Honda Civic LX or EX?

45 messages, Last post on Jul 27, 2008 at 7:16 PM

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#44 of 45 Re: problem with brakes [radboi22] by kiawah Jul 27, 2008 (1:52 pm)
Replying to: radboi22 (Jul 27, 2008 8:39 am) Your front calipers sound like they are frozen. Have you replaced them? This is common problem with front calipers. Crud and moisture build up behind the piston, and since the pad is wearing down and the pistons continue pushing outward....everything is okay. When the pads are finally replaced, and the pistons are forced back into the caliper, the crud binds up the piston so it is no longer free to float. The hydralic braking pressure forces it out, but when the foot is taken off the brake the piston doesn't float back. Results is that the rotor is continually gripped (and overheats). In your case, sounds like you can run until your rotor heats up and expands...gripping the rotor very tight, until it is able to cool down again. If you have had this caliper problem, you may have overheated your rotors and warped them. You'd know this by when you are coming to a stop your brake will feel like it is pulsating. If so, then replace the rotors as well. I usually just replace mine at every two or three brake pad changes. Replies to this message: cz75 (Jul 27, 2008 7:16 pm)
#45 of 45 Re: problem with brakes [kiawah] by cz75 Jul 27, 2008 (7:16 pm)
Replying to: kiawah (Jul 27, 2008 1:52 pm) I just clean the dust boots and lubricate the slider pins. I only replaced a set of Honda calipers once, because the dust boots cracked from heat and it just happened again, so I drove them another 90,000 miles with cracked boots and no issues other than cleaning and lubing them at pad changes. At least quality reman'd calipers are cheap at Auto Zone if they truly are piston problems, but I've seen far more issues with slider pins being dry and sticking.

#44 of 45: Re: problem with brakes [radboi22] by kiawah; Jul 27, 2008 (1:52 pm)

Replying to: radboi22 (Jul 27, 2008 8:39 am)

Your front calipers sound like they are frozen. Have you replaced them?

This is common problem with front calipers. Crud and moisture build up behind the piston, and since the pad is wearing down and the pistons continue pushing outward....everything is okay. When the pads are finally replaced, and the pistons are forced back into the caliper, the crud binds up the piston so it is no longer free to float. The hydralic braking pressure forces it out, but when the foot is taken off the brake the piston doesn't float back. Results is that the rotor is continually gripped (and overheats).

In your case, sounds like you can run until your rotor heats up and expands...gripping the rotor very tight, until it is able to cool down again. If you have had this caliper problem, you may have overheated your rotors and warped them. You'd know this by when you are coming to a stop your brake will feel like it is pulsating. If so, then replace the rotors as well.

I usually just replace mine at every two or three brake pad changes.

cz75 (Jul 27, 2008 7:16 pm)

#45 of 45: Re: problem with brakes [kiawah] by cz75; Jul 27, 2008 (7:16 pm)

Replying to: kiawah (Jul 27, 2008 1:52 pm)

I just clean the dust boots and lubricate the slider pins. I only replaced a set of Honda calipers once, because the dust boots cracked from heat and it just happened again, so I drove them another 90,000 miles with cracked boots and no issues other than cleaning and lubing them at pad changes. At least quality reman'd calipers are cheap at Auto Zone if they truly are piston problems, but I've seen far more issues with slider pins being dry and sticking.