Interchange Brake Pads in a Honda Odyssey
Driving your Honda Odyssey with worn elsewhere brake pads is asking for disquiet on the method. On the contrary, changing pads is a berth you can arrange Homewards with the comfort of a hardly any general tools and some caution. Whichever establish of pads you are work, be careful not to damage the brake hose attached to the caliper. Otherwise, you Testament demand to interchange it and bleed the brake operation. Moreover, once you remove the gray pads, match them to the fresh locate and be decided you hog the licence replacement for your specific mannequin.
Instructions
Remove the Pads
1. Remove half of the brake fluid from the masterly cylinder. You can exercise a handwriting siphon pump or a Disinfected turkey baster and a suitable container.
2. Loosen the front or rear turn lug nuts with a lug wrench, depending on the establish of pads you are replacing.
3. Advantage a floor jack to uplift the wheels. Cooperate the Honda on jack stands and Stop removing the wheels.
4. Provided you are advantage the front pads, detach the brake hose bracket from the steering knuckle using a ratchet and socket.
5. Celebrate the lower caliper-mounting pin with an expanded wrench as you unscrew the bolt with a socket and ratchet or another wrench. On rear pads, remove both caliper mounting bolts using a wrench and ratchet and socket.
6. If you are working on the front wheel assembly, swing the caliper upward. On rear pads, remove the caliper from the mounting bracket and use a piece of wire to secure it to the coil spring or some other suitable component to avoid stressing and damaging the brake hose.
7. Take off the shims, brake pads and pad retainers from the caliper bracket.
8. Use a large C-clamp and the old inner brake pad to push the caliper piston into its board. Then, remove the inner brake pad.
Install the Pads
9. Wipe off the pad lining dust, dirt and grease from the caliper, caliper bracket and wheel assembly using brake parts cleaner and a clean, lint-free piece of cloth. Do not blow off or breathe the brake dust. See the "Warning" box within this article for more information.
10. Position the brake caliper in place on the mounting bracket and start the mounting pin or pins by hand. Hold the pins with a wrench, if necessary, as you tighten them using another wrench, or ratchet and socket.13.
Coat the shim, new pad and caliper piston mating surfaces with M-77 assembly paste. Then place the shim and pads on the caliper bracket.
12. Coat the mating surfaces of the pad retainers and caliper bracket with M-77 assembly paste. Then, place the retainers on the bracket.11.
If you are servicing the front pads, attach the brake hose bracket to the steering knuckle using a ratchet and socket.
14. Install the wheel/tire assemblies and fasten the wheel lug nuts using the lug wrench.
15. Lower the vehicle and finish tightening the lug nuts.
16. Depress the brake pedal several times. Check the fluid level in the master cylinder and add new brake fluid, if necessary.
