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Car Forum / Honda Cars / May 2007caliper bushings for my 1996 Honda Accord
So, I need new caliper bushings for my 1996 Honda Accord. The mechanic I just took it to told me that when replacing the caliper bushings I also need to replace the brake pads (which I bought new ones two months ago and the are currently in great shape) and replace the rotors. Also need to bleed the brakes. The damage would be $1,054.96. My jaw dropped to the floor at this figure. Is that right? Can I just replace the calipers (or the caliper bushings) and nothing else? I took it in with a very minor squeak/creak sound when braking Your thoughts/advice is much appreciated.... > So, I need new caliper bushings for my 1996 Honda Accord. The mechanic > I just took it to told me that when replacing the caliper bushings I [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Your thoughts/advice is much appreciated.... My two cents is that you probably need two cents worth of grease on the calipers. Even if you had to replace both of ENTIRE caliper assemblies and rotors, it should not cost $1,054.96. Even for OEM. Drive a ways to a reputable mechanic. He wants to hose you, bad. About 3 years ago, I had two new front non-OEM caliper assemblies with new rotors installed on my pickup at a local tire place for about $400. About 15 years ago, I had new calipers put on my '88 Accord at a tire place. They cost $75 each IIRC. I probably didn't need them, but I wasn't there to inspect or question them. dan craigsclarke@gmail.com wrote in news:1178565255.778823.67540 @u30g2000hsc.googlegroups.com: > So, I need new caliper bushings for my 1996 Honda Accord. The mechanic > I just took it to told me that when replacing the caliper bushings I [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Is that right? Can I just replace the calipers (or the caliper > bushings) and nothing else? Your car's rotors are pressed on to the hub. Removal of the rotors involves removing the steering knuckles from the car. Are the rotors warped or rusty? Why are they being replaced? You do not have "bushings". You have steel pins with rubber sealing boots. Chances are your mechanic does not know that it is possible to obtain new boots from a different model, which would obviate the need to buy a whole new caliper mount bracket just to get the boots. Typically, Honda brakes tend to seize one of three ways: 1) pads seize to mount bracket, 2) slide pins seize in their bores, 3) caliper piston seizes in its bore. Only the third requires caliper replacement. > I took it in with a very minor squeak/creak sound when braking Tells us nothing. Description way too vague. > Your thoughts/advice is much appreciated.... My thought is that it wasn't very nice of you to post this identical message separately to rec.autos.tech. Now they do not know what we say here, and we don't know what they say there. Everybody remains uneducated. You should have cross-posted correctly.  SignatureTegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ > My thought is that it wasn't very nice of you to post this identical > message separately to rec.autos.tech. > > Now they do not know what we say here, and we don't know what they say > there. Everybody remains uneducated. You should have cross-posted > correctly. Huh? If I offended you or didn't something wrong, sorry about that. But, I am not sure what you mean here craigsclarke@gmail.com wrote in news:1178656122.770478.268480 @o5g2000hsb.googlegroups.com: >> My thought is that it wasn't very nice of you to post this identical >> message separately to rec.autos.tech. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Huh? If I offended you or didn't something wrong, sorry about that. > But, I am not sure what you mean here See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossposting SignatureTegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ > See here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossposting OK...Thanks for the link. I had a friend tell me to go find several Google Groups at http://groups.google.com and post my issue in them. So, that's what I did. I don't know anything about usenet or newsgroups, etc >> See here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossposting > > OK...Thanks for the link. I had a friend tell me to go find several > Google Groups at http://groups.google.com and post my issue in them. > So, that's what I did. I don't know anything about usenet or > newsgroups, etc When you post to "Google Groups", you're posting to a Web-based front-end to Usenet. Usenet pre-dates the Internet. It has nothing to do with the World Wide Web (WWW) or with Web browsers. Usenet is sort of like a pike or gar fish: ancient, primitive, but effective enough to endure for eons. Most ISP's provide free direct access to Usenet. I see you're with Comcast somewhere near Denver. See here: <http://sitesearch.comcast.com/exec/?q=usenet&LevelNum=1&LevelId=1&sec=&c=com&cor p=&PageName=CONTENT%2BCATEGORY%2FComcast%2BHome> I'd advise against using Outlook Express, but that will do for a start. SignatureTegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ On May 7, 12:14 pm, craigscla...@gmail.com wrote: > So, I need new caliper bushings for my 1996 Honda Accord. The mechanic > I just took it to told me that when replacing the caliper bushings I [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Your thoughts/advice is much appreciated.... Might want to check out gen5alive.com as they have a site dedicated to 94-97 accords |
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