simple brake question

92 Civic EX

My ABS light is on and by the Chilton's manual it could be any of a
number of problems. The brakes are well worn and it's time to replace
the rotors (at least). My question is: does the ABS have any sensons
that would prohibit me from doing a normal brake change (rotors, pads)?
I'd rather do the cheap stuff myself before I have to have it hooked to
a dealer computer.

On 3/30/05 8:02 AM, in article
,
" > wrote:

> 92 Civic EX
>
> My ABS light is on and by the Chilton's manual it could be any of a
> number of problems. The brakes are well worn and it's time to replace
> the rotors (at least). My question is: does the ABS have any sensons
> that would prohibit me from doing a normal brake change (rotors, pads)?
> I'd rather do the cheap stuff myself before I have to have it hooked to
> a dealer computer.
>
There is nothing special about changing brakes with ABS. Just be careful
not to mess up the wheel sensors or the wires to them. Why do you want to
change the rotors? If they're not warped or deeply gouged from running the
pads to the bare metal, you should be able to simply replace the pads.

Well, it's not that I want to replace them, but they're pretty thin
(one rear one is rusted) and sometimes instead of waiting for the shop
to turn them, it's cheap enough just to replace. I think Pepboys or
Autozone has them for $22. and the cost to turn them is ~$12. Thanks
for the input- I'll get on them this weekend.

E. Meyer wrote:
> On 3/30/05 8:02 AM, in article
> ,
> " > wrote:
>
> > 92 Civic EX
> >
> > My ABS light is on and by the Chilton's manual it could be any of a
> > number of problems. The brakes are well worn and it's time to
replace
> > the rotors (at least). My question is: does the ABS have any
sensons
> > that would prohibit me from doing a normal brake change (rotors,
pads)?
> > I'd rather do the cheap stuff myself before I have to have it
hooked to
> > a dealer computer.
> >
> There is nothing special about changing brakes with ABS. Just be
careful
> not to mess up the wheel sensors or the wires to them. Why do you
want to
> change the rotors? If they're not warped or deeply gouged from
running the
> pads to the bare metal, you should be able to simply replace the
pads.

If one rear rotor is rusted, you either have a bad caliper or the slide pins
are seized inside the caliper frame. Check the rusty rotor. If it is just
rusted on one side, then the caliper is stuck and can not float to center
itself on the rotor and only one pad is making contact with the rotor.
Remove the pins and either clean and lube or replace. Plan on replacing the
rubber boots that go on the pins.

Ammonman
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> Well, it's not that I want to replace them, but they're pretty thin
> (one rear one is rusted) and sometimes instead of waiting for the shop
> to turn them, it's cheap enough just to replace. I think Pepboys or
> Autozone has them for $22. and the cost to turn them is ~$12. Thanks
> for the input- I'll get on them this weekend.
>
> E. Meyer wrote:
> > On 3/30/05 8:02 AM, in article
> > ,
> > " > wrote:
> >
> > > 92 Civic EX
> > >
> > > My ABS light is on and by the Chilton's manual it could be any of a
> > > number of problems. The brakes are well worn and it's time to
> replace
> > > the rotors (at least). My question is: does the ABS have any
> sensons
> > > that would prohibit me from doing a normal brake change (rotors,
> pads)?
> > > I'd rather do the cheap stuff myself before I have to have it
> hooked to
> > > a dealer computer.
> > >
> > There is nothing special about changing brakes with ABS. Just be
> careful
> > not to mess up the wheel sensors or the wires to them. Why do you
> want to
> > change the rotors? If they're not warped or deeply gouged from
> running the
> > pads to the bare metal, you should be able to simply replace the
> pads.
>