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First a bit of background:
I’d noticed my rear left brake was intermittently getting hot. Sometimes stinking hot, sometimes just warm. Either way, not right. Initially I removed the calliper and found everything to be superficially in order. Upon refitting the problem went away, but after about a month it returned.
I’ve not the time or inclination to keep tickling the problem, I wanted to bottom it in one go and (hopefully!) not have to revisit it during my ownership. Various threads on TA suggest replacement of flexi hose and / or calliper is the best resolution. Where I can, I like to use genuine parts but the cost of new Honda callipers is prohibitive. Looking round, the price of reconditioned units varies considerably. I’d have liked to have got them from Bigg Red, as several members say they do good work, but they had none on the shelf and I’ve not the luxury of time to have them do mine and send them back.
In the end I decided to rebuild them myself.
In doing this there is a small cost saving, but more than that I thought I might learn something along the way.
My shopping list for each side included the following:
Honda flexi hose P/N HO1466SED000 - Holdcroft
Budweg Piston P/N BCP3830 - Brakes International
Budweg Seal Kit P/N BCK3832 Seal kit - www.brakesint.co.uk
Bremtech Fitting Kit P/N BCF1319 – Tel 01706 666999
I had silicon, red and copper grease, brake fluid etc in the garage already.
What follows is what I did. I’m not suggesting it’s the right way, or best way, but I thought I’d share my experience lest it help someone else. This DIY only covers the faulty side, but I got the parts to do left and right.
I’d noticed my rear left brake was intermittently getting hot. Sometimes stinking hot, sometimes just warm. Either way, not right. Initially I removed the calliper and found everything to be superficially in order. Upon refitting the problem went away, but after about a month it returned.
I’ve not the time or inclination to keep tickling the problem, I wanted to bottom it in one go and (hopefully!) not have to revisit it during my ownership. Various threads on TA suggest replacement of flexi hose and / or calliper is the best resolution. Where I can, I like to use genuine parts but the cost of new Honda callipers is prohibitive. Looking round, the price of reconditioned units varies considerably. I’d have liked to have got them from Bigg Red, as several members say they do good work, but they had none on the shelf and I’ve not the luxury of time to have them do mine and send them back.
In the end I decided to rebuild them myself.
In doing this there is a small cost saving, but more than that I thought I might learn something along the way.
My shopping list for each side included the following:
Honda flexi hose P/N HO1466SED000 - Holdcroft
Budweg Piston P/N BCP3830 - Brakes International
Budweg Seal Kit P/N BCK3832 Seal kit - www.brakesint.co.uk
Bremtech Fitting Kit P/N BCF1319 – Tel 01706 666999
I had silicon, red and copper grease, brake fluid etc in the garage already.
What follows is what I did. I’m not suggesting it’s the right way, or best way, but I thought I’d share my experience lest it help someone else. This DIY only covers the faulty side, but I got the parts to do left and right.