I've also bleed brakes alone and found that it's much better/easier to have that bleed cup higher than the caliber so that bleed tube will go upward. This way the air comes out much easier and it won't go back to caliber. Of course this is bit messy if the bleed screw is leaking.
@ericthecarguy Well i for one agree with you on the mechanic thing (lillie1986 comment), being one myself and doing things in a similar way to you not all mechanics get carpel tunnel and also my family has done it through the generations and nothing like that ,also carpel has alot to do with health ,so I'll gladly stand up and say keep up the good work even I found your vids very useful, esp this one since i couldn't figure whats up with my legend and this helped heaps,so many thanks
that's a very useful bit of info ,cheers gave me some insight on my legend it's got a similar prob like this and done the whole change right through only thing i didn't get told was bout the pins ,your a legend keep it up and your hammers idea works a treat
For the pressure washer ... you're right about them. On my protege the new one are so wider than the original one that I can't get enough tread to lock into the caliper. I actually stripped the first caliper because of that. Fortunatly my car part was nice enough to get it back as "defect".
love your video save me money!!!!!!!! thanks Eric.....but got the question on other bleeder screws stuck on other 3 caliper. how am i take them off. thanks again for your input
@13FravelJ No this was lined up correctly out of the box but especially on a new caliper you could just use a screwdriver or equivalent as they move pretty easy when new.
I think I need to do my 2 front calipers on my 97 Acura Integra. Whats happened is the shim thats under the break pad has broken and it just makes sqweeky noises now when I drive and brake. The calipers are old and the guy that changed them last time said they were a pain to get off and he did not use antiseize when he reinstalled them with new rotors and pads. Would you recommend replacing the calipers and pads? is it the same as this video? I am DUI (trying it anyways)
@adamlee17 I'm not sure I understand the problem fully but you can replace those metal shims without having to replace the entire caliper. In fact I would recommend just replacing those and servicing the caliper instead of replacing it, that is unless the piston has stuck in the bore and no longer moves freely, this is the only reason besides leakage to replace a caliper in my opinion.
****the rotor mounting bolts are seized and the bolt head is stripped and rounded ( previous owner of my acura did not know what he was doing lol ), any suggestions on how i can free those damn things out?****
@Lillie1986 If you don't want to wreck your body don't be an auto mechanic. With the stuff I've been exposed to and the things I've done to my body doing this for a living I've shaved a few years off of my life. To your point however it really depends on how you do it, I look at it as kind of a marshall art. Thanks for the comment.
@EricTheCarGuy Well thats true but that doesnt mean you have to more or less intentionaly screw up your body :P
And to be honest, its not about you doing it or not but inexperienced people might be watching your videos and copy you. I wouldve atleast put a note in a video about it, cause its the main cause of carpal tunnel syndrome, and its no joke.
@Lillie1986 I get where you're coming from and I appreciate your position but as I said if you want to make a living as a mechanic or even do this work it's very likely that your going to get hurt by it at one time or another. That doesn't make it or me right but I do put a disclaimer in ALL of my repair videos for that very reason because to be honest it's very difficult to make sure you cover EVERYTHING when you make a video like this,mostly you have to pick your battles and hope for the best.
@EricTheCarGuy Ofcourse, but from my own experience talking to older guys thats been doing this for years there seems to be two things everyone has incommon. That is reduced hearing and carpal tunnel syndrom (white hands). A whole lot of them has had it at some point and its really expensive to fix.
Anyways, I can go on about this for longer than is necessary! So Ive made my point! Thanks
A friend of mine was given a small, old vacuum pump by a dentist friend, and he converted it into a brake bleeder by adding a jar inline - works great and saves a ton of time.
Same problem here. Metal-to-Metal on the left rear side. Going to change the pads and discs tomorrow. I think this movie will spare me lot of time, thanks for that Eric! :-) Lucky for me the brake caliper can stay on the car, so i don't have to bleed. Pfieeeeew, hehe...
Hey Eric big problem well it is to me. I was quoted $500.00 to replace a high pressure power steering line in an 2004 Honda Accord V6? How hard is it to do. Im mechanically inclined
@PVoyager It's not that difficult for someone with experience as you have to slip it under the rear engine mount. You might want to check and see if yours is covered under warranty as I know the Acura TL of about that vintage had a recall on them I'm not sure if it's the same for Honda.
How well does your snap on wrenches hold up to your "hammering" on it? I would like to buy a set but are they strong enough to handle the abuse? Have you ever tried the flank drive plus wrenches Eric?
Holy crap! Your video is perfect! I'm about to hit this repair on my 96 Audi A4 non-Quattro. Anything you think I need to look out for on my particular car? I'm familiar with front calipers, but the parking brake kinda freaks me out.
@musicforpeople I've never done calipers on that car so I'm not sure, some can be more difficult than others based on if they have the parking brake as part of the caliper, you might get lucky and it's not part of the caliper. Good luck.
@noslack1964 I've seen that on some calipers and to be honest the sliver washers that were on there originally are way better than the copper ones in my experience.
haha, i actually did this to my 91 integra about 30 days before this video came out. probably would have saved a bit of time having this before, but its still good to see I did it right
You need to purchase one of the many one man bleeder tanks on the market. I have one that hitches to my air and it sucks the new fluid through. Simple one man easy and really not that expensive.
I love how he tells you all the steps that a helms manual would leave out. Use a wrench before an impact, keep the metal brackets, etc! Awesome video and really amusing. I watched the whole thing without skopping.
Great video Eric. the rear brake set up on that Acura looks very simular to our '96 Accord as seen in my "How Ericthecarguy helped me" contest video last spring. Now i should know what to do if I need to do a job like this. Thank you Eric for posting this.
Use brake caliper grease on the bleeder valve to prevent leaks and air getting sucked in, works well. I would not use teflon tape because there is the risk of getting that into the brake system. +1 on not using petrol based grease on the rubber parts.
The new caliper did not look to have any anti-corrosion coating, so if you care about that kind of thing, paint it with caliper specific paint, otherwise it will rust like crazy and look pretty bad. Thanks for the vid.
the reason for not useing antiseize on sliders is because it makes the rubber o-rings swell (if it has them) up and that doesnt let the caliper slide. antiseize is fine to use on slides aslong as they dont have the rubber o-rings,but if it does have them use a rubber based grease
Great video like always :) Just throwing this out there in case no one else has suggested it yet, wrap the bleeder screw threads with teflon tape and you won't get the air past the threads concern. Works great when someone is bleeding brakes by themselves(vacume, pop bottle method, self closing bleeders or whatever).
@wangbungal A week prior to this repair I looked at the car because of brake noise, at that time the piston would not turn in on that caliper meaning that it needed replacement.
Eric! Unrelated question: What`s up in US about "normal" oil and fully synthetic? On other peoples videos I`ve seen them talking about fully synthetic oil being bad? Europe has used fully synthetic since I remember (I`m young, though).
@DStylesHanska If you run synthetic on a high mileage engine you will most likely burn an excessive amount of oil as well as every seal on the engine starting to leak. Synthetic has different flow characteristics and will not 'seal' like regular oil. Also most synthetics are not 'full' synthetic oils but rather blends of regular oil and synthetic.
Eric, awesome vid i have a 90 teg i hate those little pins on the e brake cables or aka. the bitch pin as me and my friend call them lol they are always froze. i like to put anti seize on them kinda helps
Hey Eric they make a brake pedal depressor tool so you don't have to do brake jobs all Cirque Du Soleil style like that. Basically you set the tool up against the seat/brake pedal, hook the tool up to a compressed air line, squeeze the handle and boom! Tough actin' Tinactin, you're saving yourself a ton of headaches. The thing retails around $40...check it out I bet you'd love it.
I bought these quick bleeding "valves" for my motorcycle. They have a some sort of spring operating system system that allow the brake fluid go the other way but don't allow it or the air to go back in when bleeding. They made the bleeding of the brakes much easier and faster. Gonna get them for my car if they are available.
Like you, I'm a one man brake bleeder using the same bottle/clear hose system. I also 100% agree that older master cylinders shouldn't be bottomed out by letting the brake pedal go to the floor during bleeding. I prefer to have the brake pedal held down before closing the bleeder valve. I use a simple 2x4 between the bottom edge of the driver's seat & brake pedal to do that. Use the seat adjuster to set the distance needed to hold the pedal about half way down.
@lspaul92 I've done that too but the 'bleeder bottle' will normally help prevent any air from getting back into the caliper so that you don't have to keep the pedal down. Thanks for your comment.
this is damn good!. i mean wow! every other video on How to replace rear caliper should be erase. This video gave me confident on replacing mine and YOUR video on replace rear shoes drum brakes was awesome also.
@GammaCruxis If you knew how much good my brother does for his fellow man you wouldn't be so concerned as he gives a good chunk of his meager salary to help others.
@EricTheCarGuy Haha - no. I didn't mean as him being a bad person - I meant it from more of a sibling-rivalry point-of-view. You know - you bop him on the head with a foam mallet when his does something bad. XD All in good fun.
i tried doing your bleeding method with my 05 civic, but my pedal becomes hard. i will try vacuum bleeding next. what method would you recommend bleeding brakes with ABS. would vacuum bleeding work? thanks, great vid.
Excellent tip on bangin screws with hammer.One tip i learned for crackin loose bleeder screws is to wack the top of the bleeder with hammer and then try to tighten first then loosen and 99% bleeder comes loose.great tip for ya if u never heard of this..TY Jbone..Also great detail info in this video,It will help someone out tremendously..
Eric, I bleed exactly the same way as you but I use a slightly longer hose and put the bottle the hose bleeds into ABOVE the brake cylinder I wish to bleed.
I use a shop stool for this usually.
This works exactly the same way, except when you pause, the air bubbles in the line tend to go upwards. If some stuff gets sucked backwards into the slave cylinder when you release from the petal then it will more likely be fluid instead of air because the bubbles float UPWARDS.
Eric, I like to use a very thin layer of anti-seize between the new rotor or brake drum and where it contacts with the axle. Put a small drop on and spread it as thin as possible between the contact surfaces. No way should there be enough extra goop to allow it to drip or spread onto the brake pads or anything else. Makes it super simple to take apart a few years down the road.
Excellent! Maybe I'll learn why Discs were giving me so much hell in class. First question: how did you diagnose LR caliper only? I have to cry UNSAFE with smacking hammers. ETCG loves his Anti-seize and Silicone paste. Great video. I thought you might've hurt yourself falling out of that driver's seat. Stay Dirty, Eric. I got covered in oil working in Diesel class today!
@JTheGuitarPlayer The week prior I had attempted to turn the piston of that caliper in without success. I've been smacking those 2 hammers together for 15 years without incident but I respect your opinion.
If you have to reuse those soft "crush" washers or other copper washer on banjo fittings or fuel rails, it's a good idea to anneal the washers in a propane torch flame for a few seconds. Either air cool or quench in water. Copper gets hard when it is worked and soft when heated to above the critical point.
I great detail for your fans is to tell them NOT to use copper grease on the back side of the pad on the piston side. The copper dissolves the rubberseal around the piston.
The hitting of the rotor screws with the hammer is genius. I've spent a few hours of time trying to remove striped rotor Phillips head screws. Genius ETCG, thank you.
Hey Eric, great videos, I have just watched this video on caliper replacement and heard you talking about the double hammer technique and how some people say it can shatter, it might have happened to some people, but I'm a service technician for John Deere and I use the double hammer technique all the time probably every day, from loosening hydraulic hoses or to loosen plugs on final drive housings, I have NEVER had a hammer shatter on me or anyone else, so I say keep doing it and stay dirty ;-)
@collection68 I haven't had a problem with it either but the people that do have a problem with it are pretty adamant about it. No worries lots of people that do this for a living have different opinions about how to go about things and mostly they have good reason. Thanks for the comment.
I've also bleed brakes alone and found that it's much better/easier to have that bleed cup higher than the caliber so that bleed tube will go upward. This way the air comes out much easier and it won't go back to caliber. Of course this is bit messy if the bleed screw is leaking.
mcmaddie 4 days ago
Rusty
SuperRockstar206 1 week ago
@ericthecarguy Well i for one agree with you on the mechanic thing (lillie1986 comment), being one myself and doing things in a similar way to you not all mechanics get carpel tunnel and also my family has done it through the generations and nothing like that ,also carpel has alot to do with health ,so I'll gladly stand up and say keep up the good work even I found your vids very useful, esp this one since i couldn't figure whats up with my legend and this helped heaps,so many thanks
fordmann2011 1 month ago
that's a very useful bit of info ,cheers gave me some insight on my legend it's got a similar prob like this and done the whole change right through only thing i didn't get told was bout the pins ,your a legend keep it up and your hammers idea works a treat
rene5762 1 month ago
Moly/Mole-Lib-Da-num. You are very fast, it would be a 3 day job for me.
seniorjohnl 1 month ago
For the pressure washer ... you're right about them. On my protege the new one are so wider than the original one that I can't get enough tread to lock into the caliper. I actually stripped the first caliper because of that. Fortunatly my car part was nice enough to get it back as "defect".
Matrixtechno 1 month ago
Hey Eric (awesome name BTW), I have a 97 integra sedan, can this method be applied to my car as well?
ericgene 1 month ago
So why change the whole caliper? You said old was "stuck"? Wouldn't some lubricant and a wire brush solve that?
Bulgdoom 2 months ago
@Bulgdoom Not if the piston is stuck like this one was.
EricTheCarGuy 2 months ago
love your video save me money!!!!!!!! thanks Eric.....but got the question on other bleeder screws stuck on other 3 caliper. how am i take them off. thanks again for your input
TheChev98 2 months ago
@TheChev98 If the bleeder is stuck leave it alone and bleed it at the line instead.
EricTheCarGuy 2 months ago
I'm sure you already know this, but your channel was was featured on our 6 o'clock news in Sacramento, CA! Thank you for saving me a BUNCH of money!!
KBFF 2 months ago
@KBFF Actually I didn't know that, thanks for the comment.
EricTheCarGuy 2 months ago
love your vids thanks eric
zelemont 2 months ago
Hey Eric, Did you have to use your special tool for calipers to move the caliper piston to align it with the bump on the back of the Brake pads?
13FravelJ 3 months ago
@13FravelJ No this was lined up correctly out of the box but especially on a new caliper you could just use a screwdriver or equivalent as they move pretty easy when new.
EricTheCarGuy 3 months ago
I think I need to do my 2 front calipers on my 97 Acura Integra. Whats happened is the shim thats under the break pad has broken and it just makes sqweeky noises now when I drive and brake. The calipers are old and the guy that changed them last time said they were a pain to get off and he did not use antiseize when he reinstalled them with new rotors and pads. Would you recommend replacing the calipers and pads? is it the same as this video? I am DUI (trying it anyways)
adamlee17 3 months ago
@adamlee17 I'm not sure I understand the problem fully but you can replace those metal shims without having to replace the entire caliper. In fact I would recommend just replacing those and servicing the caliper instead of replacing it, that is unless the piston has stuck in the bore and no longer moves freely, this is the only reason besides leakage to replace a caliper in my opinion.
EricTheCarGuy 3 months ago
that's one thing that you should not do is pump brake with the engine of its bad for it and some times it don't work that good
djcatdog525 3 months ago
@djcatdog525 I have to disagree as I've never known that to be a 'bad' practice. Thanks for your input.
EricTheCarGuy 3 months ago
****the rotor mounting bolts are seized and the bolt head is stripped and rounded ( previous owner of my acura did not know what he was doing lol ), any suggestions on how i can free those damn things out?****
SPAZZDIN 4 months ago
@SPAZZDIN Air hammer, cut them out, or drill them out. No matter what it's going to be a fight. Good luck.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
@SPAZZDIN drill it and use a bolt extractor.
ratdude747yt 3 months ago
Very helpful!!! Nice Vid!!! Keep It Up!!! 8D
6439331 4 months ago
hey bud, i would of thought the back would of been drums? did you convert those? how hard is it to convert from drum to disk?
adidas6804 4 months ago
@adidas6804 No Acura has ever had drum brakes.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
I dont wanna sound like a smartypants but hitting the wrench with your hand like that will give you carpal tunnel syndrome VERY easely.
Lillie1986 4 months ago
@Lillie1986 If you don't want to wreck your body don't be an auto mechanic. With the stuff I've been exposed to and the things I've done to my body doing this for a living I've shaved a few years off of my life. To your point however it really depends on how you do it, I look at it as kind of a marshall art. Thanks for the comment.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
@EricTheCarGuy Well thats true but that doesnt mean you have to more or less intentionaly screw up your body :P
And to be honest, its not about you doing it or not but inexperienced people might be watching your videos and copy you. I wouldve atleast put a note in a video about it, cause its the main cause of carpal tunnel syndrome, and its no joke.
Lillie1986 4 months ago
@Lillie1986 I get where you're coming from and I appreciate your position but as I said if you want to make a living as a mechanic or even do this work it's very likely that your going to get hurt by it at one time or another. That doesn't make it or me right but I do put a disclaimer in ALL of my repair videos for that very reason because to be honest it's very difficult to make sure you cover EVERYTHING when you make a video like this,mostly you have to pick your battles and hope for the best.
EricTheCarGuy 3 months ago
@EricTheCarGuy Ofcourse, but from my own experience talking to older guys thats been doing this for years there seems to be two things everyone has incommon. That is reduced hearing and carpal tunnel syndrom (white hands). A whole lot of them has had it at some point and its really expensive to fix.
Anyways, I can go on about this for longer than is necessary! So Ive made my point! Thanks
Lillie1986 3 months ago
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A friend of mine was given a small, old vacuum pump by a dentist friend, and he converted it into a brake bleeder by adding a jar inline - works great and saves a ton of time.
hoopfan71 4 months ago
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hoopfan71 4 months ago
Eric, why do you replace the caliper. It is a bearing inside the caliper, that is full of rust and sticking. No need to replace whole caliper!
zochpeter 4 months ago
@zochpeter I had looked at these brakes a week earlier and found that the caliper piston on that wheel was frozen.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
Same problem here. Metal-to-Metal on the left rear side. Going to change the pads and discs tomorrow. I think this movie will spare me lot of time, thanks for that Eric! :-) Lucky for me the brake caliper can stay on the car, so i don't have to bleed. Pfieeeeew, hehe...
BartRydell 4 months ago
@BartRydell Good luck and thanks for your comment.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
There's one in every family...
HectorElite 4 months ago
Hey Eric big problem well it is to me. I was quoted $500.00 to replace a high pressure power steering line in an 2004 Honda Accord V6? How hard is it to do. Im mechanically inclined
PVoyager 4 months ago
@PVoyager It's not that difficult for someone with experience as you have to slip it under the rear engine mount. You might want to check and see if yours is covered under warranty as I know the Acura TL of about that vintage had a recall on them I'm not sure if it's the same for Honda.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
How well does your snap on wrenches hold up to your "hammering" on it? I would like to buy a set but are they strong enough to handle the abuse? Have you ever tried the flank drive plus wrenches Eric?
MoneyMarcMes 4 months ago
@MoneyMarcMes Just fine, I've had the ones in this video for more than 10 years.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
Holy crap! Your video is perfect! I'm about to hit this repair on my 96 Audi A4 non-Quattro. Anything you think I need to look out for on my particular car? I'm familiar with front calipers, but the parking brake kinda freaks me out.
musicforpeople 4 months ago
@musicforpeople I've never done calipers on that car so I'm not sure, some can be more difficult than others based on if they have the parking brake as part of the caliper, you might get lucky and it's not part of the caliper. Good luck.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
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Awesome trick with the 2 hammers, Im gonna a give it a shot.
NICDOE819 4 months ago
I have had a couple of those washers that come with the new caliper to leak also
noslack1964 4 months ago
@noslack1964 I've seen that on some calipers and to be honest the sliver washers that were on there originally are way better than the copper ones in my experience.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
So where in ohio Do you live?
TMFW 4 months ago
@TMFW Cincinnati.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
@EricTheCarGuy Me too! crazy small world
TMFW 4 months ago
haha, i actually did this to my 91 integra about 30 days before this video came out. probably would have saved a bit of time having this before, but its still good to see I did it right
Crimsonko 4 months ago
@Crimsonko Sorry I missed the deadline. :(
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
pads and rotor on one side ???
ant1986fel 4 months ago
@ant1986fel I did the other side too but this video was not a brake pad replacement video.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
You need to purchase one of the many one man bleeder tanks on the market. I have one that hitches to my air and it sucks the new fluid through. Simple one man easy and really not that expensive.
jtman04401 4 months ago
@jtman04401 Tools help but a bird in the hand....
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
if u replace the front brakes, is it normal to have em smoking for like the first day?
jadi929 4 months ago
@jadi929 Yes it is, watch my other disc brake replacement videos as to why.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
Eric, how can I become your brother?
bhstone1 4 months ago
@bhstone1 I can make you an honorary one.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
I personally would replace all the old parts with as many new parts as possible while it's off
BMWBurnoutM3 4 months ago
@BMWBurnoutM3 That's OK too. Thanks for the comment.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
@EricTheCarGuy
Thanks mate its a 4wd gtir turbo
Paki2c 4 months ago
Is it ok to use antiseize on the back of the pads?
spiderx1016 4 months ago
@spiderx1016 I don't recommend it, it just makes a mess and there is no benefit that I can see from doing that.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
I spy the Odyssey.
markkjay 4 months ago
1:38 - "Ewww." hahahaha
markkjay 4 months ago
i have the 92 gsr :) eric ftw!
TaLoCc 4 months ago
no need to turn caliper piston for no down pedal??
tilou32 4 months ago
@tilou32 Not with the new caliper no.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
i gotta admit that the pedal pumper video that you have on your website is one of the cheesiest videos ever
Galley415 4 months ago
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Galley415 4 months ago
Your brother is lucky to have the best auto technician as brother
hondannyboy 4 months ago 6
@hondannyboy I'm lucky to have him as well, his work actually inspired me to start ETCG.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago 2
I love how he tells you all the steps that a helms manual would leave out. Use a wrench before an impact, keep the metal brackets, etc! Awesome video and really amusing. I watched the whole thing without skopping.
ZlatanTDR 4 months ago
so why use silicon instead of grease in the calipers?
nomotiv99 4 months ago
@nomotiv99 The grease is an oil based product that will eat at the rubber boots. So you use silicon so it doesn't eat them.
LazySniper 4 months ago
@nomotiv99 Grease will eat away at the rubber parts and dry up causing the slides to stick.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago 2
the one big takeaway that i am getting from eric's videos is: I do not want to own any pre-98 honda's because of captive rotors, or rear calipers :)
johnhowington 4 months ago
how much torque on the bracket bolts?
slantyboy 4 months ago
@slantyboy Not sure I've never checked.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
BEST TEACHER EVERRRR
marsL001 4 months ago
eric, why cant your brother just buy a new car??
KillerZero259 4 months ago
@KillerZero259 Go to YellowBlueBus and see what he does.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
@EricTheCarGuy what is that?
KillerZero259 4 months ago
Great video Eric. the rear brake set up on that Acura looks very simular to our '96 Accord as seen in my "How Ericthecarguy helped me" contest video last spring. Now i should know what to do if I need to do a job like this. Thank you Eric for posting this.
Michiganborn1969 4 months ago
@Michiganborn1969 You're most welcome, thanks for the comment.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
PLEASE DO VIDEOS ON A DSM! A 95-99 Eclipse GSX or GST
sk8boardnslife 4 months ago
Eric, your awesome as F**k. ETCG inspires me to do well, so thanks for your videos.
Pdzzlfshzzl 4 months ago
@Pdzzlfshzzl Thank you!
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
id have to say eric has the best car repairs here on youtube for sure
kawasaki000000000000 4 months ago 26
@kawasaki000000000000 Thank you very much for that I really appreciate it.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
Use brake caliper grease on the bleeder valve to prevent leaks and air getting sucked in, works well. I would not use teflon tape because there is the risk of getting that into the brake system. +1 on not using petrol based grease on the rubber parts.
The new caliper did not look to have any anti-corrosion coating, so if you care about that kind of thing, paint it with caliper specific paint, otherwise it will rust like crazy and look pretty bad. Thanks for the vid.
eleeter 4 months ago
@eleeter Not too worried about rust on this car but thanks for your input.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
oohf. Rust
pinoyALLmotorEVOIXMR 4 months ago
great tutorial eric,, +1 on oem fluid
chrisu90 4 months ago
I'm really enjoy watching this video Eric Thank You again
joelin66 4 months ago
the reason for not useing antiseize on sliders is because it makes the rubber o-rings swell (if it has them) up and that doesnt let the caliper slide. antiseize is fine to use on slides aslong as they dont have the rubber o-rings,but if it does have them use a rubber based grease
andrewbthomson 4 months ago
@andrewbthomson NEVER use anti seize on the brake slides as it dries up and causes the pins to seize, silicone past only.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
I do the bottle method also.......by myself ,so only way to go.vacuum pump works also.
jeepers2655 4 months ago
you can use a piece of wood between the chair and the brake pedal to bleed the air out, when no one is around.
hom2fu 4 months ago
Great video like always :) Just throwing this out there in case no one else has suggested it yet, wrap the bleeder screw threads with teflon tape and you won't get the air past the threads concern. Works great when someone is bleeding brakes by themselves(vacume, pop bottle method, self closing bleeders or whatever).
BAXMAN68 4 months ago
@BAXMAN68 Someone made the suggestion of putting grease on the threads which I believe would also work. Thanks for your input.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
alot of brake video's out there, but once again quality and instruction keeps you above par...learned a few new tricks,
hondaslave 4 months ago 11
@hondaslave I've very glad you liked it, thanks for the comment.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
One Toyota owner dislikes this video!
leftovcenta 4 months ago
what a rust bucket......thanks eric
hondaslave 4 months ago
Great video Eric, I LOVE these integra videos. I can relate alot since I have a 96 w/non abs and I can use all the tips!!
Jx1x3 4 months ago
how would you know one side is sticking?
wangbungal 4 months ago
@wangbungal
it could pull to one side when breaking, it could also show excessive break dust on that wheel
BlackhillPunk 4 months ago
@wangbungal A week prior to this repair I looked at the car because of brake noise, at that time the piston would not turn in on that caliper meaning that it needed replacement.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
i just did every single caliper on my 99
DudeRanger1 4 months ago
yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy my carrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
DudeRanger1 4 months ago
My girlfriend wants to know about the birdies. :)
Dymundback 4 months ago
woundnt the colapes the hose intime when u clanp it off
sweetman4000hf 4 months ago
@sweetman4000hf I haven't had issue with that and I've done it this way for years.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
Great video! I especially like when you show your tool usage. It always gives some useful tricks.
Gizmopflege 4 months ago
Eric! Unrelated question: What`s up in US about "normal" oil and fully synthetic? On other peoples videos I`ve seen them talking about fully synthetic oil being bad? Europe has used fully synthetic since I remember (I`m young, though).
DStylesHanska 4 months ago
@DStylesHanska If you run synthetic on a high mileage engine you will most likely burn an excessive amount of oil as well as every seal on the engine starting to leak. Synthetic has different flow characteristics and will not 'seal' like regular oil. Also most synthetics are not 'full' synthetic oils but rather blends of regular oil and synthetic.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
@EricTheCarGuy I see.. Thanks!
DStylesHanska 4 months ago
Question eric i changed both my pads last month but the handbrake was on now my handbrake doesn't work what should i do??
Paki2c 4 months ago
@Paki2c Not sure what type of vehicle you have but you might want to try and tighten the cable tension on the cable.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
Eric, awesome vid i have a 90 teg i hate those little pins on the e brake cables or aka. the bitch pin as me and my friend call them lol they are always froze. i like to put anti seize on them kinda helps
MK4TWISTEDDUB 4 months ago
@MK4TWISTEDDUB I too put anti seize on them, thanks for the comment.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
Hey Eric they make a brake pedal depressor tool so you don't have to do brake jobs all Cirque Du Soleil style like that. Basically you set the tool up against the seat/brake pedal, hook the tool up to a compressed air line, squeeze the handle and boom! Tough actin' Tinactin, you're saving yourself a ton of headaches. The thing retails around $40...check it out I bet you'd love it.
DriftingFWWA 4 months ago
@DriftingFWWA The pedal pumper is one of those very things, available on my website in fact. Thanks for the comment.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
I bought these quick bleeding "valves" for my motorcycle. They have a some sort of spring operating system system that allow the brake fluid go the other way but don't allow it or the air to go back in when bleeding. They made the bleeding of the brakes much easier and faster. Gonna get them for my car if they are available.
opmdevil 4 months ago
@opmdevil Those would be a great tool for this, thanks for the comment.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
when it comes to the A5 test, those copper washers are NOT reusable. I hate tests.
DriftingFWWA 4 months ago
@DriftingFWWA It's not good practice for sure but I've reused them in the past without any problems.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
i like the visegrip trick on brake lines maybe ill have a clean garage floor now thanks
4g63junkie 4 months ago
Like you, I'm a one man brake bleeder using the same bottle/clear hose system. I also 100% agree that older master cylinders shouldn't be bottomed out by letting the brake pedal go to the floor during bleeding. I prefer to have the brake pedal held down before closing the bleeder valve. I use a simple 2x4 between the bottom edge of the driver's seat & brake pedal to do that. Use the seat adjuster to set the distance needed to hold the pedal about half way down.
lspaul92 4 months ago
@lspaul92 I've done that too but the 'bleeder bottle' will normally help prevent any air from getting back into the caliper so that you don't have to keep the pedal down. Thanks for your comment.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
this is damn good!. i mean wow! every other video on How to replace rear caliper should be erase. This video gave me confident on replacing mine and YOUR video on replace rear shoes drum brakes was awesome also.
xcalix 4 months ago
@xcalix Glad you liked them thanks for the comment.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
Wonder how many wrenches you threw at him for letting it get this bad. XD
GammaCruxis 4 months ago
@GammaCruxis If you knew how much good my brother does for his fellow man you wouldn't be so concerned as he gives a good chunk of his meager salary to help others.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
@EricTheCarGuy Haha - no. I didn't mean as him being a bad person - I meant it from more of a sibling-rivalry point-of-view. You know - you bop him on the head with a foam mallet when his does something bad. XD All in good fun.
GammaCruxis 4 months ago
i tried doing your bleeding method with my 05 civic, but my pedal becomes hard. i will try vacuum bleeding next. what method would you recommend bleeding brakes with ABS. would vacuum bleeding work? thanks, great vid.
TJustice91 4 months ago
@TJustice91 ABS or not you still bleed the same way on these cars. Some other makes require a scan tool however.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
Can't beat nisin quality when it comes to Hondas and Acuras! great video eric.
jdmfreak92 4 months ago
Great vid as always Eric
omarsuarez73 4 months ago
Nice brake job :-)
looks like it gave you a workout as you were a bit shakey near the end, :-)
zx8401ztv 4 months ago
woow i like how you take the two little screw out! I like I like. Hey eric why not use grease but silicone?
vietcong4u 4 months ago
@vietcong4u silicone won't burn up at the high temperatures that exist in the brake system
brakedd 4 months ago
@vietcong4u Grease will eat the rubber boots and dry up over time, silicone won't.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
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vietcong4u 4 months ago
At 18:13 "Find the hole and push it thru" Thats what she said!
siemenstraffic 4 months ago
I've never seen a caliper come with a new mounting bracket, that's pretty slick!! what brand is that?
greg197040 4 months ago
@greg197040 I don't remember honestly but my parts people are very good to me.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
Excellent tip on bangin screws with hammer.One tip i learned for crackin loose bleeder screws is to wack the top of the bleeder with hammer and then try to tighten first then loosen and 99% bleeder comes loose.great tip for ya if u never heard of this..TY Jbone..Also great detail info in this video,It will help someone out tremendously..
jbone2470 4 months ago 2
@jbone2470 I've heard that also, thanks very much for posting it.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
Eric, I bleed exactly the same way as you but I use a slightly longer hose and put the bottle the hose bleeds into ABOVE the brake cylinder I wish to bleed.
I use a shop stool for this usually.
This works exactly the same way, except when you pause, the air bubbles in the line tend to go upwards. If some stuff gets sucked backwards into the slave cylinder when you release from the petal then it will more likely be fluid instead of air because the bubbles float UPWARDS.
Petawatt 4 months ago 3
@Petawatt What a good idea. Why didn't I think of that?
spelunkerd 4 months ago
@Petawatt Excellent point, thanks for the input.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
Eric, I like to use a very thin layer of anti-seize between the new rotor or brake drum and where it contacts with the axle. Put a small drop on and spread it as thin as possible between the contact surfaces. No way should there be enough extra goop to allow it to drip or spread onto the brake pads or anything else. Makes it super simple to take apart a few years down the road.
Petawatt 4 months ago
@Petawatt That is a great tip, thanks for your input.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
Excellent! Maybe I'll learn why Discs were giving me so much hell in class. First question: how did you diagnose LR caliper only? I have to cry UNSAFE with smacking hammers. ETCG loves his Anti-seize and Silicone paste. Great video. I thought you might've hurt yourself falling out of that driver's seat. Stay Dirty, Eric. I got covered in oil working in Diesel class today!
JTheGuitarPlayer 4 months ago
@JTheGuitarPlayer The week prior I had attempted to turn the piston of that caliper in without success. I've been smacking those 2 hammers together for 15 years without incident but I respect your opinion.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
If you have to reuse those soft "crush" washers or other copper washer on banjo fittings or fuel rails, it's a good idea to anneal the washers in a propane torch flame for a few seconds. Either air cool or quench in water. Copper gets hard when it is worked and soft when heated to above the critical point.
Petawatt 4 months ago
@Petawatt That's a great idea I've never heard of that. Thanks for the tip.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
And now, a nice little repair video from EricTheCarGuy, this is what we love to see. Thanks :-)
TrueBlueEG8 4 months ago
really helpfull tanks mr ericthecarguy
3134902 4 months ago
Very neat and detailed video Eric ;-)
I great detail for your fans is to tell them NOT to use copper grease on the back side of the pad on the piston side. The copper dissolves the rubberseal around the piston.
Lasselkv28 4 months ago
@Lasselkv28 It makes quite a mess too. Thanks for the comment.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
Instead of putting the screws back into the disc/rotor just use the wheel nuts to hold it in place, works perfectly for me :)
timk1764 4 months ago
@timk1764
Yep, thats an old and sneaky mechanic method :-)
Lasselkv28 4 months ago
@timk1764 Yes it would however I put them back to make installing the caliper and pads easier. Thanks for the comment.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago
The hitting of the rotor screws with the hammer is genius. I've spent a few hours of time trying to remove striped rotor Phillips head screws. Genius ETCG, thank you.
aaronphx420 4 months ago
Love these brake videos, thanks Eric!
evoGage 4 months ago
Hey Eric, great videos, I have just watched this video on caliper replacement and heard you talking about the double hammer technique and how some people say it can shatter, it might have happened to some people, but I'm a service technician for John Deere and I use the double hammer technique all the time probably every day, from loosening hydraulic hoses or to loosen plugs on final drive housings, I have NEVER had a hammer shatter on me or anyone else, so I say keep doing it and stay dirty ;-)
collection68 4 months ago
@collection68 I haven't had a problem with it either but the people that do have a problem with it are pretty adamant about it. No worries lots of people that do this for a living have different opinions about how to go about things and mostly they have good reason. Thanks for the comment.
EricTheCarGuy 4 months ago