Civinfo - View Single Post - Brakes Replacing Front and Rear Brake Pads (merged)

terry · 7th January 2007, 19:23

Cable ties could be used to support the caliper when it is removed to stop the weight of the caliper damaging the flexible hose?

Anyway, what sort of mileage before needing new pads?
On my previous Civic Type-S front would have been due at the next service, the car having done just over 30k miles. Fixed price was £80, half the pads and half labour.
I would imaging the pads at the rear are much smaller, so should be slightly cheaper, but labour would be much the same. Seems surprising front and rear need doing at together, usually the rears don't do a lot of work compared to the front.

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terry Supporter Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 24th September 2006 Location: Cambridge Posts: 330 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Cable ties could be used to support the caliper when it is removed to stop the weight of the caliper damaging the flexible hose? Anyway, what sort of mileage before needing new pads? On my previous Civic Type-S front would have been due at the next service, the car having done just over 30k miles. Fixed price was £80, half the pads and half labour. I would imaging the pads at the rear are much smaller, so should be slightly cheaper, but labour would be much the same. Seems surprising front and rear need doing at together, usually the rears don't do a lot of work compared to the front.