PLease Help '03 accord coupe rear brakes
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PLease Help '03 accord coupe rear brakes
i'm trying to change my g/f rear disc brakes, can someone tell me please how to press the caliper in to fit the new pads? I have a tool but do i need to bleed them? Please help they're grinding and she's bitchin!!!
thanx in advance -Kevin
thanx in advance -Kevin
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Re: PLease Help '03 accord coupe rear brakes (MygirlsCoupe)
What you need to do first is to loosen the brake reservoir cap so that the brake fluid will have some where to go when you push/compress the brake piston back. Second, you need to buy a brake piston compressor. You can buy it for under $10 at any auto parts store. Others use a C-clamp, but I think that the brake piston compressor is the easiest way. Third, you need to push/compress the brake piston all the way back into the caliper until the piston is flush with the caliper or just enough so that you can put in your new brake pads. Then when you're all done put the top back on the brake reservoir. DONE. Others would loosen the brake bleed valve so when you compress the brake piston you can bleed out all of the dirty brake fluid, then you'll have to bleed your brake system. You can choose which way you want.
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Re: PLease Help '03 accord coupe rear brakes (MygirlsCoupe)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MygirlsCoupe »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> i'm trying to change my g/f rear disc brakes, can someone tell me please how to press the caliper in to fit the new pads? I have a tool but do i need to bleed them? Please help they're grinding and she's bitchin!!!
thanx in advance -Kevin</TD></TR></TABLE>
the rear calipers should have either 2 or 4 receses for the tool to fit in nicely and all you do is turn the tool and piston clockwise, this will push the piston back.
do you have a small lug on the back of the pads, if so you must make shure that this lug fits into any one of the receses on the piston.
And no you do not need to bleed the breaks as you are not opening the bleed valve you will just need to check the level of break fluid after you have finished and pumped the pedal out.
hope this helps
thanx in advance -Kevin</TD></TR></TABLE>
the rear calipers should have either 2 or 4 receses for the tool to fit in nicely and all you do is turn the tool and piston clockwise, this will push the piston back.
do you have a small lug on the back of the pads, if so you must make shure that this lug fits into any one of the receses on the piston.
And no you do not need to bleed the breaks as you are not opening the bleed valve you will just need to check the level of break fluid after you have finished and pumped the pedal out.
hope this helps
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