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1999 Acura RL Rear Caliper Replacement -EricTheCarGuy
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get out of here no GM fans
Hi Eric, great video. I’m in the UK and we don’t seem to have the 3M
silicone paste (you can buy it but it gets shipped from America so it cost
4x the price). Would any silicone paste do or are there specific cars ones?
Presumably Copaslip would be okay for the other anti sticking stuff that
you use in your video right?
Honda has a neat trick with their brake fluid. You will notice their bottle
is a similar shape/size to the reservoir. You can actually just tip a
bottle onto there, and it will automatically draw as much fluid as needed
to keep it topped up, similar to a drinking water bottle.
dam make it more expensive on the customer. lmao it all depends on the
customer
Every time I hear you saying RL I’m allways thinking of the Bentley Arnage
RL (Red Label) 🙂
You forgot replacing the pads twice part
I’ve never loosened a bolt the wrong way. ; )
I also always use the old washers,. i never got a problem.
good work Erick. thanks for the videos.
ETCG on an American version of Wheeler Dealers? That would be amazing…
I also stick with steel washers.
lmao. so your telling a pro that its a bad idea? guess what ive done it on
mine for years!!! on both my cars and guess what.. never failed? im sure he
knows what hes doing. he has his ways you have yours
ONLY COMPLAINT! Eric please put new gloves on! lol
a black person car mechanic
Do you take off the master cylinder cap when you gravity bleed?
Ray’s a noob
I really like the way you did a one-man bleed. Key is the fact that your
bottle had some brake fluid in it. I normally empty that bottle, mainly
because I don’t want the fluid to spill if I tip it over in the shop
cabinet. Also, fluid in an open bottle will pick up water. That said, the
way you did it, none of that dirty fluid is drawn all the way up the tubing
so it’s a valid technique.
it takes a really long time to learn every part of a car
pre-’97 Hondas last longer lol
What’s the bleeding time? lol
These videos are so helpful! Thanks ETCG! Also, how cool would it be if my
mechanic gave me a tutorial video on the repair I just paid him for? Thats
an amazing concept.
Hey spelunkerd, yes it does. I went over there and left my question under
this video on the forums. I hope some one has an easy fix. To get a dealer
to do it is over $100.00 for them to use some kind of scan machine. whoa
wiz me. Thanks for the help. Peace Bro
Movember?
I love my speed-bleeders. No more asking the wife for help.
A wrenchman changes parts. A mechanic fixes the car
I have a 2007 Chevy trail blazer and replaced the left rear caliper. When I
tried to bleed the brakes it wouldn’t bleed. So is the ABS system holding
me back from bleeding them?
I like the repair vids…
Side topic. As an experienced guy plus that I really like your opinions,
can you tell me how bad cars do need an Anti-roll bar? Because I bought a
manual Renault Logan that has no Anti-roll bar in the front, all cars of
this model don’t for some reason. The car has a top speed of 200 Kph and 90
Hp in case that helps. I don’t live in the US of A of course because that
car isn’t exported there, I live in Egypt 🙂
Hello Eric, I’ve got my time with broken calipers, when that happens, I
usually replace both brake pads and calipers on the axle, sometimes I even
replace rotors if they are worn (most of the times they are). I’ve always
got the idea when we replace something on a wheel, the other wheel on the
same axle, should get the same treatment, is that wrong?
As long as the grease is 100% synthetic, you’re fine. I have a tub of the
same stuff Eric uses, but you can buy synthetic brake grease by Permatex
and others.
Yes, I have the jar of it and use it all the time when working on brakes.
that’s what it is for. what success do you expect? It just keeps it working
properly. LOL
Ya, I was thinking about that while he was touching the pads.
Haynes, Chilton, Factory.
Eric the Car Guy is fixing all kinds of calipers.
Hi Eric~ Please advise in your videos about left-right calipers….I
replaced both rear calipers recently & ended up putting the left caliper on
the right side & vice versa…I found out that the Bleeper valve location
is critical….If Bleeper Valve is located above the letter “L”..it is
meant for the Left location…and vice versa…I was working on it with a
friend and he unknowing gave me the calipers for the wrong location. I
failed to check as well…dummy me..
This looks really simple on a Acura i did this for my 93 saturn an i had
the worst time. It was almost my first time an it was my drive an passanger
side brakes. My rear brakes looks waay different for a saturn. Its a got a
wire like a throttle body wire. Idk how to do it. Hes right about the
copper washers.. when i did my brake job i lost that washer an didnt
realize it. Put it back together was leaking an realized i lost a washer on
the driver side. I had the WORST time finding a fit…
I’ve had the same problem as Eric, on both the copper and aluminum washers.
I always reuse the factory ones, never had a leak yet.
OLD BRAKE FLUID IN A NEW CALIPER… BIG NO NO .. !! Just like old power
steering fluid in a new rack.. drain the system , If there is anything in
the old fluid like small amounts of water then you just put it in your
paying customers new part !!!
I rather use the steel ones too…
Yeah I got a 2002 Acura RL 3.5 liter engine and I’m having that problem
with my right rear Caliber. Great video Stay dirty. $ In my pocket thanks.
You’re awesome man, what do I need to study in order to start working like
you are?
Keep up the good work.
Eric the car guy for President. We need an honest man to tell the not so
smart Americans how the government now is really hurting our tushi’s.
Same with my fuel pump on my 90 volvo
I’ve gotten away with just the gravity bleed. The weight of the brake
fluid has no problem pushing the air out, as long as there is fluid in the
master cylinder. But, I always check for a firm pedal, and would do the
“one man bleed” as you did if the pedal wasn’t firm. Never had a problem
with the copper washers, but will keep that particular in mind…
Hey I was wondering how you made your bleeder?