Brake Dilemma

[dorkiedoode]

Bought my 99 honda accord v6 @ 138k miles and replaced front rotors/pads and rear pads. Wish i knew better because i would've replace the rear rotors as well. Now i am planning to replace the rear rotors and i'm unsure if i should replace the pads or not? they have approx. 20k miles on them. Do you guys think the old rotors ruined them? looking forward to replace the rear rotors with brembo blanks and maybe PBR ultimate ceramics pad if i were to replace them.

Also, i want to flush my brakes. i'm leaning towards pressure bleeder or gravity bleeding (i have all the time in the world, literally). i was looking at motive pressure bleeder but i read a lot of stories about them not getting a tight seal on foreign cars. What should i do? Thanks.

in addition, what's a good anti squeal? spray or paste? brand?

 

[mechtech2]

Your best results will be with new pads on new rotors. YOu have 2/3 life left in the old ones, but getting them to seat and not wear the new rotor weird is going to be a problem. Anything can work, of course, but give it your best shot with new pads.
If you need anti squeal sauce, the auto parts store will have a number of viscous liquid small bottles to choose form.
Put it on the pad backs and assemble your clean and lubed up brake parts. Then step on the brakes to seat them before it cures/dries.

 

[Toy4x4runner]

1- Use the spray on the back of the pads and let it dry to keep the brakes quiet. I personally use the NAPA aerosal brake quiet, red color when you spray it.

2- Use Valvoline Synthetic Brake fluid. IMO, best thing you can get off the shelf.

3- As for flushing, I have the wife pump the brakes and hold pressure on the pedal and I'll open/close a bleeder. Start with the farest away, ususally the RR, LF, FR, LF. You want to flush about 1 large bottle of fluid thru the whole system. If it's real bad, in a few weeks you might have to do it again.

 

[Ken2]

If you decide to re-use the old brake pads, place a piece of medium-grit sandpaper on a smooth surface and lightly clean off the wearing surface of the brake pads. This will provide new, and smooth, pad material to seat on the new rotors.

Be sure to thoroughly clean all preservative oils from the new rotors with brake cleaner.

The Valvoline brake fluid is said to be very good, but keep in mind that all brake fluids are synthetic.

 

[dorkiedoode]

thanks guys! can anyone recommend me a good pressure bleeder for honda/toyota? or else i will just have to go the old fashion way.

 

[dorkiedoode]

how are valvoline compared to castro? iir, castro had a higher boiling point.