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How to Replace Front Brake Pads Rotor 2006-10 Honda Civic
How to Replace Front Brakes 2006-2011 Honda Civic
How to Replace Front Brakes 1994-2005 Honda Civic
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Tools used
12mm Socket
Socket Extensions
17mm Wrench
Rust Penetrant
17mm Socket
19mm Wrench
19mm Socket
Brake Parts Cleaner
Rubber Mallet
Dead Blow Hammer
Phillips Head Screwdriver
Paper Towels
Bungee Cord
Ratchet
1/2 Inch Breaker Bar
12mm Wrench
1. Removing the Wheel
Loosen the 19mm lug nuts with the vehicle on the ground
Raise the vehicle with a floor jack
Secure the vehicle on jack stands
Remove the lug nuts
Pull off the wheel
2. Removing the Brake Pads and Rotor
Pull the caliper to the outside of the vehicle to apply pressure to the piston
Counter hold the slide pins with a 19mm wrench
Loosen the 12mm bolts from the caliper
Slide the caliper off and secure it with a bungee cord
Remove the brake pads from the caliper
Remove the 17mm bolts from the caliper bracket
Remove the two Phillips head screws from the rotor
Remove the rotor
3. Installing the Brake Pads and Rotor
Clean both sides of the rotor with brake parts cleaner
Place the rotor on
Tighten the Phillips screws to the rotor
Grease the slide pins
Insert the caliper bracket on
Tighten the bolts to the caliper bracket
Place caliper grease on the brake pads
Insert the brake pads into place
Compress the piston on the brake caliper
Place the brake caliper on
Tighten the bolts to the caliper
Torque the bolts to 25 foot-pounds
Torque the caliper bracket bolts to 85 foot-pounds
4. Reattaching the Wheel
Slide the wheel into place
Start the lug nuts by hand
Tighten the lug nuts preliminarily
Lower the vehicle to the ground
Tighten the lug nuts to 80 foot-pounds in a crossing or star pattern
5. Testing the Brakes
Pump your brakes repeatedly until they feel firm
Test your brakes at 5 miles per hour and then 10 miles per hour
Road test the vehicle
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With the vehicle on the ground I'm going to use a 19 millimeter socket and a breaker bar to loosen the lug nuts. With the lug nuts loosened I'm now going to raise and support the vehicle. With the lug nuts loosened I should be able to use just the socket and finish removing them and I can take the wheel off. With the last lug nut removed I can take the wheel off.
Before I remove the caliper from the bracket, I'm going to try to squeeze it in first. Relieve some of the pressure on the piston. Get it to slide back into the caliper. This way when I go to remove it it'll slide right off. The caliper is held on with two bolts. One on the bottom and one on the top. They go in the side pins. This caliper doesn't have any stop to keep the slide pins from spinning when we go to remove it so we'll use a 19 millimeter wrench to kind of hold it. Use a 12 millimeter wrench to loosen it. Now I can just thread those out by hand. With the bolts out, I can slide the caliper off the pads and out of the bracket. I'll take the caliper and I want to hang it by the rubber hose using a bungee cord. Just wrap it through the strut. Give a couple twists here. Slide the pads out. Kind of wiggle them out of place.
The caliper bracket is held on with two bolts. There's a lower one and an upper one here. Let's start with the lower one, 17 millimeter. It's on there pretty tight, so I'm going to use the dead blow on the end of the wrench. Work on the upper one. Use the ratchet and socket just to make this go a little quicker. The other side. Hold onto the bracket as I loosen this upper one. There. Slide that out. The rotor is held to the hub with these two Phillips head screws. I need a big Phillips head screwdriver to remove them. They're in there and they're kind of stuck. I'm just going to have work at it. Spray some rust penetrant. Around here.
We've got an impact driver, which when you hit it, it spins the bit out, so I'm going to use that to help us get these out. I'll leave it loose. Now I'm going to get this one out. If after removing these two screws the rotor is still seized to the hub you can put two bolts in here and push it off. We're lucky this one's pretty loose. It'll slide right off. The brakes we took off the Civic are basically brand new. We're just going to reuse them. We just wanted to show you how to take them off. But 1A Auto does sell the front and rear brake kit for this vehicle. Here's the pad we took off.
Here's a brand new pad from 1A Auto. You can see this one is not really worn down that much. If we measure it it's just under 10 millimeters and when we look at the brand new pad from 1A Auto it's just about 10 millimeters as well. Since these are in good shape we're going to reuse the old ones for now. But if you need brand new brake pads you can get them from 1AAuto.com.
Just put this rotor back on. This would be the same if it was brand new. Kind of put it on backwards first. Take your brake parts cleaner. Just clean it down. Take a rag and wipe off the greasy hand prints. Flip it over. Install it the correct way. Line up these countersunk holes here with the threaded holes in the hub. Push that on. Some brake parts cleaner and clean the outside surface of the brake rotor. You can reuse these screws if you want to. You don't really have to. They just kind of hold the rotor in place while you're installing the caliper and caliper bracket. Clean our caliper hardware. Those are stainless steel clips on either ends. They can be reused. Just take some brake parts cleaner. Spray them down. And a wire brush. Take a rag and wipe them off. Repeat that for the other side. Now's a good time to check these slide pins. Make sure they move freely. That slides in and out real nice. Same for this one. Put the bracket over here. Put the bolts through the knuckle.
Have to move the caliper back around to find the openings. Thread them in by hand. Get that one caught. Work on the top one. Just going to slide these down with a ratchet. I'll come back and torque them afterwards. Just going to clean these pads with some brake parts cleaner before I put them back in. Put a little bit of caliper grease on the ears. I want the wear indicators on the inside. Place it into the clip and push it in place. And I'm going to repeat this for the other pad.
I'll take the brake caliper. Pull out the bungee cord. Get this out of here so I don't forget it. That's okay. This piston's pretty well compressed into the brake caliper. If these brake pads are really worn out this piston could be sitting way far out here and you'd have to take one of the old brake pads before you can install it and use a large C-clamp and you'd actually compress the piston back into the brake caliper. Since we're reusing the same pads and the thickness hasn't changed we don't need to do that. I'm just going to slide this into place. Install the bolts back in the slide pin. Just going to snug these up. Then I'll torque them. I'm going to counter hold the slide pins and then use a torque wrench to torque the slide caliper bolts, slide pin bolts. Torque these to 25 foot pounds. Caliper bracket bolts need to be torqued to 80 foot-pounds.
Reinstall the wheel. Thread the lug nuts on by hand. I'm just going to snug them down. And when I put the car on the ground I will torque them. I'm going to torque the lug nuts to 80 foot pounds. Go in a cross pattern. And the final step, to push the caliper pistons back out to meet the pads I'm going to gently press on the break and pump up the pedal pressure. You'll feel it start to get harder.
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Tools used
12mm Socket
Torque Wrench
Hammer
Pry Bar
17mm Socket
Jack Stands
19mm Socket
Brake Parts Cleaner
Safety Glasses
Impact Screwdriver
Gloves
Brake Caliper Hanger
Phillips Head Screwdriver
Paper Towels
Copper Anti-Seize
Wheel Chocks
Silicone Brake Parts Lubricant
Floor Jack
Wire Brush
Tools used
12mm Socket
Large C-Clamp
Torque Wrench
17mm Socket
Jack Stands
19mm Socket
Flat Blade Screwdriver
Phillips Head Screwdriver
Anti-Seize Grease
Ratchet
Wire Brush
Floor Jack
1/2 Inch Breaker Bar
1. Removing the Wheel
Loosen the 19mm lug nuts with the vehicle on the ground
Raise the vehicle with a floor jack
Secure the vehicle on jack stands
Remove the lug nuts
Pull off the wheel
2. Removing the Brake Pads and Rotor
Remove the two Phillips screws from the rotor
Unbolt the two 12mm caliper bolts from the caliper bracket
Pry the brake pads into the caliper with a flat blade screwdriver to push in the pistons
Pull the caliper aside
Remove the brake pads
Unbolt the 17mm bolts from the caliper bracket
Remove the caliper bracket
Remove the rotor
3. Installing the New Brake Pads and Rotor
Clean the rotor with brake parts cleaner
Mount your new rotor onto the hub
Apply a dab of anti-seize grease to the Phillips screws
Tighten the Phillips screws to the rotor
Clean the brake pad slides with a wire brush
Mount the caliper bracket onto the rotor
Apply grease to the brake pad tabs
Use a large C-clamp and the old pad to push the pistons back
Put the caliper on
Apply grease to the caliper bolts
Thread bolts by hand
Torque the caliper bracket bolts and the caliper bolts to 74 foot-pounds
4. Reattaching the Wheel
Slide the wheel into place
Start the lug nuts by hand
Tighten the lug nuts preliminarily
Lower the vehicle to the ground
Tighten the lug nuts to 100 foot-pounds in a crossing or star pattern
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In this video, we're going to show you how to replace the front brakes on a 2003 Honda Civic. It's pretty much the same for a 2001-2005 Honda Civic. The tools that you'll need for this job include a jack and jack stands, 19mm socket and breaker bar, 12mm wrench, 17mm wrench, Phillips screwdriver, large c-clamp, wire brush, some anti-seize, and a torque wrench.
The first step is to break the lug nuts loose, and you do that by leaving the car on the ground so that the wheel doesn't spin when you lift up on it. Here we go. Now we're going to raise the car up and take the wheel off. Now we're going to pull it off.
The next step is to pull these two screws out of the rotor. Normally they're stuck in there really tight, so I try to use a screwdriver first, and then go on to more drastic measures if need be. These are actually coming out.
The next step is to remove these two 12mm bolts that hold the caliper to the caliper bracket. You can use a ratchet or the style wrench. One trick is to connect the two wrenches together, and then bump them with your fist so you can pull them out. The next thing I like to do is pull the caliper really hard toward me so that it compresses the piston inside the caliper. It makes the caliper loose, making it easier to remove. Remove the caliper.
Now we can take the brake pads out. These ones are in pretty good shape, so we'll probably end up putting these right back in. Then you're going to take off the caliper bracket, which, once again, you can use the same method of linking the wrenches together to break it loose. Now the caliper bracket is off.
Now that we have the caliper bracket off, we can take off the rotor, as you can see.
For reinstall, place the rotor back on the hub. Apply a little anti-seize to the Phillips screws, and put them back in the rotor. Clean up the brake pad slides to make sure that they're not going to make the brake pad bind up and cause uneven brake pad wear. Now we have the caliper bracket that needs to go back on.
Then we can put the bracket right back on after it's nice and clean. We are now ready to put the brake pads in. Normally, they're brand new and you can just slide them in, where this one is used. I'm probably going to put a little anti-seize on this as well. It does exactly what it is called, and it prevents the brake pads from sticking in the slides. You can see the squeaker right here. This is the thing that makes all the noise whenever you need new brake pads. That goes right here on the inside. You're going to need to compress this caliper. The best way to do that is actually with a giant C-clamp. As you can see, as you tighten the C-clamp, it pushes the piston in. Pretty awesome, right? Now it's completely compressed and you can pull the C-clamp out.
Like I said before, put the caliper on. Here's the caliper bolts. Once again, anti-seize. If you live in a dry climate, these things won't be rusty, but in New England, they're always rusty. Voila, your brakes are back together again.
It's now time to put the tire back on. Slide the wheel into place and tighten the lug nuts preliminarily. Lower the vehicle to the ground. The last step is to torque the wheels. I usually a hundred foot-pounds on pretty much all the wheels that I tighten. Basically, grab your torque wrench, always do it in a cross pattern so that the wheel goes on straight. Now the pedal's pumped and the brakes feel good again.
Hopefully this video has helped you out. You can visit us at 1AAuto.com for replacement parts and the best service on the internet.
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August 7, 2017
Excellent customer services I will continue getting parts from them
Keep up the work
Fast Delivery, Perfect Fit
William
November 6, 2018
The rotors and brakes arrived quickly and the fit was exact. Pads seem to wear in nicely and stopping is now quiet and smooth. I will buy again.
Johans-
February 9, 2019
Great quality and affordable price love it....... I would recommend it these product to future buyers who has honda civic
J
March 19, 2019
Part worked great
100% Legitimate Brake Pads and Rotors
Alex
May 8, 2019
My vehicle is a 2007 Honda Civic LX (1.8L) with ~124,000 miles with the original brake rotors and brake pads. I'm no mechanic, but do watch a lot of car repair videos on YouTube uploaded by 1A Auto. These brake pads and rotors from 1A Auto are simply amazing! Great response times in the braking action. The installation video is easy to follow! I saved a couple of hundred dollars by installing these beauties myself and it took me approximately an hour to install each (my first time and I wanted to thoroughly clean the rust off the wheel hubs and caliper brackets with a wire brush and Rust-Oleum Rust Dissolver [gel form]). To be honest, I don't think anyone with this vehicle should opt for OEM brake rotors and pads. I should mention the shipping was free and the shipping time was extremely short (I think I received my kit within 2 business days)! This kit would be a little more perfect if it included the complementary brake hardware (anti-rattling clips) and software (rubber boots for th
Great price for great parts
Steven
May 10, 2019
My brake kit came promptly & they were exact fit.
Easy installation & no more brake noise.
Great service!
A solid brake kit
O
March 20, 2020
This kit comes with everything you need besides brake cleaning fluid and tools. As long as you have a breaker bar, are prepared to drill out some screws, and have a wire/bungee to hold up the caliper; changing the brakes on an 8th gen Civic is relatively easy. The brakes work well, maintaining the OEM stopping distance and giving a nice smooth feel. I romped around some hills and they started fading and cooking after 4-5 miles, which is what you'd expect.
High quality
Ronald
March 5, 2021
These brake kits are very good. Half the price of local stores and way better quality. Never had a bad item from 1A
Just perfect
M
March 24, 2021
Im pretty glad about this product, just as advertised, no sounds whatsoever, and the price was awesome!
New pads and rotors
William
May 19, 2021
Working great. Nice and quiet. Probably get calipers next.
Awesome
Brian
May 21, 2021
The product is fantastic. The service from 1A is top shelf. It's like driving a new car again. Thank you!
Brakes work, no crashes
Steven
June 22, 2021
Arrived quickly. So far quality holds up, nothing has broken or caused any issues. Everything that was needed was included, for a great price
Brake pads and rotors for 2008 Honda Civic EX - Perfect replacement
Phil
October 18, 2021
The rotors and pads that I purchased from 1A Auto were a perfect fit. The video on their site showed step by step everything that I needed to know to replace the brakes. New brake rotors and pads are working perfectly. I will definitely be purchasing new brake pads and rotors for all our vehicles from 1A Auto. Thanks again!
Homar
October 27, 2021
The brake pads seem to give out a lot of Brake dust for mine I just wanted to know has this happened to anyone else?
Great parts, reasonable prices, fast shipping.
David
November 15, 2021
Great parts, great price, fast shipping. Have only had positive experiences with 1A parts.
Exceptional quality brake set
Winston
December 12, 2021
Very happy with this product. From the moment I opened up the product from its packaging, I could tell it was high quality. I've already driven 2,000 miles with them installed, and they are performing perfectly. No sounds, no vibrations, no issues. Also I still can't believe I paid $84 for the entire set. So much value for my money!
Better than Honda
Jason
June 15, 2022
As with all parts I order from your company, I am 5 plus stars Thank you for your OEM parts, that I find better than the parts from Honda!!!
Javier
August 16, 2022
I changed my front brakes in February and the rotors are already warped.
Jimmy
October 13, 2022
Great quality and affordable. I recently bought them so I can't give a more detail review but so far they're great and smooth braking.
Zachery
October 15, 2022
Brakes are grinding and causing vibration
Great company to buy from
Michael
November 5, 2022
Quick delivery - great instruction video - good service
Average
Exantel
November 15, 2022
Good Rotors but brake pads were too big and I didnt use them so I bought two others.
I was trying to return it didnt work cause one answered.
William
May 18, 2023
They are great and came fast
good price for the money
Cameron
September 25, 2023
excellent replacement parts
Good brake package
Melvin
January 4, 2024
Seem like good rotors and pads, fit perfectly
Customer Q&A
How do I know if my civic has tow hooks?July 15, 2020
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Thank you for the inquiry. If your vehicle comes with a set of tow hooks, you may find them stowed away in a tool case underneath your boot cover. If you have a larger car or a truck, then it may come with larger tow hooks which you may find mounted on the frame under the hood, or along the rear.
July 16, 2020
Christa R
Does this fit the back brakes or only front? Are the directions the same? And also do I need to buy one or two for both back tires?November 2, 2020
Jesse E
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Thank you for the inquiry. These will be for the front of the vehicle. The kit will come with both rotors, which are interchangeable between driver and passenger side, and all 4 brake pads needed. You will need another kit for the rear brakes. You can see the options we have on our site by looking for a kit that specifies rear such as this kit that specifies front.
November 3, 2020
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