I have a 2006 Honda Civic Si with about 55,000 Miles on it.

The time has come for a brake job.

I have never had a car with rear discs before, so before I dig into
them (did the fronts today), is there anything I should be aware of
before I start that is significantly different from the fronts?

The rotors are fine, so I'll just be replacing pads and de-glazing the
rotors. I know the parking brake is connected, but I haven't looked
to see how.

Also, I do NOT have a service manual for the car yet, as they are
reasonably hard to find still. The couple times I have seen them, I
didn't buy, and they were gone when I went back.

I have done front discs and rear drums tons of times on several
different cars, so I am not completely ignorant, just need to know if
there's any special gotcha i should watch for...

Thanks in advance...


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On 05 Jul 2009 23:10:05 GMT, Joe <joe (AT) spam (DOT) hits-spam-buffalo.com>
wrote:


I had a vehicle before with disc all around but in the rears the
piston rotated in and out. So in order to compress them for new pads I
had to screw them in. I think I used some kind of vise grip jobby to
grab the piston. A special tool is available for it as well. Just a
thought.

"Clete" <lecllaij (AT) halifax (DOT) ca> wrote


Many just use a large blade flathead screwdriver. I got a block tool that
fits on a ratchet and has a different pattern on each of it's 6 sides to fit
the various different screw-in calipers.

Thus spake Joe <joe (AT) spam (DOT) hits-spam-buffalo.com> :

I was able to order my service manual for my 2008 Fit within about 48
hours of taking delivery, and paid less than "list", from a Honda
dealer.
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On 2009-07-09, Dillon Pyron <invaliddmpyron (AT) austin (DOT) rr.com> wrote:
I haven't checked the site lately, but for the first year after the 06
Si was released, the service manual was still not available. I'm sure
it's there now, but so far I haven't needed it.

BTW, Tegger, I did the rears today, and they were easy as pie. They
weren't very rusty at all, so there was minimal effort. The worst
part was that I broke 2 cheap-assed 12 MM sockets. Went and bought a
good set of 6 pointers, and all was fine.

With any luck, she'll be good for another 50,000...

Thanks for all the help. Your guide was a life saver!

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