i have recently become the owner of 97 accord, the only issue with it is that it needs a brake job and there is no way i am paying someone to do it for me. the only caliper that needs replacing is the rear driver side, all the rest are fine and could just use new pads. and they are all disc brakes. the car itself is a 2 door coupe, 97. where i live we have a scrap yard full of all sorts of cars, where you can grab parts for cheap. they have there 96 and 98 4 door accords, no 97 and no 2 doors. my question here today is how will i know if they are compatible with my car ? does it matter how many doors the car in retrospect to how the brakes are going to be on the car ?or are they going to be all the same so i can take one off a 96 and put it on my 97 ? any help would be greatly appreciated, i have done pads before but never replaced a caliper.

 

Any 94-97 Accord (4cyl) rear caliper will fit.

 

thank you !

 

The accord uses captive rotors..
So before you jump right into this..
Realize you must pull the hub off to get to the rotors. That means either try to knock it out of the bearing(good luck) or do what I did and take the knuckle off and use a press to get the hub out.

I changed my front hubs, wheel bearings, brake rotors and pads, and a cv axle all at the same time.

 

Good call hls90 - not obvious for most new owners. But to clarify the fronts are captive, the rears are not.

You will need to remove the axle nut and separate the axle and hub and separate the lower ball joint. Trivial with the right tools and without rust, can be a major hassle if it's corroded together. You should then be able to swing the front spindle to disconnect the axle and get to the hub bolts.

The best way I've found to get the hub assembly out is to partially loosen those 4 12-point bolts that hold it in and use a hammer and knock it out (or use a press). The other methods I've seen will separate the bearing and ruin it.