[ajresendez]

Hey guys so I have started hearing this gravely kind of noise when I am breaking from the front of the car, back seems fine. Breaking is fine no difference from before, just the gravely noise.

anybody know what it might be before i take it to the mechanic?

 

[ikethegreat]

Pebble stuck between the pad and rotor? Wear indicator on the pad hitting the rotor? Dust shield rubbing the rotor?

 

[txn]

Gravely noise probably means rotor touching the brake pad's wear indicator.

How many miles did the current pads have already ?

Remove the front tires, remove the calipers and check the thickness of the brake pads.
Most likely the inner pads are down below the minimum thickness.

 

[ajresendez]

okay, yeah its probably the pads... weird thought cause i just had the tires put on last monthish and the guys said i had good pads all the way around said something about 8% or 11% all the way around. I'll take it in and get it checked out anyways, i ride my little girl around in it and don't want to drive around with messed up brakes anymore than I have to.

ps.

anyone recommend good rotors and break pads to buy? I dont race in this thing (though I do havea bit of a lead foot), its just for commutes so please don't recommend high performance parts (just be wasted on me).

Ride:
2010 Honda Accord LX-P 4 door sedan

Thanks!

 

[rushzer0]

He probably meant your pads have 8 - 11% life left. Which is not much at all. They maybe thought that would get you by for a while who knows.

As for what rotors pads you should get, OEM is always a good choice. Otherwise go with a reputable brand nissin or advics are the OEM depending on your trim level.

Steer clear of the house brands from places like Napa, Advance Auto, etc...They are garbage. (I'm a parts salesmen for an auto parts company in Canada trust me on this one)

 

[ajresendez]

He probably meant your pads have 8 - 11% life left. Which is not much at all. They maybe thought that would get you by for a while who knows.

As for what rotors pads you should get, OEM is always a good choice. Otherwise go with a reputable brand nissin or advics are the OEM depending on your trim level.

Steer clear of the house brands from places like Napa, Advance Auto, etc...They are garbage. (I'm a parts salesmen for an auto parts company in Canada trust me on this one)

what about akebono brake pads? and what do you think a good brand of rotors would be?

 

[rushzer0]

what about akebono brake pads? and what do you think a good brand of rotors would be?

Akebono are a decent brand pad.

As for rotors, If your not going OEM, cheaper but still good options would be Raybestos (Professional Grade), Beck Arnley (Which are just reboxed OEM's) on the slightly higher end Brembo blanks are a good choice.

 

[txn]

Steer clear of the house brands from places like Napa, Advance Auto, etc...They are garbage. (I'm a parts salesmen for an auto parts company in Canada trust me on this one)

I've used Autozone's Duralast rear shoes and Advanced Auto's Wearever front pads on my 99 Accord.
These house brands are probably installed on many cars over the years.

On my Accord, all my pads and shoes are from Autozone or Advanced Auto.
I didn't buy the cheapest parts or the most expensive parts; I bought the mid-level parts from Autozone or Advanced auto.

On my Accord, the rear shoes were replaced 35K miles ago and barely show any wear.
The front pads were replaced after 87K miles b/c 1 pad was worn thin due to stuck sliding caliper pin; the other 3 pads can go on for another 20K miles at least.

These pads and shoes are very quiet and provide very good stopping distance. In my opinion, if you buy the mid-level or premium priced house brand parts, you will get equal or better parts than OEM, in my opinion.

 

[ajresendez]

Went and checked the rotors they seem like they are in good shape still. Going to wait till the next month and replace the front two.

part list in pic. I'll get everything Wednesday afternoon and ill install them then. :banana:

 

[rushzer0]

I've used Autozone's Duralast rear shoes and Advanced Auto's Wearever front pads on my 99 Accord.
These house brands are probably installed on many cars over the years.

On my Accord, all my pads and shoes are from Autozone or Advanced Auto.
I didn't buy the cheapest parts or the most expensive parts; I bought the mid-level parts from Autozone or Advanced auto.

On my Accord, the rear shoes were replaced 35K miles ago and barely show any wear.
The front pads were replaced after 87K miles b/c 1 pad was worn thin due to stuck sliding caliper pin; the other 3 pads can go on for another 20K miles at least.

These pads and shoes are very quiet and provide very good stopping distance. In my opinion, if you buy the mid-level or premium priced house brand parts, you will get equal or better parts than OEM, in my opinion.

Yes sorry, I should have been more specific, The cheap pads and rotors are garbage, the mid - premium stuff is usually built by Raybestos, or another reputable brand and re-boxed.

 

[ajresendez]

changed the front brake pads today. gonna do the rear tomorrow. i'll report back in a few days and let ya'll know the results thanks for the help.

 

[ajresendez]

So tried to get the rear break pads changed today but gave up.the rear caliper bolts are on their good. Anybody know how to loosen those damn things. I don't think I got any of them to budge at all and ended up breaking my 12mm socket.

 

[ikethegreat]

Soak the bolts in WD40 or something similar overnight before trying again.

 

[ajresendez]

okay, so i was able to get the rear brake pads changed one thing i noticed though was that the inner break pads were wearing really uneven. the top of them looked they they were making contact but the bottom half wasnt for both sides. Went ahead and replaced them both but not sure if I should be worried about the uneven wear. pistons rotated back in with relative ease so not sure what the problem could be.

Any ideas? do i need to take them off again and take another look?

Here's what they look like.

 

[rushzer0]

Were the slider bolts free of corrosion? Did they slide back and forth with no problem? Was there corrosion on your retainer clips or did you clean or replace them with new ones? I ask because it looks like there is a problem there.

The rear calipers on our accords are notorious for failing. I'm lucky if I get a year or two out of them before I have to replace them. That's with taking them apart every 3 months to clean them up.

 

[ikethegreat]

Time to replace the rear calipers.

 

[ajresendez]

Were the slider bolts free of corrosion? Did they slide back and forth with no problem? Was there corrosion on your retainer clips or did you clean or replace them with new ones? I ask because it looks like there is a problem there.

The rear calipers on our accords are notorious for failing. I'm lucky if I get a year or two out of them before I have to replace them. That's with taking them apart every 3 months to clean them up.

I am going to take a look at them here soon and see if they are sliding in and out freely. It was dark and cold when i changed the brakes so I didnt check properly figured id go back in on my next off day and check them. I'm going to take them out and apply silicone paste to them.

Any recommendations on how long to wait to check them again once i re lube everything? calipers hard to replace?

one more thing... anyone know a good place to buy oem calipers or good oe replacement calipers?

 

[ajresendez]

I took out all four caliper pins, cleaned them they had this black grease looking stuff on them already so I wiped them off and reapplied generously with silicone paste. Im hoping this fixes my issue with the rear brakes.

Should I worry about mixing the silicone paste with whatever was already on there? I cleaned them off till they were spotless but I couldn't do much about what was already in the bores.