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Brake help - 5/1/2008 5:34:31 AM    coolbrze   Posts: 15 Joined: 8/3/2006 Status: offline Got a '94 Honda Accord in sig below and the brake light just came on.  Will the brake light come on when you need to replace the pads?  Also, I replaced the pads 2 years ago and after 6 months or so, one of the pads was worn real crooked and needed to be replaced again.  I was told it was the caliper.  Does this sound right?  How expensive is a caliper and how much trouble is it for me to do?  Thanks in advance! Post #: 1

RE: Brake help - 5/1/2008 5:49:54 AM    JimBlake   Posts: 3272 Joined: 5/31/2006 Status: offline There's no warning lamp that's directly for worn-out pads. Is it the warning lamp for the handbrake?  That can be a flaky switch down at the handbrake lever. The same warning lamp is also triggered by low brake fluid in the reservoir.  But if the fluid is OK, that might be a sticky float.  I think there's a re-designed mesh screen for the reservoir so the float doesn't stick.  Or look around here - somewhere there's a description of how you can cut the screen like the redesigned one. As your brake pads wear out, fluid moves down into the calipers, to push out the pistons.  The size of the fluid reservoir is about right for that warning lamp to go off when the pads are worn.  Unless it leaks.  Or unless you add fluid. The real warning for worn-out pads is a little metal tab that rubs against the rotor.  That makes a nasty screetching noise when you apply the brakes. < Message edited by JimBlake -- 5/1/2008 5:59:26 AM > _____________________________ '03 Accord & '07 Civic '01 Saab 9³ & '05 9²x (in reply to coolbrze) Post #: 2

RE: Brake help - 5/1/2008 6:02:40 AM    JimBlake   Posts: 3272 Joined: 5/31/2006 Status: offline The worn-crooked pad could be sticky caliper slide pins.  If you're comfortable with taking apart the brake caliper, you can clean & re-grease those pins so they slide nicely in the caliper bracket. You can also check if any of the pads are wedged tight in the caliper bracket; & fix that with a little filing & some grease. There's also the chance that the caliper is actually messed up... _____________________________ '03 Accord & '07 Civic '01 Saab 9³ & '05 9²x (in reply to JimBlake) Post #: 3

RE: Brake help - 5/1/2008 8:41:35 AM    00AccordLX5spd Posts: 3815 Joined: 1/16/2007 Status: offline JimBlake already answered this better than I probably could have. For updated filter info, search for threads by HondatechAV6.  He even posted how you can DIY one with a pair of pruning shears if you are an ultimate cheapskate like I am _____________________________ 2000 Accord LX Sedan F23A1 5spd -Short Shift Adapter -eBay SRI w/ K&N 1995 Accord V6 Sedan AT - AKA "the money pit" 1991 Mustang LX 5.0 Convertible - my daily driver all through college - now sits in my dad''s garage - needs a little TLC (in reply to JimBlake) Post #: 4

RE: Brake help - 5/3/2008 11:12:27 AM    louofm1   Posts: 41 Joined: 1/25/2008 Status: offline as explained above, a brake lamp is usually related to your parking brake (lever) Also, i've had a brake light come on as a result of a burned bulb.   Check all your bulbs (including the 3rd brake lamps) (in reply to coolbrze) Post #: 5

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