***Update 2-2023*** So after about 2 1/2 years, I just replaced the rear brake pads (& rotors this time) on this same vehicle and I retracted the electronic parking brake mechanism using a different method. I manually retracted the caliper mechanism by removing the small motor and turning it back in from behind with a T-47 torx bit. I also learned (thanks to your comments) that I didn't need to turn the piston when pushing it back in. Here's the link: ua-cam.com/video/5tOzgxrFnxY/v-deo.html Thanks to everyone's great feedback on this! Take care, -Dan the Fix it Man
Oh brother I wish I saw this clip before I started to mess with my niece’s car😮! I was trying to teach her husband how to do breaks but I have to admit I’m from old school 😅. Yep $176 damage! Any way I am glad I am seeing it now (1:18am) so tomorrow it’ll be fixed 💪🙏. Thanks again!
Excellent how to video. Presented very clearly, and logically. I would never knew that the electric brake had to be retracted electrically. Saved me from a potential disaster. Thanks for your video!
This video was incredibly helpful. I had never done brakes on a car with the electronic parking brake. Seeing you go through the processes was helpful. I moved the motor while the pads were still in position. This kept the cutout in the piston in the proper alignment for the mating peg on the rear pad. I used a Dewalt 12V battery pack, two finish nails, and alligator clips to move the e-brake motor. I went to full on, made sure the rotor was locked, and then reversed polarity until the motor was zeroed out at full off. Thanks!
Great video, just did my 2017 today. You were spot on. I used my dewalt 7.2v battery to turn the motor in reverse, it worked great. Thanks for publishing this video.
One of the best descriptive videos I’ve seen online regarding break pad changes. I’m just about to replace my rear pads and I’m glad I tuned into your video because I was about to make a major screwup. I’ll subscribe to your channel now because of this video and thank you again for your posting. Back to work!! Cheers!
Beautiful video almost 100% instead of using the t handle to screw in you use a wrench on that nut on the outside and you screw it in and it goes in very easily thank you again for the video
These videos help me change my brakes, instead of rotating electric handbrakes i just unscrew the motor then rotate the caliper gear then press the caliper. To make sure you dont run into error codes just disconnect the battery to avoid accidental turn on.
Hiya. I'm stuck on removing the power cable. Not sure if I have to press something or just start wiggling with a screw driver. I am not a mechanic by any means and your video is a great help ny giving me confidence to dyi it. I'm just stuck at the disconnect part. Also my car is outside on a jack while I am typing this
Great vid. I have a HRV with same parking brake. Was going to manually wind it in by removing motor as shown on other vids but this looks easier. See by your above comment you have used that method this time. Which way would you say is better and would use in the future? Cheers.
Hello:! Thanks for a great video. I have a question to ask. Wouldn't be just easier to desingage EPB by pushing down the EPB activation/ deactivation lever inside the car's cabin after you put the car on jack stands ( rear wheels are lifted in the air). By doing that, you would save yourself a trouble of removing EBP motor. Of course, you still need to retract the caliper further by using a special tool/ pliers.
Thank u for this video .I have 2017 honda hrv and looking at this can help me to tackle task and i belive mine is the same set up with epb .By the way how many mile on this car?
That's Great Video Tutorial.Can do Same Method on 2017 acura tlx or I Had to used scan Tool,Need To do my Rear brake pads,Any feedback will be appreciated ThankU
Do NOT rotate the piston while pushing it back in, the notches on the face are for installation of the e brake. This will damage the boot. The piston can easily be pushed in without rotating it. Other than that, great video
Interesting cause it looks kinda like the civics that you had to turn back in. Is there any way to put the car in service mode to avoid having you use a 12v battery?
@@turdsandwicher you can take the motor off and on the back of the piston there is a place to turn it in and then reinstall motor. There is another video with someone doing it that way he also just pushed the piston in not screwing it in
Epb they made it with notches like old style Honda's but you just push them in do not rotate there 5 to 10 % the inside pin that turns to engage the parking brake might snap just do the short cut with the wires but push them in like front calipers try if it doesn't work come back say and wtv comes up on your mind most likely ill never hear from you thanks happy brake change
Any 12v power source or battery should work. I have even heard of someone using a small 9 volt battery successfully. Thanks for watching! -Dan the Fix it Man
When you powered the caliper piston back (12V) the piston turned counter clockwise. When you manually pressed the piston back, you rotated it clockwise. ??? Should you have spun the piston in counter clockwise?
I have a 2017 Honda CRV and just changed my rear brake pads. I replaced the slides that attach to the caliper bracket also. I noticed the outside brake pads slide easy but the inside ones are hard to move is this normal?
I did 2016 Civic before seeing this video. I did not use either of the two methods (12V or pull the motor and move from rear) to move the EBP back. I just used the notches and rotated the puck, like I have done on none EBP. I put it back toghater and everything seems to work. My question is what did I mess up? Do I have a ticking time bomb?
I haven’t done a Civic with the electronic parking brake yet, so I am not sure if anything is different. My guess is, if you were able to push the caliper piston in enough to fit it back over the new pads, and you didn’t have to force it too much, and you don’t have any warning lights, you might be fine. You could always check to see if the Electronic parking brake is working as well…lift it and see if the wheel spins…etc. Thanks for watching! -Dan the Fix it Man
@@DantheFixitMan First, thank you for answering. I have seen other videos and have posted in civic forums and no one has answer me. The puck screwed back like any other non-EBP that I have done. Then I put the front pad in and gently pushed the puck back. I was more watching to make sure I did not tear the puck up. The only difference between your video and what I saw, is the pins are just a little different. I did get lights when I first started the car. I pump breaks and cycled the parking break switch. Then stop the car and restarted it. Tested the parking brake, by putting the car in gear and it held. I was hoping it would work like the old mechanical ones and self adjust with use. So the bottom line is all about making room for the new pads, correct? In the video, it move out when the motor was running, why did it not move in when the motor was running?
@@Penright14 no problem, it sounds like it might have worked fine, but not sure why you got a light initially... Yes, it’s just a matter of making room for the new pads. My understanding on the process of adjusting the rear brakes is to pump the pedal before starting the car and then start it and apply the epb to cycle it once and then turn off the car and it should be adjusted correctly. I am not 100% sure why it doesn’t spin when turning it in the other direction…other than the screw mechanism must be bottomed out. Someone also added that once you do the battery trick, that you can push the piston in without turning it.
So today a customer went to a shop to change his rear pads on 2018 Honda CR-V they charge him 80$ per wheel So I was curious to learn how other people do it
***Update 2-2023***
So after about 2 1/2 years, I just replaced the rear brake pads (& rotors this time) on this same vehicle and I retracted the electronic parking brake mechanism using a different method. I manually retracted the caliper mechanism by removing the small motor and turning it back in from behind with a T-47 torx bit. I also learned (thanks to your comments) that I didn't need to turn the piston when pushing it back in.
Here's the link: ua-cam.com/video/5tOzgxrFnxY/v-deo.html
Thanks to everyone's great feedback on this!
Take care,
-Dan the Fix it Man
Oh brother I wish I saw this clip before I started to mess with my niece’s car😮! I was trying to teach her husband how to do breaks but I have to admit I’m from old school 😅. Yep $176 damage! Any way I am glad I am seeing it now (1:18am) so tomorrow it’ll be fixed 💪🙏. Thanks again!
Excellent how to video. Presented very clearly, and logically. I would never knew that the electric brake had to be retracted electrically. Saved me from a potential disaster. Thanks for your video!
This video was incredibly helpful. I had never done brakes on a car with the electronic parking brake.
Seeing you go through the processes was helpful.
I moved the motor while the pads were still in position. This kept the cutout in the piston in the proper alignment for the mating peg on the rear pad.
I used a Dewalt 12V battery pack, two finish nails, and alligator clips to move the e-brake motor. I went to full on, made sure the rotor was locked, and then reversed polarity until the motor was zeroed out at full off.
Thanks!
Great video, just did my 2017 today. You were spot on. I used my dewalt 7.2v battery to turn the motor in reverse, it worked great. Thanks for publishing this video.
One of the best descriptive videos I’ve seen online regarding break pad changes. I’m just about to replace my rear pads and I’m glad I tuned into your video because I was about to make a major screwup. I’ll subscribe to your channel now because of this video and thank you again for your posting. Back to work!! Cheers!
Beautiful video almost 100% instead of using the t handle to screw in you use a wrench on that nut on the outside and you screw it in and it goes in very easily thank you again for the video
Thank you so much for the information. I didn’t want to do my own brakes because of the electronic parking brake. Now I don’t feel so nervous.
Thank you for helpful video!❤
These videos help me change my brakes, instead of rotating electric handbrakes i just unscrew the motor then rotate the caliper gear then press the caliper. To make sure you dont run into error codes just disconnect the battery to avoid accidental turn on.
You went right to the point. Your video is the best! Thanks.
Thank you for the cristal clear video. 👍
Awesome video thank you help me a lot very informative oh
Very well explained. Thank you for the tips.
Hiya. I'm stuck on removing the power cable. Not sure if I have to press something or just start wiggling with a screw driver. I am not a mechanic by any means and your video is a great help ny giving me confidence to dyi it. I'm just stuck at the disconnect part. Also my car is outside on a jack while I am typing this
Great vid. I have a HRV with same parking brake. Was going to manually wind it in by removing motor as shown on other vids but this looks easier.
See by your above comment you have used that method this time. Which way would you say is better and would use in the future? Cheers.
Thank you
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Good video point to point. I wonder if it is recommended to disconnect the negative battery terminal since EPB are being disconnected during service?
Hello:! Thanks for a great video. I have a question to ask. Wouldn't be just easier to desingage EPB by pushing down the EPB activation/ deactivation lever inside the car's cabin after you put the car on jack stands ( rear wheels are lifted in the air). By doing that, you would save yourself a trouble of removing EBP motor. Of course, you still need to retract the caliper further by using a special tool/ pliers.
Hi,
Even with the EPB deactivated, you need to cycle it farther back to be able to replace the brake pads.
Thanks for watching!
-Dan the Fix it Man
@@DantheFixitMan Thank you for your reply. Cheers
Thank u for this video .I have 2017 honda hrv and looking at this can help me to tackle task and i belive mine is the same set up with epb .By the way how many mile on this car?
Hi, can I push back the caliper piston without disconnecting the electronic parking brake? Thanks
No
That's Great Video Tutorial.Can do Same Method on 2017 acura tlx or I Had to used scan Tool,Need To do my Rear brake pads,Any feedback will be appreciated ThankU
Can you use the battery in the same car if you don't have an extra battery? Thanks!
Do NOT rotate the piston while pushing it back in, the notches on the face are for installation of the e brake. This will damage the boot. The piston can easily be pushed in without rotating it. Other than that, great video
Totally agreed. Used the old pad and the c-clamp to push the piston back in with no issues.
Interesting cause it looks kinda like the civics that you had to turn back in. Is there any way to put the car in service mode to avoid having you use a 12v battery?
That is incorrect any honda with the notches on the piston is to turn them back in. They do not move by pressing them in.
@@turdsandwicher you can take the motor off and on the back of the piston there is a place to turn it in and then reinstall motor. There is another video with someone doing it that way he also just pushed the piston in not screwing it in
Epb they made it with notches like old style Honda's but you just push them in do not rotate there 5 to 10 % the inside pin that turns to engage the parking brake might snap just do the short cut with the wires but push them in like front calipers try if it doesn't work come back say and wtv comes up on your mind most likely ill never hear from you thanks happy brake change
could I use a jump box at the power source to back that motor off?
Any 12v power source or battery should work. I have even heard of someone using a small 9 volt battery successfully.
Thanks for watching!
-Dan the Fix it Man
When you powered the caliper piston back (12V) the piston turned counter clockwise. When you manually pressed the piston back, you rotated it clockwise. ??? Should you have spun the piston in counter clockwise?
Counter clockwise from the piston side is clockwise from the back side.
I have a 2017 Honda CRV and just changed my rear brake pads. I replaced the slides that attach to the caliper bracket also. I noticed the outside brake pads slide easy but the inside ones are hard to move is this normal?
what do i do now. i rotated the piston before removing the ebrake motor
You can remove the motor and retract it manually. I did that in this video here:
ua-cam.com/video/5tOzgxrFnxY/v-deo.html
How to the error codes or system fault codes look like?
Can you use the cars battery to retract it?
I saw a video where someone used a 9 volt battery too.
I did 2016 Civic before seeing this video. I did not use either of the two methods (12V or pull the motor and move from rear) to move the EBP back. I just used the notches and rotated the puck, like I have done on none EBP. I put it back toghater and everything seems to work. My question is what did I mess up? Do I have a ticking time bomb?
I haven’t done a Civic with the electronic parking brake yet, so I am not sure if anything is different. My guess is, if you were able to push the caliper piston in enough to fit it back over the new pads, and you didn’t have to force it too much, and you don’t have any warning lights, you might be fine. You could always check to see if the Electronic parking brake is working as well…lift it and see if the wheel spins…etc.
Thanks for watching!
-Dan the Fix it Man
@@DantheFixitMan First, thank you for answering. I have seen other videos and have posted in civic forums and no one has answer me. The puck screwed back like any other non-EBP that I have done. Then I put the front pad in and gently pushed the puck back. I was more watching to make sure I did not tear the puck up. The only difference between your video and what I saw, is the pins are just a little different. I did get lights when I first started the car. I pump breaks and cycled the parking break switch. Then stop the car and restarted it. Tested the parking brake, by putting the car in gear and it held. I was hoping it would work like the old mechanical ones and self adjust with use. So the bottom line is all about making room for the new pads, correct? In the video, it move out when the motor was running, why did it not move in when the motor was running?
@@Penright14 no problem, it sounds like it might have worked fine, but not sure why you got a light initially... Yes, it’s just a matter of making room for the new pads. My understanding on the process of adjusting the rear brakes is to pump the pedal before starting the car and then start it and apply the epb to cycle it once and then turn off the car and it should be adjusted correctly.
I am not 100% sure why it doesn’t spin when turning it in the other direction…other than the screw mechanism must be bottomed out. Someone also added that once you do the battery trick, that you can push the piston in without turning it.
So... does one need to electronically depress the piston? I cannot manually do it?
Nice ! Did you start with the EPB selected to off?
Yes.
Thanks for watching!
-Dan the Fix it Man
So today a customer went to a shop to change his rear pads on 2018 Honda CR-V they charge him 80$ per wheel
So I was curious to learn how other people do it
thats a good price, A honda dealer would want $150 a wheel
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