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Leeroy

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Hi all,

Got an 04 tourer and have a problem where my drivers rear brake pad is wearing down to the metal after a few weeks of replacing it. I have replaced everything to try and solve it, including the back plate as that had corroded.

The only thing that i haven't replaced is the caliper carrier. Honda want over £300, as it only comes with the caliper.

I got hold of a non-gen carrier (Part No. TRW BDA1001) but this isn't the correct carrier, even though all of the motor supplies list this as the rear carrier for the tourer estate, which is surprising as this carrier doesn't fit!

I'm guessing the Honda carrier will be the right carrier, but its a lot of money to fork out as I've already replaced the caliper plus the other bits.

Does anyone know of any other places which sell a non-gen rear carrier which isn't the part number listed above?

Or has anyone come across a similar problem with just one of the rear pads wearing down to nothing, a few weeks after replacing them?

Thanks
 
Is there not one local being broken??? They too can be expensive, but shouldn't be anymore than 50£ im guessing
 
flexa said:
Is there not one local being broken??? They too can be expensive, but shouldn't be anymore than 50£ im guessing
Yeah thats my next thing to try, but as the non-gen carrier was £28, but isn't the right part for some reason, I was wondering if there is another one out there which is the right part!
 
I ***ume you have replaced the caliper then so it has a new piston as well?

Have you removed the slider pins, cleaned the holes out, the sliders and fitted new boots, plus used the proper (red) grease for them?
 
Have you changed the rear brake hoses too? Sometimes they fail internally allowing the fluid to only flow in one direction causing the caliper to stick on.
 
-Rich- said:
I ***ume you have replaced the caliper then so it has a new piston as well?

Have you removed the slider pins, cleaned the holes out, the sliders and fitted new boots, plus used the proper (red) grease for them?
Yes have replaced the caliper. Where would I get new boots too as I would have thought I could only get them with a carrier? I'm fairly sure its the sliders sticking.

Dave G said:
Have you changed the rear brake hoses too? Sometimes they fail internally allowing the fluid to only flow in one direction causing the caliper to stick on.
The piston in the caliper goes back fine, so I don't think thats the problem
 
Dave is right, this is a known problem with the 7th gen tourer. The rear hose (normally offside) perishes internally causing the piston to not retract properly and therefore causing premature wearing of the pads, and even total seizure.
 
F6HAD said:
Dave is right, this is a known problem with the 7th gen tourer. The rear hose (normally offside) perishes internally causing the piston to not retract properly and therefore causing premature wearing of the pads, and even total seizure.
Ok fair enough, I'll do that rather than the carrier then. Cheers all
 
I ***ume you've cleaned the existing carrier. A simple problem can occur with the rear carriers in that the rust and therefore minimise the space between the edge of the pads and carriers causing them to fail to retract.

Strip out the carrier, get your trusty screwdriver out and start scraping. The pads should be able to move freely in the carrier itself - most older cars I've done I've had to do a "rust scrape" to keep the pads from sticking.

Before re-fitting cover lightly in a little spray paint to prevent re-rust and use a small amount of copper grease to ensure the pads can move.
 
​As already stated, also the "new" pads may have too much paint on the edges, causing them to stick. file the ends so that the pad falls into the carrier and even rattles a bit. If you need new pistons get on to BIG RED.COM THEY DO AN EXCHANGE SCHEME.

http://www.biggred.co.uk/
 
Leeroy said:
Yes have replaced the caliper. Where would I get new boots too as I would have thought I could only get them with a carrier? I'm fairly sure its the sliders sticking.


The piston in the caliper goes back fine, so I don't think thats the problem
One of my rear brakes was binding slightly and cos I had read about them being problematic on the tourer I stripped them down for a good clean.

I had to prise the caliper off it was on so tight and the pads had been wedged in! Whoever fitted them didn't file the paint off the edges as said above. Everything was caked in thick brake dust, dirt and rust so obviously hadn't been cleaned. I scraped as much rust off as I could and filed the paint on the paints so they were a nice fit, not too loose though so they rattle.

Remove the slider pins and clean them up, if there is any signs of corrosion lightly sand them to remove it. If the boots are damaged (holes or splits) replace them. Some places will give you these with the new caliper so I ***ume you didn't get any. I use this company for my calipers - http://www.brakesint.co.uk/

It will depend on the type of caliper you have but the pin kits are around £13-£15 a side and that includes the pins, boots, bolts and grease. The below is for the NISSIN style caliper.

http://brakeparts.co.uk/#page=parts&pageSection=BHR&mancode=HOND&brand=HONDA&model=ACCORD&modelversion=ACCO*(03-08)+CL9/CM2+2.4+PETROL+SAL/ESTATE (Click on caliper fitting kit)

I've used Bigg Red for just the boots before (Brakes Int will probably also sell them separately) and they aren't that expensive. If you email them what you need they send a paypal invoice as not everything is listed on their website.
 
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