The accepted way per ASE is as you described it.


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Stephen W. Hansen
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"Michael Pardee" <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote in message
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> "BE" <n3wsr3ad3r_|@|_sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:BF3CDCB4.36F43%n3wsr3ad3r_|@|_sbcglobal.net.. .
>>I have a 2001 with disc brakes on the front. I have done similar brakes on
>> an Altima I used to have. I think I got the wheel off the Odyssey last
>> year
>> and realized the pads were still good, but also that I might need a
>> larger
>> C-Clamp tool than the one I had in order to push the caliper assembly
>> back
>> to its widest position to actually to the removal.
>>
>> Can anyone here who's done this procedure alert me to any gotcha's before
>> I
>> proceed? Any special tools or techniques?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Be
>>
> The calipers shouldn't have to be spread far to do the removal; if so, the
> ridge on the rotor is excessive. That sometimes means a new rotor is in
> order, but not always.
>
> I prefer to put a bleeder hose on the caliper nipple and open the bleeder
> a half turn or so before spreading the caliper - you can close the bleeder
> and remove the hose until it's time to push the piston all the way in.
> Without that bleed hose, the preferred place for the displaced fluid to go
> is (1) to the other caliper, if it is already off, or (2) back into the
> reservoir. That's not a cheery prospect, especially if the fluid has been
> topped up to compensate for loss as the pads wore, because sooner or later
> the reservoir is likely to overflow. Yuck! In addition, doing it that way
> can greatly reduce the force to spread the caliper. I've spread more than
> a few by tipping the caliper with my hands when the bleeder is open.
>
> BTW - if the caliper is a floating type (doesn't have hydraulic passages
> to the outside of the caliper) it is *mandatory* to clean and lubricate
> the slide pins with disc brake grease before reassembling. I was in la-la
> land a couple of times and didn't do that. Twice I was right back in the
> calipers to correct my oversight when the brakes went loco. I think being
> disturbed may be the last straw for slide pins that were running dry.
> Anyway, see http://tegger.com/hondafaq/rustybrakes/brakes1.html
> That describes it as being specific to rust-prone cold weather areas, but
> my foibles were in Phoenix. I recommend you read and heed the whole web
> page to save yourself anguish.
>
> Otherwise, you are good to go!
>
> Mike
>