Finally done...
Well, it was alot of work, not hard, just steady to do the
painted calipers (red with silver logos), new rotors, pads and then bleeding using the speed bleeders (which are a great product- get them!)
A few useful tips:
1) Make sure you unbolt the brake line support brackets. I did not initially, thought I had enough play, but you really dont once you get the new pads on.
2) You have to push (front) or screw (rear) pistons down ALL the way- no slacking! With the new pads, the unit just barely fits over the rotors.
3) Do a really good job of hanging the calipers off the frame using coat hangers. Make it really sturdy because I guarantee you at the worst possibel moment the caliper will come crashing
down on your leg at some point in the process. You just about get the pads in and ........SHIT
4) The anti-squeal grease Acura uses on the pads gets EVERYWHERE- what a mess. You will have to spray your nice
new painted but covered with grease calipers with Windex and wipe when all done, so done even try to not make a mess.
5) Getting the pads to snap into the spring clips is a bitch.
I found that if I slightly beveled the leading edge of the pads with a file just a little it really helped slide the pads in.
6) Get the speed bleeders and the catch bag- boy, what breeze the bleeding and disposal is with this setup. I remember doing this in high school- what a mess and you always had to get someone to help.
The results look great, IMO. I will post some pics later this week.
