

06-13-04, 12:20 AM	#4
slammed91-hatch Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Washington State Posts: 1,127	when i do it i leave the old pad in there so there is more of a flat surface for the clamp to go on. but yes the C clamp is the way to go with this. __________________ mods: ls swap, hasport mounts, intake, header, full exhaust, rear sedan door handles, dei alarm with remote door locks, relocated optima battery, no ps or ac, skunk2 coilovers, 17 inch rims, wings west sides, opium front, extreme rear, custom painted tails, jdm corners, 95 gsr center console, 92 teg steering wheel, 2 12" mtx 8000 subs and mtx 6500D amp, body work and paint coming soon.

06-13-04, 03:25 PM	#5
westcoaststyle Still here... sorta... Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: CO Posts: 17,177	There's even a tool available specifically for compressing the front caliper piston. Glad you got it working. __________________ 2008 Lexus IS 350 - Starfire White 1999 Ford Explorer 4x4 Sport View My Feedbacks & ADD TO THEM!!!

07-12-04, 01:42 PM	#14
westcoaststyle Still here... sorta... Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: CO Posts: 17,177	You do not want to use a C-clamp on the rear caliper because you have to screw it in to get it to retract. A C-clamp will only press it in and that won't work. I also use a screwdriver. Instead of using it as you normally would, lay the screwdriver on its side and use it long-ways in the groove. It gives you more surface area and the right size screwdriver will lay perfectly in the groove giving you great leverage. hih __________________ 2008 Lexus IS 350 - Starfire White 1999 Ford Explorer 4x4 Sport View My Feedbacks & ADD TO THEM!!!

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06-12-04, 06:10 PM	#2
Junolude Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 13	use a big c clamp to compress it? Maybe try draining your brake lines so theres no pressure behind it. then make sure you refill your brake lines and bleed them.

06-12-04, 09:33 PM	#3
sabotage Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 13	yea a c clamp worked fine. and it works alot better if you clamp it in the middle, not the edge. if only i knew that sooner.

06-14-04, 09:50 AM	#6
sabotage Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 13	is there any other way to put the rear caliper piston back in besides using a big screwdriver?

07-14-04, 09:05 PM	#9
ExiledinIN Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 154	It's better to use the tool on the rear to make sure that you are not going to tear the boot. Tear the boot or get the boot crimped up (which leads to seized calipers) will mean to get a new caliper. Better to spend the $9 at Napa. http://www.napaonline.com/cgi-bin/nc...&usrcommgrpid=

07-12-04, 02:40 AM	#12
Provocateur On permanent hiatus Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: A forum with actual tech Posts: 9,716	The tool is pointless. Save yourself $12 and use a flat head screwdriver. It works best when the head is exact size of the opening. Also, if the boot is being twisted, WD40 it and it will stop.

07-12-04, 08:07 AM	#13
ls_101 integra fs Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: MO Posts: 290	do not use a screw driver to push the piston into place it can go in crooked then your screwed, use a c clamp, do not use wd 40 on the boot it is oil base and will cause the rubber boot to deteriorate, causing future problems, remember to put anti sieze on the slide pins before reinstalling them, use a water/synthetic base lubricant on the rubber boot to protect them, do it right the first time so u dont have to do it again i know this because i went to school for it

08-30-04, 02:24 PM	#15
intjinfj Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 41	Just FYI used C clamp to push the piston on the rear brakes back in and now I have to replace both rear calipers. Buy tool saves you $120+ dollars plus the time of re-doing it. DOH!!!!!!!

08-31-04, 02:19 PM	#16
SRD_DC2 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: MD Posts: 105	Dont forget to put your e-brake down before you replace the rear pads