Thank you for the detailed explanation!!!! I drove my son back down to his mothers in Florida, and thanks to my swift swerving out of what would have been a pile up on the highway, however my rear passenger caliper seized up on me. I did not have the time nor the funds to stop jack it up, so I pumped it a couple times and to no avail it continued to keep seizing not locking the wheel completely up, but did destroy the pads on that side and rotor. So, a good friend of mine works for Oreilly and got me a set of pads for both rear even though the left is fine, a ne caliper ( I imagine it locked out due to standing on the brake quickly to avoid collision) but since I get a really good deal through him went ahead and got a rotor and caliper as well. I may get another rotor since I get a core return and have done the whole front end already. Anyways, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE DETAILS in this video. Fronts were simple so as long as I hit it all with a little Blaster all should go smoothly!
Since I don’t have the tool, and since I don’t have a crowbar with a wide enough edge, I ended up using a large flat file. The edge of the flat file fit into the groove and I was able to have enough leverage to rotate the piston clockwise and down. Thanks for the video.
Very good presentation. My son has a 2015 Honda Accord, we used C-Clamp, couldn't compress the piston. I thought the caliper was bad, and plan to replace it. This video shown us how to compress the piston without special tool, and we follow it, works out like a charm. All techniques introduced here is very useful (including how to use DW40 to do lubrication). Thank you for providing us this information. Very appreciate your kindness.
I got a s2000 the rear has the cross on the piston and I couldn’t get it to budge with. Man that was a pain in the butt. Then I watched a video and used the 3/8 ratchet close wise and no prob
Yeah bro be a good mechanic I use to work for honda dealer I quit because they wanted to make me a dummie mechanic I remember how they made me lie to customer I felt guilty but this give me an idea to do a video about it. Stay tuned u will see it
@@RBTheMechanic crazy thing I work for a honda dealership and I’m in my first month and it’s crazy I just want to learn to fix my own car and be a good mechanic but I know I will not be there for long . 4 years max and after on my own like your self and one thing I hate is being a lube tech and being in a competition to see how many cars you can push out a month to earn a bonus at the end
@@81quiroz I worked for Passaic honda dealer in jersey they called me lub tec. I hated it but left after 6 months and it’s better to learn in private shops because u get diff diff types of cars. Keep watching and it will take time to get that experience but u will get there
@@81quiroz good question but I wouldn’t put any of those chemicals in fuel tank because they burn the holes on the injectors that causes to leak fuel more and low MPG just try using super fuel couple of tanks that can clean the system they have chemicals
I use a nylon brush even a cheap brand of tooth brush will work a metal wire brush can tear the boot or any other rubber. Also use a silicone lubricant spray don’t use WD-40 it’s a petroleum-based product, which will eat rubber. You can simply use a spray bottle with soap and water in it to clean the rubber boot while it’s wet use your nylon brush or tooth brush to get the brake dust and road grime off the boot. Dry the boot spray it with silicone lube so it doesn’t stick to the caliper and twist up. Use the appropriate specialty tool to turn the screw piston in all the way so it will clear the pad when you put the caliper back on the vehicle. Don’t cheap out and use a pair of pliers a screwdriver, or a prybar. Put the caliber back on and put your bolts in and tighten them to torque specs spray down the caliber and rotor one last time with brake cleaner so you don’t contaminate the pads and you’re done.
I thought the same thing. I thought it seized or something. Every other caliper i have ever dealt with you can compress the piston with out spinning it.
RB, thanks so much for the suggestion to put some grease on the thin washers to keep them from falling out. Those things were driving me bonkers. Have a blessed year.
Thank you so much for this video it really helped me out a lot I thought I was going to have to replace my caliper until I saw that you have to spin it to decompress it
For that brief instance the small amount of WD-40 used won't destroy the rubber boot. If you soaked it in the WD-40 for a long time you might have a problem.
Thanks man this helped. My dumbass kept twisting the piston, and fixing the twisted boot. Took me like 15 minutes just to push the piston back since I was constantly trying to fix the boot
That part of the seal is the outer part of the seal , they always get stuck to the pistons like that on higher mileage and or older cars , I usually avoid that happening by VERY carefully lifting just the tiniest smallest outter area of that seal with a plastic trim panel/upholstery removal tool and shoot in the smallest bit of PB blaster of Deep Creep , clear around the piston where the seal sits with a nylon or brass brush , giving the PB a few minutes to work it's way in well . Make sure when your done that you get off as much of the penetrating oil or grease as you can using brake cleaner, if you leave any petroleum based fluids or substances in there , their tackyness will accumulate tons of dust and dirt which obviously one always should take measures to avoid happening to what ever parts your working wish , cleanliness is Godlyness especially when working with car parts. Edit: wow I just only now watched the video paying attention this time around just to realize the guy in video does basically exactly what I recommended in my comment which obv I left before actually paying attention the video , whoops. One rather important and relevant bit of info I will leave speaking against the process's this guy uses hopefully to save someone out there a headache is don't ever try to put pressure against a piston on a caliper of this style when attempting to thread it back in UNLESS you want to risk fracturing or outright breaking a chunk off your calipers piston as they are honestly not that strong and surely do not always respond well to all the required pressure needed to thread it back in applied on only one single small and isolated section of the piston from using a tool such as a pry bar to keep preszure against it. The pistons in brake calipers are only of a cast type construction and not all too thick usually,, sometimes on newer cars they now are even made out of composite mix of metals and ceramic type materials, which obviously most I believe would know that most all cast metals and ceramics are already on their own prone to cracking, especially when force is applied to them on just a small area instead of spread out as even as possible over as much of the parts surface area possible , which is one of the primary reasons specialty tool kits are made and widely available for calipera of this style which most call threaded calipers, so yeah , forget about the pry bar and by a tool kit made to do this job the right way, they are widely available and really are very cheap, usually no more than only half the price of a remaned or new caliper , so why take a chance and risk doing senseless short cuts , brakes are no place for short cuts if you value human life that is
Thanks man this really helped me . I changed my wife back brakes and couldn’t get the cylinder back compressed with the C-clamp . Watch your video followed the steps we’re on the road again lol 😂 thanks again !!
Your video was well done!!! I think you should add a link to the comments for the tool that you used to back off the piston...I found it at Harbor Freight for $44.99
That's why I always clean those seals and lubricate then with brake grease before I start spinning those calipers back in , if you don't that F'd up outter dust seal for the piston being destroyed is what you'd get most the time which obviously your well aware is not the goal here lol I'm not done with the video yet and just heard you say " you don't even need a special tool , just a good pry bar" , that at was a red flag for me , and finally the video is finished and yes spinning them back in with a large flat head or decent sized pry bar or even a wood chise or piece of 1 inch wide 1/8 thick flat stock steel can all do the same job , but what the tool ensures is that you don't slip out of the groove with the screwdriver or pry bar and all to often as it then goes end up cutting the that outter caliper piston dust seal, ive seen and worked with at least a dozen guys who just have themselves connived that short cuts and cutting corners dont have a negative outcome , and they dont all the tine , but all to often they do and that is not how I work , I take more pride in my work and care about the quality of the job more than anything for rhe customer sake and safety. If you accidently while pushing hard on thst pry bar while trying to get thst piston to start spinning in and slipped off and even nicked the smallest little cut in that outer dust shield then you can guarantee that that particular caliper is going to fail not to far off in the future , comprosing the customers safety potentially and costing them more money in repairs needed due to techs like yourself being ignorant of the fact that their previous corning cutting is what caused the calipers failure. What happens is dirt and water get in there and will pack in and rub against the inner piston fluid seal ,eventually cutting through it causing an extremely dangerous brake fluid leak while the customer is driving , that doesn't happen as often , the most often result of those outer dust seals being damaged by people taking short cuts is the moisture build up there behind that outer seal will cause corrosion to form on the bore walls of the caliper which in not to distant a future absolutely always will lead to the caliper piston seizing and the car breaking down and needing now not just a new caliper but also almost certainly also new rotor and pads as well as bracket clips on that side because seized calipers don't just suddenly seize completely outta no where , they first start sticking and therefore operating at much higher a temperature than designed to withstand and that increased heat will cause the caliper piston to expand and completely seize and lock up which will in a very brief time get so hot that the rotor and pads on that corner of the vehicle will be scortched to hell and back , and honestly a lot of times I have cars with locked up calipers that were driven in that condition instead of immediately no longer being driven , I usually recommend also having rhe abs sensor ajd wheel bearing reaplaced as the brakes often get so hot that I bakes the grease in the wheel bearing which will due to lack of lubrication cause the wheel bearing to begin wearing out at a rapid rate eventually failing completely. The abs sensors I replace bechar again due to such high temperatures it was exposed to , once cooled off , their platic bodies are so damn brittle that its almost impossible to remove them to do a wheel bearing replacement without the sensors crumbling apart into pieces , and all because in the end a mechanic decided to do a repair without using the proper tool that is designed specifically only for it's one job , and close poorly to use a hackers method thinking they can get the same job accomplished without the special tool , and like I said I've seen it dozens of times , guys do what you did , slip off the caliper piston causing a small or large tear in that outer dust seal. I'd rather take moe time to do rhw job right and make less money , than do a job faster and make more money but end up due to taking the butcher's short cut cost the custimer more money down the road abd potentially compromising their safety and well being . What is so hard about just doing things the right way ? I'll never understand why some people do butcher work but taking short cuts and somehow don't seem to understand that they actually just fucked up the car worse in the process of trying to fix it.
RB great video. Thanks so much for the tip of filing down the pad ears when they resist going into the hardware easily. My question is how do you keep those metal washers from falling out of the bolt hole when putting the caliper back on the mount bracket over the pads? My last install was very frustrating as those metallic washers continued to fall out, when I would put the bolt in. What function do those washers serve? Much success in your business and the videos.
Good video man but I have always heard that you should open up the caliper bleeder screw when retracting a piston to prevent damage to the ABS. I have also heard that you should open up the master cylinder when doing this. If the system is pressurized, I would think that you should do the caliper bleeder because it's after the abs unit. If the master cylinder cap is off, the pressure would flow backwards and into the unit. Any thoughts on that?
What type of rotors and new brake pads do you recommend there’s a lot on Amazon to choose from. Don’t mind spending a little more since I’m doing the work myself. Thank you in advance. Morris
I wouldn’t buy online get something quality from part store they can guide u betting good quality I use electric coated rotors lot and power stop brakes not the best but decent and quiet
Great video, I am just doing this for the first time on a honda civic SI, it has the same type of caliper as in your video. How do I know the piston is turned back in all the way. I am using one of those square blocks on my ratchet. The piston is still about 3/16" out of the caliper and its very hard to turn in anymore. The parking brake is off as far as I can tell. Thanks for the help.
This was great. I have a accord and i also have a 02 crv. However I'm trying to figure out how to free the piston that is stuck compressed down on one of my rears of the caliber of my 02 crv. Can break it loose or just replace the caliber? I noticed it when doing my brakes. 237k on the crv!
Ah, sanity check. I couldn't remember if the calipers turned clockwise or counterclockwise. Also, it helps to crack the bleeder valve before cranking down the piston to relieve the pressure.
Thank you for the great tip. I was worried I would have too buy that special tool. I followed your instructions and worked like a charm. Hassle free no problems at all.
Thanks for this Vedio.I got Honda civic 2006 ,rear right side was so easy to comress and turn with needle nose plier, but rear left side is so solid/frozen that i cannot make it move even with comress tool.Please advise. Thanks
Yeah that one gotta be replaced I have video on replacing calipers just type in search caliper Honda Accord rb the mechanic all related videos will show up
ANother good video! I just watched one of your others and asked why the piston needs to be turned while compressing. Can't you just use a large "C" clamp like you can on the front calipers?
I didn’t know it had to be aligned I twisted it in but don’t remember if I put it straight the boot went in good tho Will that cause any problems I’ll have to redo them
@@RBTheMechanic yeah ima gona redo it and get new rear rotors just resurfaced them probably will wear uneven so I will redo them anyways thanks for the video man wish I seen it before
Ever video I have seen uses the special tool before showing how its done with a pry bar. If you dont have the tool, trust me, it is much harder than these guys make it out to be. For me, it was a two person job. One turning the piston, the other holding the caliper. The torque was high enough that we put an adjustable on the shank of the pry bar.
@@RBTheMechanic depends where you live and drive. Every time I change pads, the pistons are stiff, but it doesn't mean they are bad. In regular operation, the pistons barely move, they just increase pressure. In addition, the hydraulic force of the pump is far greater than a person can apply so it's not a surprise that they are stiff.
I will NOT use WD 40, I prefer brake cleaner, and before the piston go back in, I use a syringe to inject a few CC of brake fluid behind the dust seal. That lub the area the piston had to travel on and no more seize caliper.
i left one of the boot twisted because i couldn't get the air out.. the boot isn't blocking the metal piston part when i installed it back in. would that be okay and would that cause air to be in the brake line? thanks in advance.
The piston turns...But not going in...I'm using a wide pride bar and putting pressure on it....I also open the fluid cap...I done this before but not working...any suggestions?
Is ur ebrake off? U might have to turn it several times before it start to go other wise it could be bad caliper try to opposit side both can’t be bad or ur doing wrong direction
my 2016 toyota corolla ones are a pain in the butt. The rubber boot keeps getting twisted? Any tips? I tried WD40. I am using the toolkit rented from autozone to spin it
Myth: WD-40® Multi-Use Product is not really a lubricant. Fact: While the “W-D” in WD-40® stands for Water Displacement, WD-40® Multi-Use Product is a unique, special blend of lubricants. The product's formulation also contains anti-corrosion agents and ingredients for penetration, water displacement and soil removal.
@@N_pop_2020 No? Are you agreeing or disagreeing? Its not bad for rubber if you wipe it off right away, but if you leave it then over time the rubber will soften, expand, and then degrade.
I did this for the first time on my son’s Corolla last week. I noticed the boot was twisting so just backed the calliper piston off a quarter turn. All good. I had to watch another video on how to compress the rear piston first. Does anyone know why they can’t just be pushed back into the calliper like the front ones? I was amazed that they needed screwing back! 😳
@@RBTheMechanic There was another nice surprise for me, too. When I came to do the second rear pads, they both had tangs on, unlike the first ones. It dawned on me that the pads weren’t packaged in wheel pairs but in inboard and outboard pairs! Had to put wheel back on, drop car, Jack up other side, remove inboard pad from that wheel……pain in the ass! I wish I could say, “I’ll know next time” but it’ll be so long that I’ll forget! 😩😂
@@RBTheMechanic Sweet! Thanks man. I guess on the newer models you don't have to bleed them? I remember on the older models I would have to do that! How times have changed haha
Because this piston will not compress its twist and compress due to the mechanism is connected with parking brake it’s like 2 brakes applied through one caliper
I had to go rent the piston retract tool .. I didn’t re install the paper clip like spring , on the pads .. didn’t see the purpose of it .. hopefully it , doesn’t effect the braking system
Ok it shouldn’t be big deal but it dose help the brakes move back out when ur letting go the brakes and prevent brake friction when not In use which is good for brakes and rotors from heating up but not a big deal it’s always missing when I get the cars that already had brakes changed previously
Best brake video!
Thank you!!! Will help lot of people
Thank you for the detailed explanation!!!! I drove my son back down to his mothers in Florida, and thanks to my swift swerving out of what would have been a pile up on the highway, however my rear passenger caliper seized up on me. I did not have the time nor the funds to stop jack it up, so I pumped it a couple times and to no avail it continued to keep seizing not locking the wheel completely up, but did destroy the pads on that side and rotor. So, a good friend of mine works for Oreilly and got me a set of pads for both rear even though the left is fine, a ne caliper ( I imagine it locked out due to standing on the brake quickly to avoid collision) but since I get a really good deal through him went ahead and got a rotor and caliper as well. I may get another rotor since I get a core return and have done the whole front end already. Anyways, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE DETAILS in this video. Fronts were simple so as long as I hit it all with a little Blaster all should go smoothly!
Since I don’t have the tool, and since I don’t have a crowbar with a wide enough edge, I ended up using a large flat file. The edge of the flat file fit into the groove and I was able to have enough leverage to rotate the piston clockwise and down. Thanks for the video.
Good job!!!
This tip saved me, I also don't have the tool
Good advice 👍🏿
Very good presentation. My son has a 2015 Honda Accord, we used C-Clamp, couldn't compress the piston. I thought the caliper was bad, and plan to replace it. This video shown us how to compress the piston without special tool, and we follow it, works out like a charm. All techniques introduced here is very useful (including how to use DW40 to do lubrication). Thank you for providing us this information. Very appreciate your kindness.
Nice job!!! I’m glad u found my video I have ton of videos on Honda’s !!!
So just a C Clamp wont work@@RBTheMechanic ?
@@Car1Sagan nope not on the back ones u less u spin it with player and compress with clamp at the same time
I got a s2000 the rear has the cross on the piston and I couldn’t get it to budge with. Man that was a pain in the butt. Then I watched a video and used the 3/8 ratchet close wise and no prob
I’m a express tech at a dealership and even though all I do is change oil and do the basic stuff but I’ll learning a lot from your videos
Yeah bro be a good mechanic I use to work for honda dealer I quit because they wanted to make me a dummie mechanic I remember how they made me lie to customer I felt guilty but this give me an idea to do a video about it. Stay tuned u will see it
@@RBTheMechanic crazy thing I work for a honda dealership and I’m in my first month and it’s crazy I just want to learn to fix my own car and be a good mechanic but I know I will not be there for long . 4 years max and after on my own like your self and one thing I hate is being a lube tech and being in a competition to see how many cars you can push out a month to earn a bonus at the end
@@81quiroz I worked for Passaic honda dealer in jersey they called me lub tec. I hated it but left after 6 months and it’s better to learn in private shops because u get diff diff types of cars. Keep watching and it will take time to get that experience but u will get there
@@RBTheMechanic thank you is there anyway that I can clean or replace my fuel injectors from for more performance on the 9GEN accord
@@81quiroz good question but I wouldn’t put any of those chemicals in fuel tank because they burn the holes on the injectors that causes to leak fuel more and low MPG just try using super fuel couple of tanks that can clean the system they have chemicals
You are the man.I was struggling to use the pressing tool until I watched the video.i did it. Thank you 🙏
Glad u found the video
I didn't know you could twist it. I will try this tomorrow. Thanks for the tip.
I use a nylon brush even a cheap brand of tooth brush will work a metal wire brush can tear the boot or any other rubber. Also use a silicone lubricant spray don’t use WD-40 it’s a petroleum-based product, which will eat rubber. You can simply use a spray bottle with soap and water in it to clean the rubber boot while it’s wet use your nylon brush or tooth brush to get the brake dust and road grime off the boot. Dry the boot spray it with silicone lube so it doesn’t stick to the caliper and twist up. Use the appropriate specialty tool to turn the screw piston in all the way so it will clear the pad when you put the caliper back on the vehicle. Don’t cheap out and use a pair of pliers a screwdriver, or a prybar. Put the caliber back on and put your bolts in and tighten them to torque specs spray down the caliber and rotor one last time with brake cleaner so you don’t contaminate the pads and you’re done.
Awesome! I was totally stuck and worried I would have to buy a new caliper until I watched you. Thank you, and keep up the great content!
Nice job bro!!! I’m glad u found my video I got ton of videos on Hondas!!!
I thought the same thing. I thought it seized or something. Every other caliper i have ever dealt with you can compress the piston with out spinning it.
I was about to head to the parts store thanks bro
I swear that Hondas were designed by mechanics. They are a dream to work on.
Lol love ‘em I love the new electrical parking caliper heheh no scan tool required dealer must hate me
RB, thanks so much for the suggestion to put some grease on the thin washers to keep them from falling out. Those things were driving me bonkers. Have a blessed year.
Yeah glad I could help you… you to enjoy ur summer!!!
Thanks, in the middle of doing this right now and your video was a real help.
Great to hear! Update me how it went and make sure u pump the brake peddle once’s ur complete before u start the vehicle
Good video. I gotta say you made a good point about spraying WD 40 on those boots. Thank You
Yup thank u !!
Thank you so much for this video it really helped me out a lot I thought I was going to have to replace my caliper until I saw that you have to spin it to decompress it
Yup good job figuring this out!! Always here to help with anything with cars!!
Super helpful!! Had them both done in about 15 minutes
Nice good job!!
Did u use tools or just the crowbar?
@@austinamaechiibe1922i just used a really big Klein flathead screwdriver
@@Nirret alright, thanks!
Had a siezed caliper cylinder on a 15 si...thanks man!
I have watched different video,s how to screw in the calliper and you are the only one that lighned the slots in a strait line up and down .thanks
Yup if u don’t align it ur brakes will wear out uneven and might not be able to close the caliper propperly
Glad you mensioned the brake tool this will make my job a whole lot easier thnx bro
Yup
WD 40 is petroleum based and as such will break down and destroy any rubber. Use a silicone based lube, after cleaning instead.
For that brief instance the small amount of WD-40 used won't destroy the rubber boot. If you soaked it in the WD-40 for a long time you might have a problem.
@@richardcarlson3627 what’s the best silicon spray out there?
@@MrSamPhoenixhigh temp silicone paste does the job well
Lube should come with new brake pads and rotors. Also, what about brake cleaner?
Isn't WD-40 say on the can its made from fish oil? NOT PETROLEUM!!?!?
Good content buddy. Yeah Honda, Nissan/Infiniti, and some Fords have these rewind pistons on their rear Calipers.
Yup
Wished I saw your video before I bought a new caliper. At least I learn something new. Thanks 🙏
Oh wow anyways yeah always good idea to learn and know for down the road
This certainly helped me. Nice one mate. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Nice glad it was a help!!!
Bros a beauty with the breaks. Thanks a lot!
Thank you bro!! I love doing brake jobs never had a come back
Thanks man this helped. My dumbass kept twisting the piston, and fixing the twisted boot. Took me like 15 minutes just to push the piston back since I was constantly trying to fix the boot
I was stuck on that, the dust boot kept going with the piston, now i know what to do! Thank you
Yeah lotta mechanic just force it but small like trick make it so easy!!
@@RBTheMechanic the dust boot still goes with the piston, do i add more WD-40?
@@maiddelalic4014 not too much u have to add some on the lip where it meets
Great video bro!
Clean and lube rubber first.
Didn't know about special tool... Found your video.
The pry bar trick rocks!!!
Thanks 👍
Oh yeah defiantly don’t need special tool
WD40 is also available in a silicone spray, and you should be using this to lube all rubber parts.
Thank you, brother Just the reassurance I needed.
Welcome!!!
Amazing job, saved me time cost and effort ! Thank you !
Nice!!
You can also use a 1/2 in extension on a short ratchet. Just put it in the center, push and turn.
Anything that can do the magic!!!
good straight to the point video! Love it.. thanks!
Yup Welcome
Thank you RB... Gonna make changing the brake pads on my 2005 a lot easier.
No problem 👍
Thanka for the video! Helped me with mine, I didnt know it was the rotating type
Yeah rotate and push!! Glad u figured it out!!
Thanks bro I was going (no were)😤 until I watched your video 👍
I’m glad u saw it I got few other videos on Honda’s very informative
Video helped a lot. Thank you!!!
Welcome
worked like a charm I’ve never seen a piston that needs twisting
Nice well these Hondas always been like that on accords also fords use that
That part of the seal is the outer part of the seal , they always get stuck to the pistons like that on higher mileage and or older cars , I usually avoid that happening by VERY carefully lifting just the tiniest smallest outter area of that seal with a plastic trim panel/upholstery removal tool and shoot in the smallest bit of PB blaster of Deep Creep , clear around the piston where the seal sits with a nylon or brass brush , giving the PB a few minutes to work it's way in well . Make sure when your done that you get off as much of the penetrating oil or grease as you can using brake cleaner, if you leave any petroleum based fluids or substances in there , their tackyness will accumulate tons of dust and dirt which obviously one always should take measures to avoid happening to what ever parts your working wish , cleanliness is Godlyness especially when working with car parts.
Edit: wow I just only now watched the video paying attention this time around just to realize the guy in video does basically exactly what I recommended in my comment which obv I left before actually paying attention the video , whoops.
One rather important and relevant bit of info I will leave speaking against the process's this guy uses hopefully to save someone out there a headache is don't ever try to put pressure against a piston on a caliper of this style when attempting to thread it back in UNLESS you want to risk fracturing or outright breaking a chunk off your calipers piston as they are honestly not that strong and surely do not always respond well to all the required pressure needed to thread it back in applied on only one single small and isolated section of the piston from using a tool such as a pry bar to keep preszure against it. The pistons in brake calipers are only of a cast type construction and not all too thick usually,, sometimes on newer cars they now are even made out of composite mix of metals and ceramic type materials, which obviously most I believe would know that most all cast metals and ceramics are already on their own prone to cracking, especially when force is applied to them on just a small area instead of spread out as even as possible over as much of the parts surface area possible , which is one of the primary reasons specialty tool kits are made and widely available for calipera of this style which most call threaded calipers, so yeah , forget about the pry bar and by a tool kit made to do this job the right way, they are widely available and really are very cheap, usually no more than only half the price of a remaned or new caliper , so why take a chance and risk doing senseless short cuts , brakes are no place for short cuts if you value human life that is
Yeah little but effort u can save it it keeps the dust out and and internal part of piston clean
Thank you !!!! Was about to give up 😂 gotter done thanks to you
No problem
Thanks man this really helped me . I changed my wife back brakes and couldn’t get the cylinder back compressed with the C-clamp . Watch your video followed the steps we’re on the road again lol 😂 thanks again !!
Nice good job!!!
Do you have to spin the front brake pistons too@@RBTheMechanic ?
@@Car1Sagan no front are only compress in
👍Great job i like your 📹video
Great video RB ! , thank you sir, 10/10 😃
Thank u
Good job my brother,
God blessed you :)
Yuppp
open up the brake fluid cap too.....it relieves some of the pressure
Yuppp I state those in my new videos
Your video was well done!!! I think you should add a link to the comments for the tool that you used to back off the piston...I found it at Harbor Freight for $44.99
Nice good job
That's why I always clean those seals and lubricate then with brake grease before I start spinning those calipers back in , if you don't that F'd up outter dust seal for the piston being destroyed is what you'd get most the time which obviously your well aware is not the goal here lol
I'm not done with the video yet and just heard you say " you don't even need a special tool , just a good pry bar" , that at was a red flag for me , and finally the video is finished and yes spinning them back in with a large flat head or decent sized pry bar or even a wood chise or piece of 1 inch wide 1/8 thick flat stock steel can all do the same job , but what the tool ensures is that you don't slip out of the groove with the screwdriver or pry bar and all to often as it then goes end up cutting the that outter caliper piston dust seal, ive seen and worked with at least a dozen guys who just have themselves connived that short cuts and cutting corners dont have a negative outcome , and they dont all the tine , but all to often they do and that is not how I work , I take more pride in my work and care about the quality of the job more than anything for rhe customer sake and safety. If you accidently while pushing hard on thst pry bar while trying to get thst piston to start spinning in and slipped off and even nicked the smallest little cut in that outer dust shield then you can guarantee that that particular caliper is going to fail not to far off in the future , comprosing the customers safety potentially and costing them more money in repairs needed due to techs like yourself being ignorant of the fact that their previous corning cutting is what caused the calipers failure. What happens is dirt and water get in there and will pack in and rub against the inner piston fluid seal ,eventually cutting through it causing an extremely dangerous brake fluid leak while the customer is driving , that doesn't happen as often , the most often result of those outer dust seals being damaged by people taking short cuts is the moisture build up there behind that outer seal will cause corrosion to form on the bore walls of the caliper which in not to distant a future absolutely always will lead to the caliper piston seizing and the car breaking down and needing now not just a new caliper but also almost certainly also new rotor and pads as well as bracket clips on that side because seized calipers don't just suddenly seize completely outta no where , they first start sticking and therefore operating at much higher a temperature than designed to withstand and that increased heat will cause the caliper piston to expand and completely seize and lock up which will in a very brief time get so hot that the rotor and pads on that corner of the vehicle will be scortched to hell and back , and honestly a lot of times I have cars with locked up calipers that were driven in that condition instead of immediately no longer being driven , I usually recommend also having rhe abs sensor ajd wheel bearing reaplaced as the brakes often get so hot that I bakes the grease in the wheel bearing which will due to lack of lubrication cause the wheel bearing to begin wearing out at a rapid rate eventually failing completely. The abs sensors I replace bechar again due to such high temperatures it was exposed to , once cooled off , their platic bodies are so damn brittle that its almost impossible to remove them to do a wheel bearing replacement without the sensors crumbling apart into pieces , and all because in the end a mechanic decided to do a repair without using the proper tool that is designed specifically only for it's one job , and close poorly to use a hackers method thinking they can get the same job accomplished without the special tool , and like I said I've seen it dozens of times , guys do what you did , slip off the caliper piston causing a small or large tear in that outer dust seal. I'd rather take moe time to do rhw job right and make less money , than do a job faster and make more money but end up due to taking the butcher's short cut cost the custimer more money down the road abd potentially compromising their safety and well being . What is so hard about just doing things the right way ? I'll never understand why some people do butcher work but taking short cuts and somehow don't seem to understand that they actually just fucked up the car worse in the process of trying to fix it.
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Good video
excellent video. thanks
Thank you
RB great video. Thanks so much for the tip of filing down the pad ears when they resist going into the hardware easily. My question is how do you keep those metal washers from falling out of the bolt hole when putting the caliper back on the mount bracket over the pads? My last install was very frustrating as those metallic washers continued to fall out, when I would put the bolt in. What function do those washers serve? Much success in your business and the videos.
Which washers the one that’s between the bracket to hub
@@RBTheMechanic Yes, those two thin washers that fall out so easily when you try to put the bolts back in.
@@josequintana6526 use tiny bit grease on them and they will stay sticky to hub
Thank you so much for that!! 😁😁😁
@@alastairgray5648 no problem!!
Excelente video .Gracias
Good video man but I have always heard that you should open up the caliper bleeder screw when retracting a piston to prevent damage to the ABS. I have also heard that you should open up the master cylinder when doing this. If the system is pressurized, I would think that you should do the caliper bleeder because it's after the abs unit. If the master cylinder cap is off, the pressure would flow backwards and into the unit. Any thoughts on that?
No those bleeders can brake or snap or don’t stop leaking
What type of rotors and new brake pads do you recommend there’s a lot on Amazon to choose from. Don’t mind spending a little more since I’m doing the work myself. Thank you in advance.
Morris
I wouldn’t buy online get something quality from part store they can guide u betting good quality I use electric coated rotors lot and power stop brakes not the best but decent and quiet
This is really helpful, thank you!
Yup welcome
Awesome, thank you
You're welcome!
You can use a screw driver or a flat metal to turn the rear caliper to
Yup I have video on that
Thankx
Welcome
Thanks. Silicone spray is the one that shoud you use instead of wd40.
Ok thanks will do from here on
Better yet ...... Brake Fluid
Great video, I am just doing this for the first time on a honda civic SI, it has the same type of caliper as in your video. How do I know the piston is turned back in all the way. I am using one of those square blocks on my ratchet. The piston is still about 3/16" out of the caliper and its very hard to turn in anymore. The parking brake is off as far as I can tell. Thanks for the help.
It will compress and it will stop going on once it reaches end
Purchase a new caliper , they shouldn’t twist in extremely tight
Great video!!
Thank u!
Thank you! Well Done Sir!!!
Thanks for this video. I was doing it wrong . Was a big help.❤
Glad this video helped u
This was great.
I have a accord and i also have a 02 crv. However I'm trying to figure out how to free the piston that is stuck compressed down on one of my rears of the caliber of my 02 crv. Can break it loose or just replace the caliber? I noticed it when doing my brakes. 237k on the crv!
It’s so old I would replace it if it’s not twisting or need lot of force To twise it
Superb!
Ah, sanity check. I couldn't remember if the calipers turned clockwise or counterclockwise. Also, it helps to crack the bleeder valve before cranking down the piston to relieve the pressure.
Usully they seized up and will snap i don’t touch them or they will start to leak after u do it
Great explanation. A question: What can I do when the rear wheel of my Honda Accord is stuck after changing the brake pads?
Thanks
Did u have any difficulty compressing caliper… and how easy was it to insert the brake pads to brake brakes?
Very nice
Great job man.
U can use a 3/8” extension to screw it in. Put it in the square.
Yup thanks
Great video
Thank u !! I’m sure this video will help lot of people out
Thank you for the great tip. I was worried I would have too buy that special tool. I followed your instructions and worked like a charm. Hassle free no problems at all.
Thanks for this Vedio.I got Honda civic 2006 ,rear right side was so easy to comress and turn with needle nose plier, but rear left side is so solid/frozen that i cannot make it move even with comress tool.Please advise.
Thanks
Yeah that one gotta be replaced I have video on replacing calipers just type in search caliper Honda Accord rb the mechanic all related videos will show up
Helped a lot, gracias!
Thanks bro for the help, great video!
You welcome!!!
What about a Honda Accord 2007 EX 4 Cylinders? It is the same process? Or every honda is the same on rear brakes piston?
Yeah they all same for rear brake caliper up to 2017
Great video! Thanks
Does the VW JETTA 2021 need to be twisted or turned to retract on the caliper?
The rears on those are electrical caliper watch this video u will understand derstand ruclips.net/video/PwcROE8b9vE/видео.html
Thank you my friend 👍🏼
Beautiful job!
ANother good video! I just watched one of your others and asked why the piston needs to be turned while compressing. Can't you just use a large "C" clamp like you can on the front calipers?
Oh yeah now u see this it explains better
I didn’t know it had to be aligned I twisted it in but don’t remember if I put it straight the boot went in good tho
Will that cause any problems I’ll have to redo them
It prolly will find it way in but if it dosent then they will wear out uneven I would go back in there fix it
@@RBTheMechanic yeah ima gona redo it and get new rear rotors just resurfaced them probably will wear uneven so I will redo them anyways thanks for the video man wish I seen it before
@@abrahammartinez5628 yeah fix it up
does the boot like the wire brush?
Soft brush not an issue
After twisting it in, will it just come back out on its own or is there a way to retwist it back?
Yes once’s ur done doing all the brakes everything is back on and wheels u pump the brake peddle 4-5 times it will retract back
Ever video I have seen uses the special tool before showing how its done with a pry bar. If you dont have the tool, trust me, it is much harder than these guys make it out to be. For me, it was a two person job. One turning the piston, the other holding the caliper. The torque was high enough that we put an adjustable on the shank of the pry bar.
Yeah if ur caliper is some what jammed it will be complicated but that means time to replace it
@@RBTheMechanic depends where you live and drive. Every time I change pads, the pistons are stiff, but it doesn't mean they are bad.
In regular operation, the pistons barely move, they just increase pressure. In addition, the hydraulic force of the pump is far greater than a person can apply so it's not a surprise that they are stiff.
If you twist anticlockwise will it decompress piston?
I never tried that but I do t think so I remember Turing back to even out the center line it had no decompression
Good job my friend 👌
I will NOT use WD 40, I prefer brake cleaner, and before the piston go back in, I use a syringe to inject a few CC of brake fluid behind the dust seal. That lub the area the piston had to travel on and no more seize caliper.
i left one of the boot twisted because i couldn't get the air out.. the boot isn't blocking the metal piston part when i installed it back in. would that be okay and would that cause air to be in the brake line? thanks in advance.
I would go back and fix it up try lube so it dosent do that but it’s not gonna cause air to go in line
@@RBTheMechanic got it. And thanks for the fast reply.
Work smarter not harder..you only remove lower caliper screw to flip caliper upwards.. never use wire brush on seals.. brake cleaner is all you need..
Nice! saved me over 110usd
Nice job!
@@RBTheMechanic I modded a bearing puller to push and i had to use a tongue-and-groove plier to turn (it was not going easy)
@@tenkikun oh nice
The piston turns...But not going in...I'm using a wide pride bar and putting pressure on it....I also open the fluid cap...I done this before but not working...any suggestions?
Is ur ebrake off? U might have to turn it several times before it start to go other wise it could be bad caliper try to opposit side both can’t be bad or ur doing wrong direction
@@RBTheMechanic yes break is off ..it turns it just don't go in. I'll try other side tomorrow or go AutoZone and get tool.
my 2016 toyota corolla ones are a pain in the butt. The rubber boot keeps getting twisted? Any tips? I tried WD40. I am using the toolkit rented from autozone to spin it
Well u might have to put some grease and help the rubber boot out manually
@@RBTheMechanic Okay for sure, Ill try that out thank you
wow u did good
Thank you try to keep it good simple and easy
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It just to get it smooth for moment
It also contains solvents (petroleum distillates) that are not good for rubber (or paint).
@@slipshaft no
@@N_pop_2020 No? Are you agreeing or disagreeing? Its not bad for rubber if you wipe it off right away, but if you leave it then over time the rubber will soften, expand, and then degrade.
I did this for the first time on my son’s Corolla last week. I noticed the boot was twisting so just backed the calliper piston off a quarter turn. All good.
I had to watch another video on how to compress the rear piston first. Does anyone know why they can’t just be pushed back into the calliper like the front ones? I was amazed that they needed screwing back! 😳
This calipers apply ebrake by twisting in its like they compress with hydraulic pressure and mechanical
@@RBTheMechanic There was another nice surprise for me, too. When I came to do the second rear pads, they both had tangs on, unlike the first ones. It dawned on me that the pads weren’t packaged in wheel pairs but in inboard and outboard pairs! Had to put wheel back on, drop car, Jack up other side, remove inboard pad from that wheel……pain in the ass!
I wish I could say, “I’ll know next time” but it’ll be so long that I’ll forget! 😩😂
@@trinkabuszczuk6138 yeah I need outter pads are diffrent
Do you need to bleed the brakes once you change brake pads and compress the piston?
No just pump the brake peddle once’s ur all done before u start the car till peddle is hard
@@RBTheMechanic Sweet! Thanks man. I guess on the newer models you don't have to bleed them? I remember on the older models I would have to do that! How times have changed haha
@@goodguys4969 yup 👍
Why do we have to turn the piston and not just pressed it in with a c-clamp and one of the pads? thank you
Because this piston will not compress its twist and compress due to the mechanism is connected with parking brake it’s like 2 brakes applied through one caliper
Thxs for trick , without tool
Welcome!!!
I had to go rent the piston retract tool .. I didn’t re install the paper clip like spring , on the pads .. didn’t see the purpose of it .. hopefully it , doesn’t effect the braking system
Ok it shouldn’t be big deal but it dose help the brakes move back out when ur letting go the brakes and prevent brake friction when not In use which is good for brakes and rotors from heating up but not a big deal it’s always missing when I get the cars that already had brakes changed previously
Everything sounds good, except me personally I don’t spray penetrant on rubber boots
Ok will keep that in mind
Funny thing is I never had that tool, I only ever used the pry bar. Just a poor boy working with what I got
Well it smart to do ur own work and use ur invitation some time I don’t even wanna walk to the tool box just turn it with prybar
If only I knew this when I changed my brakes I just slapped the calipers back on and ordered new ones the next day because I thought they were bad
Oh Damnn yeah they twist and push in