I need new brake pads for my 2002 honda odessey and have some questions.

1) Can I use pads from the local autoparts store or do I really need to buy the honda pads at the dealer? The dealer wants to rape me IMO.

2) Car has antilock brakes. Can I just compress the caliper piston with a c clamp without trashing my anti lock brake system. I have been told that I will need to clamp the brake hose and then open the bleeder screw on the caliper to comperss the piston. I dont want to bleed the brakes.

3) What, if any tricks are there for doing the rear?

4) Anything else?

thanks

 

OEM pads are pretty good, there's lots of others. I'm sure autoparts stores sell good ones alongside junk ones... Search, there's probably lots of threads arguing about what kind is better than the others.

Just compress the piston into the caliper. The reason for opening the bleed screw is so you don't push too much fluid back into the reservoir & overflow. Open the bleeder a little while you're pushing the piston, close it before you quit pushing. That way you don't let air in.

I know you said you don't want to bleed the brakes, but this is a good excuse to bleed fresh fluid thru the whole system. It picks up moisture from the air & that makes it corrosive.

I don't like to ever pinch the hose, & never let the weight of the caliper hang on the hose. I've had a hose burst while stopped for a train & I didn't like the feeling...

The trick for the rear is twist the pistons, don't just push them in. That's because of the handbrake auto-adjusting mechanism.

Make sure the caliper slide pins are greased & they slide smoothly. Make sure the new pads fit nice into the caliper brackets. Sometimes I have to file the paint off their ends so they don't wedge too tightly. Little grease or anti-seize is good where they move.

 

1)yes
2)yes you can compress without problem im doing this for 10 yrs
3)yes you need spesial tool for compress calliper or you can get big prybar twist calliper clockwise und push it at same time

 

Autopart store pads can be good or bad. The general rule of thumb is: you get what you pay for. I would go with OEM brakes. Yeah, they are expensive but...they are relatively silent compared to most autopart store pads and they are relatively high quality.

I wouldn't recommend even touching the bleeder screw. Just compress the front caliper piston with a C-clamp or piston compressor tool...shouldn't be a problem.

The rear requires you to screw the piston back in. Use a flat head screwdriver to do this or go and buy a rear piston compressor tool. Also, be careful not to twist or tear the piston boot when backing the piston back in to the caliper.

One last thing...lather the back of the pads and contact points on the caliper with the supplied anti-squeal grease.