On 2009-10-16, Zephyr <davedejonge@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Oct 15, 11:45Â*pm, Zephyr <davedejo...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> On Oct 15, 10:52Â*pm, Tegger <inva...@invalid.inv> wrote:
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>> > Zephyr <davedejo...@hotmail.com> wrote in news:6f1d9568-717a-4ebe-ac6a-
>> > f2a952662...@v25g2000yqk.googlegroups.com:
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>> > > hey all,
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>> > > this past summer ( early august maybe) I replaced the pads on the rear
>> > > of my 03 accord.
>> > > the left side was worn badly, the right, not so much, but I did them
>> > > both with OEM pads,
>> > > this week my wife said the brakes were squeeling, and sure enough,
>> > > the rear left was making noise.
>> > > looking at the outer pad on the left side there is 1/2 of the material
>> > > worn off, compared to the right side already, Â*maybe 7,000 miles into
>> > > the new pads...
>> > > I haven't had a chance to take the wheel of and look at the inner pad,
>> > > but, I'm starting to think that that rear is dragging constantly,
>> > > so, Â*what can I do to fix this? Â*is a new caliper in my future or ???
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>> > > thanks for the thoughts and ideas.
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>> > > Dave
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>> > Not likely a bad caliper, but a sticky pin or pad.
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>> > See here for a (badly in need of updating) writeup:http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/rustybrakes/brakes1.html
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>> > --
>> > Tegger
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>> > The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQwww.tegger.com/hondafaq/
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>> Tegger, Â*thanks for the beauty link, you put a lot of time in that
>> obviously...
>> hey, Â*I watched that vid of you turning in the piston on the caliper
>> on the rears, Â*I remember when I had to do that back in the summer it
>> took WAAAY more force for me, Â*I ended up putting the screwdriver
>> lengh twise to the groove and used the shaft of the screwdriver in the
>> groove of the piston to turn it... ( did that make sense?) Â*I tried to
>> turn it with the screwdriver normally, but that did not work at all...
>> the other side did turn a fair bit easier...
>> I know the pins looked decent at the time, and I could pull them free
>> with my fingers.
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>> based on all that info I'm thinking that that the piston is a bit
>> sticky, Â* If I remember right, the inside pad was much more worn than
>> the outside pad this summer, and I'm guessing the same has happened
>> again...
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> hmm, I'm rethinking it again, after re reading your bit about rust
> under the shims.. I know I had to pry off the the old pads with a
> screwdriver and they popped out of place pretty smartly after getting
> a bigger screwdriver... I gave lip service to cleaning under the
> shims with a screwdriver, and was able to place the new pads in by
> hand, but, it wasn't loose.
> I live in SE Michigan, on a dirt road where they put calcium chloride
> down in the summers... can't think of many worse places for steel
> brake parts to live...
>

Invest in good steel files. Nice meaty ones. There's a lot of rust,
and needs to be taken off. Then, make sure you lube up all of the
contact points.

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