This week we revisit the 2008 Honda Civic to install new rear disc brake pads. If you need help with the front brake pads on this car, check out this video: • 2008 Honda Civic Front...
This is the best DYI video I've seen for changing brake pads. Everything is explained, even which way to turn a bolt. "Lefty loosey, righty tighty". Nicely done!
Great that you mention the 12mm bolt holding the brake line in, which in most vids they just say loosen or drop the emergency brake and wiggle the caliper off. Now I get the caliper off on my 7th gen, check/change my brake pads, grease up the pins and whatnot. Thank you so much.
You are my hero, originally I had somebody replace the rear pads a while back, it was time to replace, saw your video and it cost me nothing cause the pads were under warranty. thank you.
Thank you so much, brother! I was having a heck of a time trying to compress the caliper with a c-clamp that was too small, so I gave up for the night and went to you tube for some pointers. I came across your post and come to find out I didnt need a c-clamp at all! And further, if I'd have cranked on it with a larger c-clamp without rotating it I probably would have broken something. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! Keep up the great work!
Great Tutorial! Thank you so much! I did the job in about an hour and a half after watching this. Got 105,000 miles on my original rear brake pads, it was time for a change! Thanks again for the video help!
Thank you, helped me do my own brake and rotor job in 2 hours. You're a very thorough guy with good camera angles. One thing I didn't like were when you explained extremely simple matters like Lefty loosey, righty tighty. I would imagine that anyone attempting to do a job such as this would know that. otherwise great job!
excellent video! had a not so financially fortunate friend who needed a brake change and this video showed everything I needed to fix it for free....minus the parts of course. Thanks!
Thanks so much for making this excellent video! It was super helpful to me today, especially the part about how to compress the slotted piston without the special tool. (Oh, and the instruction to unbolt the clamp on the brake line to enable the caliper to be fully removed! Wasn't sure why it wasn't coming off, then watched this video!)
Great video, I am a die hard Ford man and would have never known to screw the pistons in, and to remove the cable bolt, glad I viewed before tearing apart GF car!!!
Wish I had the jis rotor screws and screwdriver with the purchase of my brake kit. Thanks for this video, definitely made my life easier as a step by step instructional. Thanks again
Great video! You saved me a bunch of quarters in the swear jar. I appreciate the part where you spoke of using the tire as a wedge between the car and the ground. If I'm as skinny as the tire I'm saved lol but in all honesty I have floor jacks for each tire if needed. Safety first!
Don't forget to line up the piston cross mark on the outer part of the piston to correspond with the top lug on the inner pad, this could cause abnormal wear on the pads if incorrectly fitted. ..........Nice video!. ooooooops someone else mentioned it earlier.
I recently did the rear brakes on my civic and I knew about lining up the "button" with the caliper piston. But when I put it back together I for the life of me could not tell if it was lined up properly or not. Is there a trick? The little button on the pad needs to be directly in the centre of the cross hatch on the piston? Wouldn't that happen naturally as the piston makes contact with the pads?
Thank you!! You just saved me $169!! I didn't realize the piston had to twist. That said, I had given up trying the other night and was looking for a brake shop to do it for me (nearly $200)... Again, thank you..
awesome DIY video, audio, lighting and good explanation.. I'll share this video with my friends and I will certainly watch other videos made by the same creator.. you got my highest rating.. Thanks.
Thanks a lot for your video. It took me exactly one hour to change both sides. One suggestion that is not in the video, my first two bolts were turning and turning and never going out, there's another one in the other side that you may have to move for the bolts to start going out.
A great how-to-video. very detailed for anyone to do their brakes. I would have never known about twisting the cylinder to get it to retreat. I was trying to force it back with a crowbar and no luck so i said i better check youtube. Awesome. Only problem I had was the rubber boot around that cylinder would twist with the cylinder so i had to pry the boot out of its channel carefully and free it from the rust. i am in Canada. lol Thanks so much.
This was very informative. I went to a mechanic to have my rear brakes and rotors resurfaced. After I got the car back and drove it, their was "nail on the chalkboard" screeching when I began to drive and when I step on the brake. Sounded like metal on metal.
I followed the steps in this video but I had drum brakes in back and got air in the lines messing with them LOL and then the front brakes were super easy to do. I bled the brake lines and brakes have never felt so responsive :)
Great video sir thank you very much. I cannot thank you enough for helping with such a great video. I thing can do the job my self on my civic next time.
Very nice clear detailed instructions. One spec that should be added is the torque value of the tire lug nuts. The value on my 2000 accird is 72 inch lbs. that torque prevents the wheel hub from warping. It also insures that the lugs are tight enough. Not sure what the torque setting value would be for a Civic.
Just replaced our 2008 civic rear brake pads by this video and we did it!! Great video as we watched it as we did it in the exact steps as he did and it helped us tremendously. Any chance you could do a video on replacing the front and back wheel bearings for the civic as well ?? Please!
Thank you for such a clear and easy to understand video on changing rear pads. Do you have a video on how to maintain the slider pins, how often do they need servicing?
Excellent video Sir! Just 1 piece of advice from experience - put some cushioning under your knees. I hurt my knees by not doing so, and I wish I had of cared for my body because I often experience knee pain as a result.
Presentation like a pro! Thanks. Just one suggestion, you could have shown us the wear on the old brake pads. I see that the inside pad had worn down to the wear alert plate and the inside rotor had plate wear marks.
Every time you change your brake pads, you also need do to a little cleaning and greasing : on the brake pad sliders and on the caliper sliders. Special high temp resistant grease is needed.
Quick tip: When loosening the lug nuts and maybe the tire shop over tightened them, pull up on the wrench rather than pushing down. When you push down your force is limited to your body weight. When you pull up you can use your arms and legs to full effect and get more force.
Great video only one thing to add is that on the back of the inner brake pad are two lugs. The piston has a large cross section on the end in which the lugs must sit. to do this i made sure that when i screwed the piston in it was exactly square on. So take notice of the position when you first slide it off.
You are a genius. Great explanation how everything works - with your video even a noob like me can do this - just wondering if the uk version of civic is the same - but I will find out soon.
