Last year my 2012 Accord needed a new brake caliper due to it being stuck on a regular basis. Well, now the right rear caliper needs replacing as well. Going to have the right rear wheel bearing replaced at the same time since it has been making a bit of noise for the last year or so. I drive very little so I have let it go for a while *shame on me*. The car only has 54K miles, not sure why the calipers are going out at such low mileage.
The Accord needs another brake caliper
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My F-350 is 18 years old and probably on it's 6th or 7th set of calipers.
Just seems to be the norm for some vehicles.
Just seems to be the norm for some vehicles.
The only repair to the 2012 Camry with 75k was the left rear caliper replacement. Put a new brake hose on also along with new brake pads, Wagner OEX for those. Went with one from Napa that someone on here recommended. If it needs another one will go with a Raybestos Opti-cal from Rockauto.
Bleeding the calipers of old brake fluid and lubing the slides may help their life.
Bleeding the calipers of old brake fluid and lubing the slides may help their life.
That's unfortunate. Currently I'm at 268k on the originals, after 14 years. I do get the fluid flushed every three years.
How do you know the caliper's bad? It may just be seized pins.
Originally Posted by mclasser
How do you know the caliper's bad? It may just be seized pins.
I don't know for sure. I do know that the left rear caliper was seized, so it was cleaned and lubed then seized up on the drive home. I figured this one probably suffered the same fate, going to have it replaced.
How do you know the caliper's bad? It may just be seized pins.
I don't know for sure. I do know that the left rear caliper was seized, so it was cleaned and lubed then seized up on the drive home. I figured this one probably suffered the same fate, going to have it replaced.
I just sold my 2012 Fit, it had intermittant front calipers sticking. I got 20K miles out of it by cleaning it and lubricating everything twice. No rhyme or reason would just stick and then unstick itself..
My 2003 Suburban also has a front caliper sticking, i have tried everything and it just keeps sticking. New calipers/rotors and pads are going on this week.
FYI both were not sticking with old cheap brakes.. both started soon after the install of new rotors and Raybestos EHT pads... i dont want to admit it but perhaps the high heat on the new pads caused the old calipers to fail.
My 2003 Suburban also has a front caliper sticking, i have tried everything and it just keeps sticking. New calipers/rotors and pads are going on this week.
FYI both were not sticking with old cheap brakes.. both started soon after the install of new rotors and Raybestos EHT pads... i dont want to admit it but perhaps the high heat on the new pads caused the old calipers to fail.
Often what happens is that, the hydrolic brake hose chafes on the inside causing the caliper piston to not fully retract after letting off of the brake pedal. EricO from SouthMainAuto has a good video on this. This causes the shade tree or service tech to think calipers are sticking and in need of replacement. The video shows how and explains better than I can in a post.
Just a thought.
Just a thought.
A defective rear caliper is about the only thing I've had to repair on my 2007 Accord (except for having the transmission replaced within the first month). It happens I guess.
Originally Posted by ecotourist
A defective rear caliper is about the only thing I've had to repair on my 2007 Accord (except for having the transmission replaced within the first month). It happens I guess.
Yep, other than the calipers and wheel bearing the only other issue has been the VTC actuator noise. I feel like these parts should have lasted longer, but no vehicle is perfect.
A defective rear caliper is about the only thing I've had to repair on my 2007 Accord (except for having the transmission replaced within the first month). It happens I guess.
Yep, other than the calipers and wheel bearing the only other issue has been the VTC actuator noise. I feel like these parts should have lasted longer, but no vehicle is perfect.
My 03 accord needed rear calipers before I bought it and twice more before I got rid of it at 250some thousand miles. Both of the rear hand brake cables also seized up at separate times. Beware of that. Never ever had a wheel bearing fail in that many miles, but I think bearing life is dependent on the roads travelled and curbs hit. We replaced them all the time on Subaru's, but I didn't work at a Honda dealer so never saw what the "norm" was for failures. I'd make sure you don't have noises tires, and make sure your hand brake cables aren't seized.
Do you use your parking brake? Non-use of the parking brake often causes rear caliper failure.
Raybestos does make their Opt-Cal calipers for your Accord. They are completely new, not reman, and no core charge.
Raybestos does make their Opt-Cal calipers for your Accord. They are completely new, not reman, and no core charge.
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Originally Posted by mclasser
How do you know the caliper's bad? It may just be seized pins.
The only caliper issue I've had was this..
How do you know the caliper's bad? It may just be seized pins.
The only caliper issue I've had was this..
Originally Posted by slacktide_bitog
Do you use your parking brake? Non-use of the parking brake often causes rear caliper failure.
Raybestos does make their Opt-Cal calipers for your Accord. They are completely new, not reman, and no core charge.
I use the parking brake every time the car is put into park.
Do you use your parking brake? Non-use of the parking brake often causes rear caliper failure.
Raybestos does make their Opt-Cal calipers for your Accord. They are completely new, not reman, and no core charge.
I use the parking brake every time the car is put into park.
My last 2005 Honda Accord needed new rear wheel bearings at 240K miles. My current 2010 Acura TSX (Honda Accord underneath) needed new rear wheel bearings at 167K. Never needed to replaced the brake calipers.
Rear wheel bearings on these are a super easy fix, just a few more bolts after you remove the rear brakes. No special tools needed.
Rear wheel bearings on these are a super easy fix, just a few more bolts after you remove the rear brakes. No special tools needed.
A mechanic on my past Civic mentioned there's some proportioning valve that's sometimes the issue. No idea how likely or accurate this is. I had the calipers replaced and didn't have further issues and traded in about a year later.
Originally Posted by gregk24
Originally Posted by ecotourist
A defective rear caliper is about the only thing I've had to repair on my 2007 Accord (except for having the transmission replaced within the first month). It happens I guess.
Yep, other than the calipers and wheel bearing the only other issue has been the VTC actuator noise. I feel like these parts should have lasted longer, but no vehicle is perfect.
That's a lot of repairs for a car with 54k on it. I was disappointed I had to have a leaky strut swapped out in the 70k I had my 2015 Grand Cherokee.
Originally Posted by ecotourist
A defective rear caliper is about the only thing I've had to repair on my 2007 Accord (except for having the transmission replaced within the first month). It happens I guess.
Yep, other than the calipers and wheel bearing the only other issue has been the VTC actuator noise. I feel like these parts should have lasted longer, but no vehicle is perfect.
That's a lot of repairs for a car with 54k on it. I was disappointed I had to have a leaky strut swapped out in the 70k I had my 2015 Grand Cherokee.
Brakes(and suspension parts) is something that I always seemed to have issues with in Honda vehicles(3 of them). Once fixed, they were fine. We're on our 4th Honda now(see sig) but, no issues yet.
Originally Posted by gregk24
Last year my 2012 Accord needed a new brake caliper due to it being stuck on a regular basis. Well, now the right rear caliper needs replacing as well. Going to have the right rear wheel bearing replaced at the same time since it has been making a bit of noise for the last year or so. I drive very little so I have let it go for a while *shame on me*. The car only has 54K miles, not sure why the calipers are going out at such low mileage.
Do you get rust from being near the ocean? I would take the caliper apart and see what it is sticking. Flush the brake fluid. You can rebuild calipers, its pretty easy. Rusty parts need to be replaced rather than wire brushed.
Last year my 2012 Accord needed a new brake caliper due to it being stuck on a regular basis. Well, now the right rear caliper needs replacing as well. Going to have the right rear wheel bearing replaced at the same time since it has been making a bit of noise for the last year or so. I drive very little so I have let it go for a while *shame on me*. The car only has 54K miles, not sure why the calipers are going out at such low mileage.
Do you get rust from being near the ocean? I would take the caliper apart and see what it is sticking. Flush the brake fluid. You can rebuild calipers, its pretty easy. Rusty parts need to be replaced rather than wire brushed.
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