Me and my friend are changing my rear brake pads on thursday (apparantly that was the source of that weird clicking noise)

any pointers or tips? i've never done this before (my friend has, just not on a honda) and i'm not too sure what to expect.

 

Its pretty easy, nothing too hard at all. Just make sure you have a pretty descent jack and some nice sturdy jackstands.

 

I beleive your car would have rear brake "shoes" not pads. Do you have drum brakes on the back? It' not hard, but it's different than front pads.

 

get the drums, or discs, resurfaced when putting new pads or shoes on.

 

....if theyre out of spec, yes. But if they look pretty good, its not really necessary. Certainly can't hurt tho.

 

sorry about the wording, they get me confused (slowly learning)

they're probably going to have to get resurfaced though. should only be about $30 right?

 

Had same problem with clicking on 97 civic. Sounded more like clacking though. haha.

Anyway, I would definitely have the drums turned when changing the pads due to the click. You don't want to have uneven wear on the new shoes or risk being frustrated if you change and still have clickety clacking by saving a few bucks. Besides that, you shouldn't have to change the rear pads again for quite a while so do it right the first time and you'll get mucho mileage out of them without touching again.

 

let us know how the job goes!!!

my drums are messed up, squeaking and clacking

 

Just have the drums looked at before you have them turned. It can't hurt, but it's not always necessary. You can only turn your drums so many times before they're not turnable anymore so don't do it just to do it.

What I normally do is take the drums off both sides and work on one set of brakes. That way if you get lost putting them back together you have the other one to look at.

If you need some pointers, PM me and I'll do what I can to help you out.

 

thanks everyone! i'll go over this stuff with my friend since he'll be doing most of the work.