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my 06 has had back brakes replaced at 35000mi, now I notice the rotors are kind of glazed over, i want to clean pads like honda does in a b service, does anybody know what stuff I need to do this job, I can take brake pads off, what do I do to the rotors (if anything) and the pads, just use a cleaner on them?
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for the rotors i guess you would just need some brake cleaner like you get in a brake paint kit as the manual just says "clean the rotors" and never specify a solution.

same for the pads. it just says clean the mating services. this is coming from the honda service manuals that helms sells
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Only the rear brakes? weird, if anything the front would need replacement while the rear last another 30K miles.

There's no reason to "clean the pads" Its a silly service that the dealership does to make money off of you. There is no benefit to it, except clean looking brakes.

I would take the wheel off, and clean everything with a soft brush and your regular car wash. Blow dry if possible.
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i think thats y the OP wants to clean them is for looks
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my 06 has had back brakes replaced at 35000mi, now I notice the rotors are kind of glazed over, i want to clean pads like honda does in a b service, does anybody know what stuff I need to do this job, I can take brake pads off, what do I do to the rotors (if anything) and the pads, just use a cleaner on them?
You don't clean brake pads. You don't clean brake discs.

The most I would ever put on either is brake cleaner, but it's unnecessary unless you get some brake grease on them.

If you brake discs are glazed, then have them resurfaced on a brake lathe. Problem is, you don't really want to do that because then the pads begin to wear unevenly.

If you're going to clean brake components, take the caliper off each corner to clean it thoroughly. You can leave it on (the part which the brake hose connects to) if you don't want to bleed your brakes. Come time for my brake pad replacement (not for a while), I'm going to take them off and give them a good cleaning and lube.

Spray the crap out of the brake caliper with brake cleaner in order to remove all the brake dust and dirt accumulated on the body off the caliper. Remove the brake pad retainers (metal pieces in which the pads sit) and clean them with brake cleaner. Use a wire brush to remove any stubborn resiude.

Remove the caliper guide pins (mark which spot each came from because some must go back in the same spot) and the caliper guide pin boots. Clean the pins and boots. Be gentle on the boots. Lube the pins with silicon grease (Honda sells some...but it's about $44 per squeeze tube) and put the boots back over the pins and the pins back into the calipers.

Clean the back of the pads with brake cleaner to remove the old grease. Apply Molykote 77 brake grease to the shims and the edges of the pads where they sit in the brake pad retainers.

Put some silicon grease on the dust boot of the caliper. That's about all the cleaning and lube you can do on discs/ pads.

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You don't clean brake pads. You don't clean brake discs.

The most I would ever put on either is brake cleaner, but it's unnecessary unless you get some brake grease on them.

If you brake discs are glazed, then have them resurfaced on a brake lathe. Problem is, you don't really want to do that because then the pads begin to wear unevenly.

If you're going to clean brake components, take the caliper off each corner to clean it thoroughly. You can leave it on (the part which the brake hose connects to) if you don't want to bleed your brakes. Come time for my brake pad replacement (not for a while), I'm going to take them off and give them a good cleaning and lube.

Spray the crap out of the brake caliper with brake cleaner in order to remove all the brake dust and dirt accumulated on the body off the caliper. Remove the brake pad retainers (metal pieces in which the pads sit) and clean them with brake cleaner. Use a wire brush to remove any stubborn resiude.

Remove the caliper guide pins (mark which spot each came from because some must go back in the same spot) and the caliper guide pin boots. Clean the pins and boots. Be gentle on the boots. Lube the pins with silicon grease (Honda sells some...but it's about $44 per squeeze tube) and put the boots back over the pins and the pins back into the calipers.

Clean the back of the pads with brake cleaner to remove the old grease. Apply Molykote 77 brake grease to the shims and the edges of the pads where they sit in the brake pad retainers.

Put some silicon grease on the dust boot of the caliper. That's about all the cleaning and lube you can do on discs/ pads.
I did this and got a little bit of brake cleaner overspray on some of the rubber. Will this ruin in? I'm such a noob.
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what does the grease do for the brake pads?
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There shouldn't really be a need to clean disc brakes, unless fouled by grease. Disc brakes are self cleaning (other than cosmetically). The brake service is really only only to clean and adjust DRUM brakes, which accumulate dust from the wearing brake shoes.

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Are your guys brake rotors all rusty like mine?

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Are your guys brake rotors all rusty like mine?

http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1285118849
Mine aren't ... yet. The car was made in July '10, bit that rust is very normal and nothing to worry about. The rotors are iron, so they all rust eventually.
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that will happen after about 3-4 months. However i painted mine with high heat BBQ paint. and mine are nice and clean.
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