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Honda front brake job – brake pad and rotor replacement
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I have a rear brake pad swap on my Accord. There’s also a brake bleeding video.
Thanks for watching!
Great video! With a friends help and video not nearly as good as yours, I changed the front rotors and pads all the way around on my 2007 accord. I plan to change the breaks on the odyssey (07) in the near future. You video has been bookmarked and will definitely be my primary resource. Any video for the rear breaks? Thanks!!!
Great video, really easy to understand. Thanks for making this!
It is the Ceramic Extreme Brake Parts lube I’m using. I haven’t had it dry out. I’m due for a rear brake change soon on my Accord, and will see how it looks there.
Thanks for the tip!
Great video! Made my first brake job very easy! Thanks. FYI – I assumed the purple stuff shown on the video was Permatex® CeramicExtreme Brake PartsLubricant and I used it on the caliper bolt. Unfortunately, I found that after about a year, the lube dried out and made the caliper a bit hard to move. I am now using silicon paste on it. So far so good.
Great video. Question, couldn’t you put some grease or anti-seize on the wheel hub where the metal of the hub touches the new rotor?
I like your video bro! What I did was to put some anti-seize on the caliper bracket bolt threads so next time I won’t need an impact driver. Also, for the rotor screws, I got some hex drive machine screws to replace the philips drive and put some anti-seize on them as well. Next time I do brakes, won’t need special tools. Good video man. Keep it up!
Thanks for the kind words. It’s what keeps me making more videos.
I have viewed many videos on how to change front brakes and rotors on 2007 Accord. This video is one of the best out there, well explained. Great job!
i have an 08 accord ex-L. I’d like to replace all the rotors and pads. What would you recommend for a daily driver? I was looking at rockauto.com
Thanks
One thing with Wagner rotors I noticed that they rust bad!! Around the hub area
I got mine on amazon. But I’m sure you can find it at Sears or other local tool stores.
Thanks! Where do you get the impact driver?
What I used was “CeramicExtreme Brake PartsLubricant” by Permatex, which is a synthetic version of the red bottle (with higher temperature rating).
Thanks for watching!
BTW, the proper pin lube from permatex comes in a red bottle, not blue. I think you may have used the wrong stuff.
You may want to mention that your caliper slide pin lube needs to be silicone based. The normal stuff (easy to get everywhere) swells honda rubber caliper pin boots, making their seal fail, and ultimately seizing the slider pins. Glad to see you’re at least servicing the pins, a lot of people skip this important step.
oh, me so lubed up..that’s hilarious.
I have a video on rear brakes for the Honda Accord – did you check that one out?
Thanks for watching!
How do you replace the rear brakes?
Lefty loosey, Righty Tighty. So the typical counterclockwise turn will get ’em. They’re just on pretty good @ 79 ft/lbs, so it’s gonna take some muscle (and maybe some foul language) to get ’em loose. Try a breaker bar – leverage is your friend!
Thanks for watching.
Those caliper bolts, to unscrew, is it clockwise or counter?
Thanks for watching. The “special tool” for the front rotors is the impact driver. Those screws are not easy to remove.
Great video, gave me confidence to do the front brakes. I already did the rear in 08 Accord after 15k miles ! I remember using a special tool to move the caliper pistons back, looks like it maynot be needed for the fronts. Thanks.
Really helpful video, thanks a lot! I’d like to make 2 useless suggestions to make this extra manly:
1. Change the clip transition from “slow burn” to “fireball” with an explosive sound clip.
2. Have Terry Crews yell “Man Club!” over the fireball.
I don’t think you’ll have any problems. The impact driver as used to get those caliper screws out….some people drill them out, which I suppose is an option (maybe using a reverse threaded drill bit would work). But then you can’t reuse the screws - and they’re helpful holding the caliper in place as you reassemble!
Thanks for watching.
Tood… Thanks for great video. I’m using it to prepare for my brakes. Any concern that impact driver use is tough on wheel bearings? The Fiats iI owned as a kid make me skittish for wheel bearings!
You don’t need to be a jackwad, dude – so the title of your attitude is a FAIL. Get a life, troll.
You didn’t replace the caliper – so the title of your video is a FAIL. You only removed the caliper bracket for cleaning. Maybe you should call it PAD and ROTOR replacement, or do you really think you replaced the caliper?
No worries. You’ll be surprised how similar the job will be. If you get bored, check out my video on changing the brake fluid too.
Have fun, and thanks for watching!
I am also my own mechanic on 6 cars, i save big bucks doing stuff myself. I will be doing the pads and rotors for the first time on my 2006 Honda Ridgeline this coming weekend and this video really helped me in understanding what to prepare for. Thanks for the video mate!
I did - that’s another episode. If you notice, they were shot on the same day (April 9, 2011).
Thanks for watching.
why dont you change the brakefluid it looks horrible.
You are a comedian .me so lube up. I was
Thank you man food video .helados anyone lol
thanks for the info all your vids are detailed and informative im going in on a leaking caliper on an Accord thanks to you.
I have fun making the videos and sharing knowledge. Thanks for the kind words, and I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos.
Keep ’em hangin’!
Your video was very thorough and informative. I typically watch a few videos before I do any work on a vehicle I have yet to touch, and I found yours to be the best. I appreciate your sense of humor, and thank you for putting the time into doing this. I also think it was an awesome idea to list tools needed after the install, it was nice to know exactly why each tool was present, and also know none had been missed. Thank you again!
if you changed the back pads as well. you need to cycle the e brake a few times. there is a ratchet system in the rear brake caliper
Hmm, there really isn’t an adjustment on the system… you’ll feel a sponginess the first few times you press the brakes, as the pads/calipers adjust to the rotor. If you continue to feel mushy brakes after a day, it’s time to bleed your system. Check out my DIY on how to do so…Honda says do it every 36 months, so you’re probably due.
How do I adjust the brakes on my ’10 civic? I’ve changed the pads but the pedal hasn’t “stiffened” like I thought it would.