2008 Honda Civic Front Brake Pad Service
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- Опубліковано 2 бер 2012
- Ever wonder how your front brakes work? You'll get a general idea from this video as I go through the steps involved in renewing the front brake pads on a 2008 Honda Civic.
THIS IS NOT INTENDED AS A HOW-TO FOR DO-IT-YOUR-SELFERS. IF YOU CHOOSE TO WORK ON YOUR CAR YOURSELF YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK. - Авто та транспорт
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Excellent. I like how you teach like a friend, telling us little details like WHY something is important, as well as other implications about other aspects. Your style is really top notch.
Yeah reallt helps
You explained this so well that it was a breeze to do myself. Thanks!
Great video for a first timer! I changed my brakes yesterday on an 07 Civic and here are some things the video does not cover:
1. Only the bottom nut on the caliper needs to come off as it can fold up. Make sure you fully loose the caliper before trying to remove the nut!
2. I needed to use a C-clamp to push the piston in so I could put the caliper back over the new brake pads. Also, it's a good idea to apply some high-temp grease to the dust cover around the piston and to make sure it does not stick out when pushing the piston in.
@pikuorguk
Being a mechanic is my day job. I shot this in the shop I work at. We specialize in Mercedes, BMW, Porsche and other European cars. Love it!
Damn Man!, everywhere i look for a tutorial i find you, or we have similar taste to mechanics, y bought a honda 750 and i found very useful info on your channel.
Now i was attempting to change myself the brake pads of my 2007 civic and guess what, found you again.
Thanks a lot man great job you are doing here, subscribing of course.
Best brake change video! Straight and to the point. Get the job done! I think most people just like to hear themselves talk. Waste of damn time. I'm doing the brakes on my girls car today and this video just raised my confidence to get it done myself. Thank you very much for your time!
Great video, straight forward presentation with basically no time wasted at all. Really appreciate good videos like this.
I have a 2006 Civic I plan to change all pads and breaks and all your videos are a huge help. Thank you so much.
Excellent video. Keep up the good work. You're doing a great service for us DIY'ers out here.
I'm a good handy man and I'm sure I can do it my self after watching How simple it is
and avoid been rip off.. I appreciate your video. its so clear and simple..Wish you the best for sharing!
Thank you for this ! ,changed my rotors and brakepads on my Honda civic with help of this video ,it worked 100 % no problems
Diggerww2 are you still alive?
Best teacher hands down! Thank you!
Changed my brakes in my Civic thanks to this video. Thank you!
Awesome tutorial... I especially like that you stated what size socket was needed (which was the main reason I watched this video)... a friend of mine, who lives an hour away, asked me to do his brakes but the weathers nice so I wanted to ride my motorcycle but I couldn't do that if I needed to bring my tool chest, now I can just throw a flathead screwdriver, 12mm socket, and ratchet in my backpack (along with the channel locks, and other tools for the rear brakes) in a backpack and ride... YOU MADE MY WEEKEND MORE FUN :D Though I already understood the principles of it all, I thought it was awesome you explained not just how, but why as well
Thanks for posting, you make this training fun!
Thanks so much for making this excellent video! It was super helpful to me today. Got the job done!
Good video, I always seem to learn something new from your videos, keep it up! Well done.
Ha! I drive an '07 Civic. Your videos are just getting better and better. You're a wizard. Keep 'em coming!
You can do one bolt and pivot caliper out of the way.
Also be sure to check fluid reservoir to make sure fluid does not spill out as you push caliper piston in to allow new pads to fit.
If someone topped it off as they wore, there easily could be too much fluid for new pads
Excellent job of explaining the process. Thank you!
Nice simple video, easy explanation. You got to the point and showed exactly what to do. Thanks
Thanks for the video. I am not planning to change the brakes myself but you showed how the brakes work very clearly.
followed video step by step, totally worked, 100% great stuff!
Great video and great instructor and communicator Thanks Guy !
Thanks! I have put break pads on a Honda before but this video was really awesome! I just finished putting in front breaks for my own 2008 honda civic Ex! Great video !
Question. I have the same honda make and year. When you applied the brake did the screeching annoying noise stop because thats what happens to mine?
Another great diy video from you, thanks!
BRO THE VIDEO SOOOOOOO HELPFUL U THE MAN!
Thank you for the videos!! So helpful
@FintaruS The squealers are on disc brake pads only.
Thanks for the very clear description.
Thank you very much for the video. I didn't have to take the top bolt off. The top bolt acted as a hinge. I just swung the caliper up out of the way and changed the brakes.
This a a great video. This was very very very helpful. Thanks for the video.
good detail on your video the dealer wanted to charge me $279 to do the brakes...I paid $15 ea to turn the rotors at a local shop, $35 for the brake pads I did it for less than $90. On the piston if you open the brake fluid container and use some large pliers, you can squeeze the piston easily and no air will go into the lines. thanks for the video.
man, i envy you, you just have the perfect kind of live to me, a lot of knowledge and wisdom, thankyou for the jfet preamp explanation....
Great vid. Super helpful.
Thanks for this awesome instructional video. Saved lots of money. Really appreciate it!
This an great instructional video. Probably the best i've seen on this car. My only question is if you are pushing the piston in, will you need to bleed the brakes. I saw other videos where they bleed the brakes when changing the pads. Is this necessary?? Thanks,
Craig
The only thing I would have added would be show the folks how to retract the piston for brake pads that have more than normal wear. I'm getting ready to do the brakes on my daughters car and was showing her what we are going to do. Great video thanks!
Thank you million times! My front brakes are basically done and they started to make this super annoying metal on metal sound and because I'm waiting for a big brake kit and i need to use the car occasionally I just took the inside brake pad and banded the "squealer" metal piece as well as cleaned the pads and rotors, I know that this will not help the brakes but its good workaround if just need to do few extra km and drive to the service, the pads still have 1-2mm and I just need to wait two weeks for all the big brake parts and then drive the car to the service, I hope it will last since it was squealing only on the front right side, left one is still ok and rear brakes are pretty much fine.
Fortunately i have multiple cars so i don't have to drive this one all the time cos i can really feel on the brake pedal that not much is going on when i press it, but at-least i got rid of that super annoying and embarrassing squealing sound,
Thank You for the tutorial. I will need for my bicycle. What is the nice oldtimer on the right ?
It looks like a Peugeot 403 convertible. Anyway a beauty!
Ty
Nice video man! Thanks
I followed your tips and this was a smooth brake job except I snapped the last bolt on the caliper bracket. Thank gosh the auto parts had the item in stock. But for my first time doing my own brakes. Pretty easy. But yet I can install turbo systems in Nissans. Lol go figure. Great teacher you are.
@carlos.tiger
Yes the squealing went away. As the break pads wear away the two thin metal pieces make that squealing noise indicating break pad replacement.
Great video!
I followed your instruction and replaced my car's front brake pads, but during the replacement I had difficulties to put back caliber after placing new brake pads. So, I realized I need to push piston all the way back by releasing brake fluid. While I was doing that I lost little bit of brake fluid. Everything when well, but I suspect there is air left in the piston, because brake works well when brake reaches to lowest position
you just save me some money thank you great video
I was always told never allow the brake caliper to dangle from the hose to prevent damaging the brake hose. Just a tip I to share with everyone.
wish we had seen this before taking in to Midas and having them do what you just did and charging us 300.00, Well not any more! I will do them from now on!!! Great video!!!
thanks, man!
very helpful vid you have there. i'm just wondering if it's required to have both front wheels jacked-up/lifted at the same time? i've heard that jacking-up/lifting each wheel one at a time would damage the shocks
Great video. You explanation is very clear and the camera angles were nice to see all of the important details. I really appreciate it. My pads came with shims, but it seems you didn't use any. Can you tell me how and why they're used? Thanks again:)
Thank you so much for you video, it helped me change my brake pads for the 1st time & it works perfectly. funny things is Canadian tire was charging me 175$ plus tax just for the labour n 50$ for the 2 front pads what a rip off. thanks alot...
Wao. You did a good job thank you and I ask god to guid you to the right path
Some early ABS systems didn't like back flow on the brake fluid but most newer cars are ok with it. Yes the caliper needs to be opened up enough to fit the new pad thickness.
Great job.
i have question for example i install new break pads and rotor how can i tell that i did it right? can you tell while your driving the car?
Just found this gem...great video. I see some people use caliper grease on the brake pad tabs and some don't. I see you didn't. Is there a rule of thumb to follow when to apply caliper grease? Thanks
@rodrigograca31
Maybe not everything but I do admittedly have a broad range of knowledge. I'm just a curious person that loves to earn new things. The car is up on a hydraulic lift.
Great video, would it be the same process for Civic Ex 2006? Looking to do my brake job and change my calipers,
Thank you, I will be using your videos while changing my brake pads next weekend. The last time I changed brake pads, it cost me around $100 to just to change the rear ones. Just curious, do you change rear brake pads the same way?
Very easy to do. Thanks
Its good that you use a torque wrench for the nuts at the end the guys i go to always end up stripping a stud or two because they use the huge impact to torque them down
Allowing the caliper to hang by the pressure hose is a bad practice. It should be supported while it is off the rotor to remove any tension on the hose.
That small impact is pretty harmless, and if you're careful, it threads on quite easily. Honda lug nuts have a slight recess before the threads start so it's pretty hard to cross thread them. Some other lug nuts and bolts I actually start by hand before using the s cordless impact.
Hi, i have a question in this video you said that the wear indicator will be installed upward but in another video of you talking about rear wheels you said tha the wear indicator of the inner pad will be installed downward...what is te correct position, up or down independent of the rear or front wheels, thank for your video
Thank you, good Sir!
Thank you, very helpful.
nice tutorial ...thanks !
Great JOB!
thank you very helpful.
Thanks, Hack. You just saved me about $200 AND gave me another chance to work on my car, which I really enjoy. Do you torque the caliper nuts by feel?
Like the video....what %% do the squeelers usually start
Very helpful video. Specially for civic owners:D is it the same process for civic si's?
My Si book says 80ft lbs on the lug nuts,.
Solid video man,...
Tip:
If you pads are very worn, and someone has been topping off fluid as it gets lower wit pad wear,
Then it's a good idea to look at fluid level as you push piston in to fit "fatter" new pads in.
Just suck out extra as it rises with a old turky baster or syringe or whatever you may have.
Otherwise it may overflow brake resivour and spill into engine bay, it eats paint.
So watch it as you push pistons in.
Thnx for the vid. Just wondering though. I didn't see u use any C-Clamp to push back the piston. Is it ok just to pry the piston back without using the c-clamp? Thnx much
Excellent!
Thanx, cant wait for the video where for the rotor changing.
You can spray brake cleaner on that rotor and brake area, right? I like it looking shinny new.
Thank you for the video.
So, question I have is do you think I should pull wheels and release bolt located in the hydrolic fluid line push the brake pedal until I see fluid comes out from the line.
Thanks in advance,
You didn't show that the Caliper Guide Pins should be removed cleaned, inspected (replaced if required) and if brake grease came with the pads should be applied to them before reinstalling. If grease doesn't come with the pads (mine didn't), pick some up at the parts store when you get the pads, it's like 50 cents. If both pins don't slide freely and one binds the pads may wear unevenly and require replacement prematurely. The boots should also be inspected and replaced if damaged.
Nice explanation of things, but you made one error and that is leaving the caliber hang by the brake line, causing potential damage to the line.
This just saved me hundreds of dollars
Well done! Is there any need to remove the lid from the reservoir before compressing? Are you concerned that you may back overfill the brake fluid reservoir when compressing the pistons?
please someone reply here, but i'm not the guy sorry.
Yes take the cap off and put some rag around it in case it overflows. This is because of people that “top up” the brake fluid.
Thanks. Good video.
i have civic 06 , and i need to change the brake pads and the routers, so please advise me with a good pads and routers.
I have a 2009 2dr civic ex, so the brake pistons are not the screw type that you have to be careful about pushing back in right?
Be smart and safe when doing the job. Thanks for watching!
Thank you
Question: Does the piston in the caliper need to be pushed back. I know that in some cars the piston needs to be pushed back in order to fit the new brake pads since they are thicker than the old ones? Also is it possible to damage the master cylinder by pushing back on the piston? Thanks.
I'll be doing the rotors on this car this and I'll post a video of that next! :)
This one looks very similar to my 1990 civic!
Do you need to turn rotors? My friend does it everytime he does brakes on hondas just to be sure. Thanks for the info. Great video!
I don't much see a point in turning rotors they're gonna turn when you drive.
Luis M Im no expert, but this is what I understand about turning rotors. Honda rotors are so cheap, its not worth the time and cost to turn them, just buy a new set. also if you turn the rotors, they will be thinner, which will make them more prone to warping because of the heat. if they warp, your brake pedal will pulse like crazy when u brake...its annoying
Thanks.
finally changed mine today after about a week of that squealing but thanks for the tips
Yes
They help eliminate squeaks and go between the pad and the caliper.
Do you take the cap off the master cylinder before you push the piston back?
Thx 👍
that skeeler thing, is that on every car? and is there some thing simmerlar on a drumbrakes?
Great video, Just a couple questions, don't you have to use a c clamp to close the piston back in? As well as open up the bleeder? Thanks
No you dont ned to clamp the piston, as long as the brakepedal is released the brakefluid can move freely in any direction, in this case back to the brake fluid reservoar.
It is certainly a good idea to open the bleed valve when you push in the piston and refill with new brakefluid.
Also use some thick grease/copperpaste on the tabs of the brakepads where the pads are gliding on metal.
Jonathan Soto He pushed the piston back in at 2:55. Pushing it in more with a C-clamp after disassembly will help when reassembling. Some advise opening bleeder valve when pushing piston back in to prevent the dirty fluid in the caliper from re-entering the system.