Sorry to post drag this thread up from the past but my wife has just come back and said the DPF light has come on. With what's happing out there it couldn't have happened at a worse time and my wife works in the NHS, so we really need to be mobile. Does anyone have any idea how much this will...
I managed to find time to change the calliper today and on a short drive both disks now seem to heat up the same, so I am hopeful I have solved the overheating matter. The only slight issue is the handbrake, I have adjusted the shoes and tried to adjust the cable (through the little hatch) but...
I was surprised at how much force was required to open the little hatch, I found it difficult to do the adjusting screw up much so the handbrake is only marginally better than it was.
Haven't had time today and at work tomorrow so will be out in the dark trying to do my best to sort it out, have ordered a new calliper as well, I must admit to being a bit peeved with this having already had it all apart twice ... cleaned everything up, fitted shiny new shims and greased...
I will try and find time to look at that, however I only recently started to notice (after three years of ownership) a hot smell from the back righthand side so would have been surprised if it was down to the hand brake, hence my thought of it being a calliper.
I removed mine one at a time and replaced them from where they came. Still haven't cured the issue that the rear right gets hotter than the other side. It can only be a sticky calliper? If replacing this do I need to have new washers for the banjo bolt or will I get away without replacing?
13 plate Accord tourer diesel 2.2 Have just been out this afternoon and fitted new pads and disks. Definitely have handbrake shoes under, you need the 305 diameter disks. Matt I know you asked if I would do a write up but the light was very poor so taking pictures was out of the question...
Thanks Matt, I've done fronts disks and pads before on my old 06 plate Accord saloon, and also changed the front pads on my 13 plate Accord Tourer and father in laws front pads Fiesta as well as numerous old vehicles that I owned back in the 80s, so hoping this won't be too problematic. I will...
Apart from leaving the handbrake off and chocking the wheels to stop the vehicle moving is there anything else I need to do to get the combined disk/drum off?
Cant see any DIY guide on this, I think I need to go out and take a wheel off to check rotor size first? Then that will determine whether it is handbrake or non handbrake calliper. If it is the one with the internal handbrake shoes, given how little wear these should get is there really a need...