Honda Car Forum

I need to replace my front brakes and rotors on my 90 Accord LX. Is there any
particular brand or material I should use? How hard are they to replace? What
is meant by "press-on", I am not sure if the mechanic meant brakes or rotors?
I use the car for normal daily driving, but I am in alot of stop-and-go areas.

I was going to let National Tire & Battery replace them for $261 oppose to
other places at $360-$510. But I figured I would try it myself, I have replaced
brakes pads and rotor before, but not on a Honda. Note: I am know mechanic.

Thanks!

On 19 Aug 2003 13:37:33 -0700, gilgantic@yahoo.com (gilgantic) wrote:

|I need to replace my front brakes and rotors on my 90 Accord LX. Is there any
|particular brand or material I should use? How hard are they to replace? What
|is meant by "press-on", I am not sure if the mechanic meant brakes or rotors?
|I use the car for normal daily driving, but I am in alot of stop-and-go areas.
|
|I was going to let National Tire & Battery replace them for $261 oppose to
|other places at $360-$510. But I figured I would try it myself, I have replaced
|brakes pads and rotor before, but not on a Honda. Note: I am know mechanic.

Buy Raybestos shoes & pads
Buy the replacement hardware kit while you are there.
Get a factory shop manual
Buy a pair of jack stands ( <$20)
Torgue Wrench ( $20)
Get a quart of brake fluid. Once it's all together & working, you might want to
tackle changing the fluid. Highly recommended.
Do one side at a time so you can refer to the other as you re-assemble.
Get a neighbor, relative, friend that's done this before to coach you, unless
he/she is the know-it-all type.
Be careful. Read the manual twice before each step.

This ain't rocket science. But you can do the whole deal for about $100 and one
Saturday afternoon. And you get to keep the new tools

Rex in Fort Worth

Jeff Tamblyn wrote:
> And don't forget to add in the cost of your time to the equation. If you
> pay yourself $25 per hour and takes x hours-well, you see what I'm getting
> at. I would use a trusted repair shop and insist on 100% Honda replacement
> parts.

Doesn't make sense unless your time would otherwise have been billable.
Time spent drinking beer & watching football isn't worth $25/hour.

On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 12:31:20 GMT, Gus <GusPod@XXX.optonline.net> wrote:

|Jeff Tamblyn wrote:
|> And don't forget to add in the cost of your time to the equation. If you
|> pay yourself $25 per hour and takes x hours-well, you see what I'm getting
|> at. I would use a trusted repair shop and insist on 100% Honda replacement
|> parts.
|
|Doesn't make sense unless your time would otherwise have been billable.
|Time spent drinking beer & watching football isn't worth $25/hour.

You also have to figure in the cost of dropping off the car, picking it up, and
arranging alternate transportation. That's the biggest hassle for me.
Personally, I'd just as soon tinker with a car than watch a football game. And
beer goes with either

Rex in Fort Worth

Rex B wrote:

> On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 12:31:20 GMT, Gus <GusPod@XXX.optonline.net> wrote:
>
> |Jeff Tamblyn wrote:
> |> And don't forget to add in the cost of your time to the equation. If you
> |> pay yourself $25 per hour and takes x hours-well, you see what I'm getting
> |> at. I would use a trusted repair shop and insist on 100% Honda replacement
> |> parts.
> |
> |Doesn't make sense unless your time would otherwise have been billable.
> |Time spent drinking beer & watching football isn't worth $25/hour.
>
> You also have to figure in the cost of dropping off the car, picking it up, and
> arranging alternate transportation. That's the biggest hassle for me.
> Personally, I'd just as soon tinker with a car than watch a football game. And
> beer goes with either

Deal!