How to Install Front Brakes on a 97 Honda Accord

Installing the brake pads on a 1997 Honda Accord is a relatively straightforward process. However, before you can install the pads, you need to force the caliper piston back into the caliper. This critical step is almost always overlooked. If you do not do this, the new pads will never fit.

Instructions

1

Place the screw-end of the C-clamp against the caliper piston.

2

Place the other side of the clamp against the back of the brake caliper.

3

Turn the handle on the C-clamp clockwise to tighten the clamp and force the piston back into the caliper.

4

Install the brake pads so that the curved end of the pad is facing inward towards the caliper.

5

Align the caliper mounting hole and the caliper pin bolt. Thread the pin bolt and tighten it to close and "lock" the caliper.

6

Slide the caliper over the rotor assembly and tighten the caliper mounting bolts.