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After learning how to do brake maintenance from ERIC this past year, I dove into my cars not knowing what to expect. Admittedly I was scared 😉 And boy did I find some interesting stuff, specifically on our Honda Accord 09 (a new generation is out now, so previous generation accords). I knew going in that Consumer Reports rated these Accords as having bad brakes. One of their issues is that our 30k miles red coupe was getting this weird braking jitters once every other month when braking on the highway. So not that frequently. When I opened it up, I was surprised to find all 4 wheels to have somewhat seized inside and outside pads (how stuck is stuck when talking about seized pads?). Each one had to be chiseled out with a flat screwdriver and a rubber mallet from their metal tab ends with much effort until they popped out! Then I flicked off the metal brackets and used a rotary tool with a cylindrical sandpaper bud to polish the caliper grooves beneath the metal brackets as well as the pad ends (+slider pin grease +antiseize on pad tabs/brackets). Now the pads have more room, but still ‘feel tight’ when in place. I don’t want to grind the caliper from fear of creating uneven surfaces and I don’t know how to use a file properly for metal. ONE OUTER REAR PAD HAD UNEVEN WEAR and was down to 1.5mm on the outside edge while maintaining normal wear ~5mm on the inside edge. I’m guessing it is because the pad’s tabs were seized and were nearer the outside lane of the pad such that the inside lane of wear was moving more freely. So my questions are when is stuck officially seized, and when do pads being ‘stuck’ in their brackets become a problem and how come some show signs of wear problems or poor braking while other stuck pads don’t?
Anyways, if you have any weird pad wear, post it here. Maybe ERIC can share his thoughts on the different types of pad wear and what tell tale signs they all have. THANKS.
PS. using synthetic grease (like CRC synthetic grease) on the caliper pins… is that ‘ok’ ERIC?
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Brake pads are seized, when you need a screw driver and mallet to drive them out. Most times you can remove them by hand. Stuck brake caliper guide pins and seized brake pads end tabs will cause premature ware.Now how come some show signs of ware problems and some don,t when stuck. My neighbor drives his Honda, 5 days out of the year. He travels a lot. His brake pads get stuck rusty rotors and a dead battery when he gets back. Diving habits will effect brake pad ware. Oh 2006 Honda Accord with 58 miles. That’s SWEET
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