My buddys CRX gots a leakin driver side caliper. I think its the seal. Ive bever changed out a caliper seal. How much are they? WHere should i get it? And how longs will this take?

 

the seals are pretty cheap...less then $12 if I remember, I got them at the local parts store, nothing fancy. Actual time workong on the calipers..maybe 2 hours each one

and you will need a hone, to do it right

 

Whats a hone? What does it do?

 

clean up the cylander walls

 

is that mandatory though?

 

nothing is mandatory...

 

you're almost better off getting a new one, turn in your old one for a core and a new one will cost you like $30

 

i agree, i'd rather just get a reman caliper

 

k, ill tell him to buy a remanufactured one.

 

steve is the man...thats what i would do...

 

that true too

 

Yeah, thats what i need to do with mine too. My passenger side caliper is leaking at the seal, and the cylinder walls must be scored or something because after replacing the seal, it's still leaking.

 

i hate brakes. damn things always something wrong with them! i have the same problem.

 

I replaced the seal on one of mine a long time ago. I didn't hone, but I didn't really need to.

First, drain the fluid out of the system at the leaky caliper. Then, completely remove the bleed nipple from the caliper. Get a small scredriver and put it through the hole that the nipple screws into and press the piston out of the caliper. Take a look inside the caliper and make sure you have a good surface in there without any wear marks. It resembles what you might see in an engine block when the hone marks go bad and rings don't seal - highly polished surface is not good. You want a slightly rough honed surface. At that point you can determine if you need to honeor not. Most major parts store rent tools so it's free.

The seal was $14 new at a dealership. It's about $11 on Hondaautomotiveparts.com, but after shipping that goes back up to over $14 .

Replace the seal, piston, bleed nipple, and then refill with new fluid. Done!

About an hour of work if you take your time.