Accord How to Compess rear caliper Properly and Easly 

Best brake video!

You are the man.I was struggling to use the pressing tool until I watched the video.i did it. Thank you 🙏

Awesome! I was totally stuck and worried I would have to buy a new caliper until I watched you. Thank you, and keep up the great content!

I didn't know you could twist it. I will try this tomorrow. Thanks for the tip.

Thank you so much for this video it really helped me out a lot I thought I was going to have to replace my caliper until I saw that you have to spin it to decompress it

I swear that Hondas were designed by mechanics. They are a dream to work on.

Very good presentation. My son has a 2015 Honda Accord, we used C-Clamp, couldn't compress the piston. I thought the caliper was bad, and plan to replace it. This video shown us how to compress the piston without special tool, and we follow it, works out like a charm. All techniques introduced here is very useful (including how to use DW40 to do lubrication). Thank you for providing us this information. Very appreciate your kindness.

I use a nylon brush even a cheap brand of tooth brush will work a metal wire brush can tear the boot or any other rubber. Also use a silicone lubricant spray don’t use WD-40 it’s a petroleum-based product, which will eat rubber. You can simply use a spray bottle with soap and water in it to clean the rubber boot while it’s wet use your nylon brush or tooth brush to get the brake dust and road grime off the boot. Dry the boot spray it with silicone lube so it doesn’t stick to the caliper and twist up. Use the appropriate specialty tool to turn the screw piston in all the way so it will clear the pad when you put the caliper back on the vehicle. Don’t cheap out and use a pair of pliers a screwdriver, or a prybar. Put the caliber back on and put your bolts in and tighten them to torque specs spray down the caliber and rotor one last time with brake cleaner so you don’t contaminate the pads and you’re done.

I’m a express tech at a dealership and even though all I do is change oil and do the basic stuff but I’ll learning a lot from your videos

Thanks, in the middle of doing this right now and your video was a real help.

Thanks man this really helped me . I changed my wife back brakes and couldn’t get the cylinder back compressed with the C-clamp . Watch your video followed the steps we’re on the road again lol 😂 thanks again !!

Wished I saw your video before I bought a new caliper. At least I learn something new. Thanks 🙏

Since I don’t have the tool, and since I don’t have a crowbar with a wide enough edge, I ended up using a large flat file. The edge of the flat file fit into the groove and I was able to have enough leverage to rotate the piston clockwise and down. Thanks for the video.

Had a siezed caliper cylinder on a 15 si...thanks man!

This certainly helped me. Nice one mate. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Amazing job, saved me time cost and effort ! Thank you !

I have watched different video,s how to screw in the calliper and you are the only one that lighned the slots in a strait line up and down .thanks

Thank you RB... Gonna make changing the brake pads on my 2005 a lot easier.

Thanks man this helped. My dumbass kept twisting the piston, and fixing the twisted boot. Took me like 15 minutes just to push the piston back since I was constantly trying to fix the boot

Excelente video .Gracias

Excellent video. Thank you very much

RB, thanks so much for the suggestion to put some grease on the thin washers to keep them from falling out. Those things were driving me bonkers. Have a blessed year.

Thank you! Well Done Sir!!!

Thanks for this video. I was doing it wrong . Was a big help.❤

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WD 40 is petroleum based and as such will break down and destroy any rubber. Use a silicone based lube, after cleaning instead.

This is really helpful, thank you!

Beautiful job!

Good video. I gotta say you made a good point about spraying WD 40 on those boots. Thank You

Great video bro! Clean and lube rubber first. Didn't know about special tool... Found your video. The pry bar trick rocks!!! Thanks 👍

Thanks bro I was going (no were)😤 until I watched your video 👍

Great video! Thanks

Super helpful!! Had them both done in about 15 minutes

Glad you mensioned the brake tool this will make my job a whole lot easier thnx bro

Great explanation. A question: What can I do when the rear wheel of my Honda Accord is stuck after changing the brake pads? Thanks

good straight to the point video! Love it.. thanks!

worked like a charm I’ve never seen a piston that needs twisting

Good job my brother, God blessed you :)

Thanks bro for the help, great video!

Great video RB ! , thank you sir, 10/10 😃

Thanka for the video! Helped me with mine, I didnt know it was the rotating type

I was stuck on that, the dust boot kept going with the piston, now i know what to do! Thank you

Great job man.

Good job my friend 👌

Video helped a lot. Thank you!!!

Thank you !!!! Was about to give up 😂 gotter done thanks to you

Great video, I am just doing this for the first time on a honda civic SI, it has the same type of caliper as in your video. How do I know the piston is turned back in all the way. I am using one of those square blocks on my ratchet. The piston is still about 3/16" out of the caliper and its very hard to turn in anymore. The parking brake is off as far as I can tell. Thanks for the help.

excellent video. thanks

WD40 is also available in a silicone spray, and you should be using this to lube all rubber parts.

Good content buddy. Yeah Honda, Nissan/Infiniti, and some Fords have these rewind pistons on their rear Calipers.

RB great video. Thanks so much for the tip of filing down the pad ears when they resist going into the hardware easily. My question is how do you keep those metal washers from falling out of the bolt hole when putting the caliper back on the mount bracket over the pads? My last install was very frustrating as those metallic washers continued to fall out, when I would put the bolt in. What function do those washers serve? Much success in your business and the videos.

Superb!

Great details thank you

This was great. I have a accord and i also have a 02 crv. However I'm trying to figure out how to free the piston that is stuck compressed down on one of my rears of the caliber of my 02 crv. Can break it loose or just replace the caliber? I noticed it when doing my brakes. 237k on the crv!

Thanks for this Vedio.I got Honda civic 2006 ,rear right side was so easy to comress and turn with needle nose plier, but rear left side is so solid/frozen that i cannot make it move even with comress tool.Please advise. Thanks

Awesome, thank you

What about a Honda Accord 2007 EX 4 Cylinders? It is the same process? Or every honda is the same on rear brakes piston?

Ey es cierto k se tiene k abrir el aire de frenos cuando ases esto

👍Great job i like your 📹video

Couple Questions: Is it only Honda that makes these type of brake piston/cylinders that you have to compress with a special tool? Does the tool just sit around when you're not working on a Honda? Since you ultimately wind up having to use a pry bar anyways, I think I'm going to hold off on buying that expensive tool that I may use once or twice.

ANother good video! I just watched one of your others and asked why the piston needs to be turned while compressing. Can't you just use a large "C" clamp like you can on the front calipers?

You can also use a 1/2 in extension on a short ratchet. Just put it in the center, push and turn.

Thankx

Great video!!

Where did you get the tool you used with the 3/8 or 1/4 drive? I’ve only ever seen them with cheap handles that don’t give a lot of leverage.

i left one of the boot twisted because i couldn't get the air out.. the boot isn't blocking the metal piston part when i installed it back in. would that be okay and would that cause air to be in the brake line? thanks in advance.

Thanks just did it

Your video was well done!!! I think you should add a link to the comments for the tool that you used to back off the piston...I found it at Harbor Freight for $44.99

Very nice

If you twist anticlockwise will it decompress piston?

Does the VW JETTA 2021 need to be twisted or turned to retract on the caliper?

I didn’t know it had to be aligned I twisted it in but don’t remember if I put it straight the boot went in good tho Will that cause any problems I’ll have to redo them

The piston turns...But not going in...I'm using a wide pride bar and putting pressure on it....I also open the fluid cap...I done this before but not working...any suggestions?

Helped a lot, gracias!

After twisting it in, will it just come back out on its own or is there a way to retwist it back?

Can I just compress the piston to inside without twisting? I have a brake pad spreader tool. Thanks.

I tried doing this as well and ended up ripping the seal 😢 is there a way to install a new seal or do i need a whole new caliper, and also is it bad if i drive it for a few weeks til i get that seal

my 2016 toyota corolla ones are a pain in the butt. The rubber boot keeps getting twisted? Any tips? I tried WD40. I am using the toolkit rented from autozone to spin it

My caliper boot has twisted. Do i need to buy a whole new kit for the caliper?

Why do we have to turn the piston and not just pressed it in with a c-clamp and one of the pads? thank you

Good video

That part of the seal is the outer part of the seal , they always get stuck to the pistons like that on higher mileage and or older cars , I usually avoid that happening by VERY carefully lifting just the tiniest smallest outter area of that seal with a plastic trim panel/upholstery removal tool and shoot in the smallest bit of PB blaster of Deep Creep , clear around the piston where the seal sits with a nylon or brass brush , giving the PB a few minutes to work it's way in well . Make sure when your done that you get off as much of the penetrating oil or grease as you can using brake cleaner, if you leave any petroleum based fluids or substances in there , their tackyness will accumulate tons of dust and dirt which obviously one always should take measures to avoid happening to what ever parts your working wish , cleanliness is Godlyness especially when working with car parts. Edit: wow I just only now watched the video paying attention this time around just to realize the guy in video does basically exactly what I recommended in my comment which obv I left before actually paying attention the video , whoops. One rather important and relevant bit of info I will leave speaking against the process's this guy uses hopefully to save someone out there a headache is don't ever try to put pressure against a piston on a caliper of this style when attempting to thread it back in UNLESS you want to risk fracturing or outright breaking a chunk off your calipers piston as they are honestly not that strong and surely do not always respond well to all the required pressure needed to thread it back in applied on only one single small and isolated section of the piston from using a tool such as a pry bar to keep preszure against it. The pistons in brake calipers are only of a cast type construction and not all too thick usually,, sometimes on newer cars they now are even made out of composite mix of metals and ceramic type materials, which obviously most I believe would know that most all cast metals and ceramics are already on their own prone to cracking, especially when force is applied to them on just a small area instead of spread out as even as possible over as much of the parts surface area possible , which is one of the primary reasons specialty tool kits are made and widely available for calipera of this style which most call threaded calipers, so yeah , forget about the pry bar and by a tool kit made to do this job the right way, they are widely available and really are very cheap, usually no more than only half the price of a remaned or new caliper , so why take a chance and risk doing senseless short cuts , brakes are no place for short cuts if you value human life that is

wow u did good

Great video

Do you need to bleed the brakes once you change brake pads and compress the piston?

Can I just press it with U clamp, or has to be twist?

open up the brake fluid cap too.....it relieves some of the pressure

I've just done the o/s caliper no problem but the n/s one refuses to retract back, it is turning fine just won't seem to go back in, any ideas?

Ah, sanity check. I couldn't remember if the calipers turned clockwise or counterclockwise. Also, it helps to crack the bleeder valve before cranking down the piston to relieve the pressure.

does the boot like the wire brush?

You can use a screw driver or a flat metal to turn the rear caliper to

Thanks. Silicone spray is the one that shoud you use instead of wd40.

Whats that tool called specifically to search it up

I did this for the first time on my son’s Corolla last week. I noticed the boot was twisting so just backed the calliper piston off a quarter turn. All good. I had to watch another video on how to compress the rear piston first. Does anyone know why they can’t just be pushed back into the calliper like the front ones? I was amazed that they needed screwing back! 😳

I had to go rent the piston retract tool .. I didn’t re install the paper clip like spring , on the pads .. didn’t see the purpose of it .. hopefully it , doesn’t effect the braking system

I did that and I accidentally poked q tiny whole around the piston with my screw driver do I need to replace it

Are they the same on the front too, do i need the caliper tool for front

Funny thing is I never had that tool, I only ever used the pry bar. Just a poor boy working with what I got

What size is the caliper piston sir?

If only I knew this when I changed my brakes I just slapped the calipers back on and ordered new ones the next day because I thought they were bad