Hi
I'm new to this forum and I have just bought a 1995 Accord. And I love it.
I was doing brake work, I replaced my front calipers, pads and flushed them, and the car was stopping alright (better than before), and now I did the rear ones and both the bleed bolts broke.

My car will now not stop because I "bled them" by taking out the bolt with the tube where all the fluid comes out and now my caliper is full of air according to my dad.

I went to the junk yard and got 2 calipers but my dad says "the cylinder is seized, same with the other one". These are the only calipers at the junkyard with non seized bleed valves.

I really don't want to spend more than $100, (new ones at Canadian Tire are around $300 for the pair).

Somebody please tell me what I should do?

 

1. Save up your money.
2. Buy some rebuilt ones.

Autozone has them for $75 USD with a $30 core. Maybe they will give you store credit for your two sets of cores. If so, that would bring you near your $100 range.

 

Do you think I could fit up calipers from a different model i.e 6th gen Accord, or a prelude or something?

 

You can use the rear calipers from any of the rear disc 4th or 5th gens.

You could get a rebuild kit for the calipers, (Nissin Caliper rebuild) and try cleaning up the cylinders with some 1500/2000 grit wet dry sand paper. Aluminum mag polish works good as well. A lot of times the pistons get dry seized in the cylinders. A little bit of cleaning and they are good to go. Wouldn't hurt to at least take them apart and see what the pistons and cylinders look like.

Rebuild kit is $25/each Honda part number 01473-SV4-000 (doesn't come with the piston just the rubber seals and washers)
Pistons are $40 if you need one. - HPN = 43215-SM4-951

 

Last week I got two rear calipers from an 98 Acura TL which are the same as the Accord Gen 5 wagon and some Vigor models. I paid $50 for the pair at a self serve yard.

 

if you want to pay for the trip back and forth I can try to remove the broken bleeders for you

 

Thanks Everyone for all of the responses!

My best friend's dad is taking me to get calipers from where he gets them tomorrow (he owns a used dealer), for 50$/side

otherwise I'll be trying the TL or 4th gen!

as for the trip for someone to attempt to remove bolts

I am not keeping this car, I bought it to fix and sell (H22 engine is now running smooth as a whistle). But I really do love the 5th gen Accord, so I'll be back soon.

 

it's not good karma to laugh at someone that's willing to help you out

 

That's what I was thinking.

 

Not sure here. OP- you do know that the rear caliper pistons "screw in". If you try to "press" the pistion back in....well it won't move and you risk causing damage to the caliper.

 

I was laughing because I'm all the way up in London Ontario

and I rebuilt my calipers, sorta. I used a "pipe wrench" to unscrew the piston, showered it in WD 40, and screwed it back in. Then took out the seized bolt the 14 mm one on the top near the pads, by using a hacksaw to get it out. Finally i sanded it all down, and re-installed using some "shims" from the junk yard.

 

These cars have a diagonally split hydraulic system. LR+RF/RR+LF. You would bleed the system in a diagonal pattern, not a front to back pattern.

FWIW most automotive shops can sell you new replacement bleeder screws for a few bucks, the HELP! section usually has the various sizes needed, but IIRC they are 10mm(D) x 1.0(P)x 35mm(L) ~$5 for a pair in the Dorman section.

 

on the 4th gen accords(according to Helms) you go rear right...front left...rear left...front right..not sure about 5th gens