2016+ Honda. How To Manually Release / Retract Electric Parking Brake & Recalibrate. Rear Brake Job

[@JonnyDIY]

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[@SMBH-M87]

All those affiliate links but still couldn’t link to your own video 3:01

[@JonnyDIY]

@@SMBH-M87 sorry about that will update, thank you 🙌👍 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpTVgnenbbutm7Msi=Rymz8oYXMQ3joNNJ

[@SMBH-M87]

@@JonnyDIY Still ended up finding it. Thank you.

[@JonnyDIY]

@@SMBH-M87 you're welcome, glad to help 👍

[@reddragon6613]

Excellent explanation on the Honda electronic parking brake procedure when changing rear brakes, I’ve been trying to find the proper way of doing this without a scan tool and here it is.

[@JonnyDIY]

Thank you! Glad to help 👍

[@mellomello2364]

I crying tears of joy rn i lucked out using a buddys scan tool to do my breaks the last time i had to do them but i cant this time around. So now that i know how to do it manually is amazing. So much resentment from me to these anti right to repair practices. Thank you so much

[@JonnyDIY]

You're very welcome! Happy I could help you out. I know right? Even usually work friendly companies like Toyota and Honda have made more difficult in recent years

[@SeaRay320DA]

This worked perfectly! The only thing i'd add is to tell everyone to make sure the parking brake is OFF before starting any of this. Thanks for the awesome video!

[@JonnyDIY]

You're welcome, happy I could help you out 👍

[@ray6240]

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[@shuvang]

Thank you for the manual way. Have the 2018 civic si had no idea what the actuator looked like. Thanks to this video I do know now. For those trying this. Make sure you do this on flat surface and not leveled surface. The car moves extremely easy with the electronic brake off and away from other cars. I just turned the knob with my finger that was covered in fluid after taking off the electronic brake actuator and it turned clockwise until it stopped spinning. Put the wheel back on, hand tighten the lugs and recalibrated the brakes first by pressing on it a good 10-20x and then recalibrated the electronic brake which worked flawless. Thank you again for the great video!

[@JonnyDIY]

You're welcome, glad I could help out 👍

[@JR-pe1wz]

Done and done. Excellent thank you for the very descriptive explanation. I ended up using the handle of my screwdriver and managed to push in the caliper piston just using a wee bit of leverage against the inside of the caliper opening. Nice and quiet. Only small issue was I broke the bit on the impact screwdriver. Drilled it out and away we go.

[@JonnyDIY]

You're welcome, glad I was able to help you get it done 👍

[@marzellgg]

About to change my brake pads and rotors for the first time since owning my Civic. Thanks for the vid! Relieves my concern about messing with the EPB.

[@JonnyDIY]

You're welcome, happy I could help. Good luck with project 👍

[@leelemon3373]

Spot On Jonny! I have a 2016 with No electric parking brake, I just wanted to see the difference. very complete. I liked and subd.

[@JonnyDIY]

Thank you, happy to share. Yes not too bad to work on. An unneccessary feature in my opinion, but bells and whistles have always sold cars

[@rodneycasillas6400]

Thank you for doing this video. My truck has over 165,000 MI on it and I've been prolonging doing the rear brakes until I saw your video. I changed then this afternoon and you made it very easy. Thanks again.

[@JonnyDIY]

You're welcome, glad I was able help you get your brakes done 👍

[@StevenHolder54]

Found your video after the fact but had set up the EPB correctly when installing new rotors and pads, phew.. Lights were flashing all over the place and in fact one side was not even actuating. The 2 pull calibration did the trick for me. Thank you sir!

[@JonnyDIY]

You're welcome, glad you were able to get it calibrated and fixed 👍

[@scottdurant4837]

Hello, im in the same boat, but i cant seem to get it calibrated. is there any advice you could give me to get it calibrated? I have tried engaging and disengaging two times. but the error codes won't go away. Im freaking out as i have a big trip planned in a few days and cant afford to take it to the shop. :(

[@stevenmholder]

@@scottdurant4837 I just did exactly what the video says and it reset the auto brake. I did however drive the car and tested the brakes before I did that.

[@MaddJakd]

All these other vids making things difficult when this is all there is to it. You're a life saver, especially since I'm working on the little sister's car! 🤘

[@JonnyDIY]

Awesome glad I could help you out 👍

[@jasonshute9557]

Great video. Clear, concise, and to the point. Great explanations. Best video I've seen yet. Feel like I'm better prepared to tackle this job.

[@JonnyDIY]

Thank you for your kind words, happy I could help. Good luck with the project 👍

[@kenyu7908]

Great video. I change the rear brake pad on my 2018 honda odyssey today, and your video save my day. Thank you!

[@JonnyDIY]

You're welcome, happy I could help you get it done 👍

[@JP-Lg54]

This was a great video. Thanks for the quick explanation and the video helped immensely. I usually prefer text, but the brevity and thoroughness made this almost perfect.

[@JonnyDIY]

You're welcome, glad I could help. And thank you for your kind words 👍

[@jijiemem8168]

Thanks man did this and I did not have any problem at all . Just do the last step he showed once you’re done with a tire before starting on another one. Thats what I did and didnt have any issues at or prolly just got lucky

[@JonnyDIY]

You're welcome, happy I could help you out 👍

[@ronfazer2423]

WoW! Nice video , it follows AllData's Automotive database to the letter! I was unsure of some things but you reassured me. Thanks. By the way , the torque (on a '16 Civic) is 5.9 Ft lbs. on the electric motor cover. The caliper Pin bolts are 18 Ft. Lb.

[@JonnyDIY]

Thanks for sharing that helpful info Ron, & I'm glad I could help 👍

[@bigounce9334]

Just did my 2018 Accord LX w electronic parking brake. I was scared to remove the actuator because ive heard bad things, like the break light malfunction. Did the steps exactly like you said and I have no lights in my dash. thank you so much for the simple and education video👍

[@JonnyDIY]

@@bigounce9334 Awesome, you're very welcome. Glad to hear I could help you get it done 🙌👍

[@09Kurtis09]

Thanks for the video. I remember when we used to use a c clamp. The EPB had me worried about doing mine. My Google searching seemed to point to these steps but no one was showing how to mess with the actuator lol thanks! Nor did they mentioned the calibration which was my biggest worry. I believe the Honda manual even states this is the correct way of manually doing it. I'll be doing mine this week so if I remember I'll update my comment with the results.

[@JonnyDIY]

You're welcome, glad I could help you out. Yes it's an easy job, once the mystery of it is revealed 👍

[@athenecruz]

Thanks so much, did this earlier on my Civic and worked perfect.

[@JonnyDIY]

You're welcome, happy to help and glad to hear it worked for you 👍

[@thebigboss1839]

Thank you so much for this trick!!!! I literally had no idea what to do until I watched your video ! Thank you 🙏

[@JonnyDIY]

You're very welcome, happy I could help you out 👍

[@yveslarose1194]

Got a 2016 civic and im going to try to do it with the same method you use ...thanks again for explaining it and I'll be glad if it works for me also .

[@JonnyDIY]

You're welcome! Good luck 👍

[@anthonydtobias]

Thanks for the insight.... My 2017 Civic will get new brakes tomorrow.... And I will make sure I follow your tips! Thank you

[@JonnyDIY]

You're welcome, glad to help 👍

[@BlinkieG]

Was told only could do it with a scanner your method may be possible ended up working great bro 🙏🏻

[@JonnyDIY]

Awesome, happy I could help you out

[@andy_byrd]

Thanks a ton for this guide, worked for my 2020 Civic Si, of course did the calibration afterwards for the parking brake.

[@JonnyDIY]

Awesome. You're very welcome, happy to help 👍

[@AMG-on-2nd]

Can you please tell me how you did the calibration afterwards?

[@Eger118877]

Great video man, no BS and right to the point with awesome instructions!

[@JonnyDIY]

Thank you, glad to help 👍

[@ozzstars_cars]

So easy even a hack mechanic like myself could avoid using my scan tool and succeed! haha Nice job with the vid Jonny. You've helped 1,000's of people, pretty cool! -Glen (Ozz)

[@JonnyDIY]

Thanks Ozz, glad I could help. Cool channel you've got too 👍

[@teddiazjr.6223]

Thanks again, we just finished and it’s good again

[@JonnyDIY]

You're welcome, happy I could help you get it done 👍

[@markstrzegowski1148]

Thank you! Great video. Allowed me to tackle the rear brakes with no concerns anbout getting into it and having the EPB screw things up

[@JonnyDIY]

You're welcome, happy I could help 👍

[@joelh3030]

Thank you for this video, I had a hard time at work the other day when I took off the bracket and caliper, then when it came to retracting the piston I went inside the car and released the Parking break because my dumbass thought it would let me wind it back manually. The piston ended up expanding and falling out of the caliper, leaking, and the parking brake system was not working. Then I put it into maintenance mode, and ALL THE DRIVING ASSISTS were not working, and the car wouldnt start as the scanner i plugged in was telling me the car was only getting 9.0Volts. I was so pissed off but I learned my lesson, and every honda I work on Ill scan. Thanks for the video!

[@joelh3030]

After I finished the brake job and installed everything back together, is when the ECU had issues with all the driving assists and turning on. What really made no sense is how it was getting less voltage and the car wouldn't start, it would also flash every light in the car while I tried starting it.

[@JonnyDIY]

@@joelh3030 You're welcome. Ohh mann I hope you got it working again 🙏

[@joelh3030]

@@JonnyDIY Yeah, My mentor(master mechanic) Just bled the caliper, reset the codes and it all worked. I tried clearing the codes too, but it seems with the caliper not bled the system kept messin with the ECU.

[@JonnyDIY]

@@joelh3030 ohh awesome, glad you got it sorted 👍

[@MegaHollywood1971]

Good explanation. If you conduct a proper brake in for the New pads/rotors, there isn't a need to be careful on them for 500mi. Do a couple 35mph slow braking sessions w/o completely stopping, then one at the same speed and doing a hard stop. Then get up to 50mph and do two sessions of hard braking w/o completely coming to a stop and you are done. - The pads will mesh with the new rotors with just enough heat (as described) and you'll be good to go :-)

[@JonnyDIY]

Thanks for sharing, yes you're right brake bedding is the 2nd option. I figured most people would be confused at the process lol. I'll do it sometimes, but it can be tricky finding an area without traffic in populated areas

[@MegaHollywood1971]

@@JonnyDIY Yeah, the majority aren’t that particular. But, when it comes to the performance aspect of things, I would highly suggest beeding them in.

[@jamkpa]

Keep doing these Honda CRV type videos. Good stuff.

[@JonnyDIY]

Thanks have got 1 more that I've shot recently doing the front and rear brake pads, will try and post this weekend! 👍

[@jeffarms64]

Great video! Thanks. Just did the job and that was maybe the easiest part because you showed me what to do.

[@JonnyDIY]

Awesome, you're welcome. Glad I could help 👍

[@naqshAli786]

This video helped me out of a jam, thank you brother

[@JonnyDIY]

You're welcome, happy I could help you out 👍

[@ovilord1287]

man thank you for this vid, i hope my dumb*** didn't mess up my car

[@JonnyDIY]

@@ovilord1287 you're very welcome, glad I could help you out. Hope so too 🤞

[@jimboreaddabible777]

Great vid! Clear and concise....straight to the point.

[@JonnyDIY]

Thank you! Glad I could help 👍

[@Ghostninja151]

straight to the point thank you

[@JonnyDIY]

@@Ghostninja151 You're very welcome, happy I could help you out 🙌👍

[@clarkeugene5727]

Clockwise, Clockwise, Clockwise. I've been confused from other videos, now I know for sure.

[@JonnyDIY]

Glad I could help 👍

[@timetryp422]

That's clockwise facing it from the rear?

[@swansong04]

Great explanation. Thanks. Worked perfect. FYI this was in my 2019 Acura RDX it’s exactly the same.

[@JonnyDIY]

You're welcome, glad I could help. Thank you for sharing that helpful info about the Acura being same 👍

[@trucker31545]

This worked perfectly! Thank you!

[@JonnyDIY]

Awesome! You're very welcome, happy I could help you out 🙌👍

[@joancosta1487]

Finally I did it without dismount the EPB. I just screwed in the piston with needle nose pliers. Very easy, even faster than you 🙌. Cheers from Spain 🍺

[@JonnyDIY]

Glad you got it done 💕👍

[@murk714]

@@JonnyDIYwait, is this method safe too or is it not ideal compared to the one you showed in the video?

[@JonnyDIY]

@@murk714 I would only do as I showed or by using a scan tool to put it in "service mode" 👍

[@arminiogonzalez4427]

Thanks a lot for the Video much appreciated, will this work for a 2021 Honda accord lx ?

[@JonnyDIY]

@@arminiogonzalez4427 yes it should work or be very similar process if it has the electric parking brakes 👍

[@josedelgado477]

Thank you for the video! It was easy to follow the instructions

[@JonnyDIY]

You're welcome, happy I could help👍

[@ChilloHaus]

1:25 what if, instead of removing the actuator bolts (5mm hex screws) I remove the 7mm hex screw ins and take the motor off along with the caliper and then proceed with the rest of the steps? Should that be an issue?

[@JonnyDIY]

You need to compress the caliper still though and you dont want to do that without winding actuator. You can use a decent scan tool as well or even 9v battery will wind it in

[@ChilloHaus]

​@@JonnyDIY Thank you, also when you go to calibrate the parking break did you turn the engine on or just the battery?

[@JonnyDIY]

@@ChilloHaus I turned the engine on 👍

[@danstearn7697]

Thanks Jonny! Worked as advertised.

[@JonnyDIY]

You're welcome, glad I could help you out 👍

[@TT-dp8qh]

That is the correct way to disengage the electric parking brake for a service!

[@JonnyDIY]

@@TT-dp8qh thank you! 🙌👍

[@TT-dp8qh]

@@JonnyDIY there is another procedure to open and close the actuator, but your work is great too. I rather open that part to do an inspection once I replace the pads. There could be something may go wrong with that actuator after five years later.

[@JonnyDIY]

@@TT-dp8qh yes true, you can also use a scan too to put into service mode and it'll retract the motors 👍

[@TT-dp8qh]

@@JonnyDIY I built a circuit that has two triac and two push buttons. I also added a thermal fuse in it. It is running 12.6v DC lithium batteries. The two buttons will be one for forward, and the other button is for reverse! The circuit hooks to a pair of aligator clips. They will be clipped on the attenuator pins!

[@JonnyDIY]

@@TT-dp8qh nice! Much more professional than just hooking a 9v up to it like I've heard others do

[@ChilloHaus]

Hey question: i followed the steps, but at the end, my BRAKE light wouldn't come on at all after I hit the ABS switch twice. Any advice on what the issue might be?

[@JonnyDIY]

@@ChilloHaus I would recheck all your wire connections and try again

[@david0324-JD]

Hi, great video, I just did my brake pads and the light came out, how can I try to do fix it, since i already change the pads and use the car for some hours. ?

[@JonnyDIY]

See if you can borrow a scan tool or go to auto store and have them hook theirs up to take light off

[@teslanews2792]

THANKS FOR THE VIDEO

[@JonnyDIY]

@@teslanews2792 You're very welcome, happy I could help you out 🙌👍

[@raymondaguirre5825]

Thanks for your video it really helped out.

[@JonnyDIY]

You're very welcome, happy I could help you out 👍

[@jom_alphaz]

Before putting back the actuator do i need to turn it back counter clockwise?

[@JonnyDIY]

@@jom_alphaz no, can just put it back 👍

[@santanaarredondo4608]

Great job Johnny diy.. Is this the same issue I’m having with my Honda Accord. My car won’t start because of the electrical parking brake problem. At least that is the code that my dash is giving me when I try to turn the car on

[@JonnyDIY]

Thank you, glad to help. Try to do the recalibration as I did

[@santanaarredondo4608]

I found out its a bad battery. Do you think a bad battery will send out these codes. I'm going to try to change out the battery in hopes that is the only problem

[@JonnyDIY]

@@santanaarredondo4608 yes quite possible. Have battery tested to be sure 👍

[@santanaarredondo4608]

Yes thank you for the advice. I have a battery tester but it's in the trunk of the car and it won't open with out power ! Oh no lol . SMH

[@chrisescourse6549]

I endee up getting the brake system lights aftee doing the brakes. Is there a way to reset it?

[@JonnyDIY]

Try doing as I did at end of video with parking brake

[@kashifjamal1719]

With me same thing happened. I try to reset the same way but no result. Is there any other way to reset it?

[@johntlatelpa5911]

When removing the motor actuator like in the video you have to be careful removing it. Other wise you ending up pulling the pin connector wires from the plug to the actuator.

[@dontriskett8098]

Thanks bro! Great video and super helpful!

[@JonnyDIY]

You're welcome, happy I could help you out 👍

[@dontriskett8098]

This worked on my Acura, really appreciate it- I would’ve ruined the parking brake motor without you!

[@JonnyDIY]

@@dontriskett8098 Awesome, glad I could help spare you a headache 😁👍

[@xaverbishop6506]

I ordered the torx and hex bits and sockets to execute manual method. F a $500 scanner although it is more convenient.

[@JonnyDIY]

Nice good luck with the project 👍

[@notchback93]

Helpful information thank you

[@JonnyDIY]

@@notchback93 You're welcome! Happy to help 👍

[@Richiebones]

Hey brother I have a regular pusher for the brake caliper does it have to turn as well as push . Or will a push 1 be OK

[@JonnyDIY]

Once the electric parking brake motor is disconnected and removed you can use just a standard push in for the brakes. I show it in the full brake change video below 👍 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpTVgnenbbutm7M

[@Richiebones]

@@JonnyDIY thanks brother I got it taken care of . I didn't pull it all apart I used a trick . I got a square 9 volt battery and a connector that goes on the top and it has a couple of alligator clips on there . I just popped of the connector and touched the leads to the connectors on the caliper and bingo it goes right in . You will hear the motor stop once it gets to the end . Worked very well brother 👍.and with the 9v battery you don't have to worry about going to far cause there's just enough power in there to get it to back up to the end of travel and it won't go past that point . Saves a little time and you don't have to worry about taking off the motor. I was nervous I was going to tighten it up to much and crack the housing and those thing are a grand a peice . But yeah brother it's a nice little trick and it will save some time as well.

[@JonnyDIY]

@@Richiebones Nice! Glad you got it done 👍 I've heard of that trick, but haven't tried it yet. Thanks for sharing and reminding me of it. I also have a scan tool I need to try out on it that some company sent me.

[@chris21daniel]

I did this but forgot to calibrate the brakes like you said at the end & I have the “brake system” light on whenever I turn the car on. How could I fix that?

[@JonnyDIY]

Can try using a scan tool and do the calibration

[@joancosta1487]

Nice video! Thanks for it. Just one important question from my side. I heard doing that the EPB engine loses its zero position. Is it true? Do we need to calibrate after that with an scanner tool? Thanks!!

[@JonnyDIY]

I had no issues doing it this way, just exactly how I showed. But if you have access to a scan tool with EPB communication I would use that as it'll speed up process by putting it into service mode I believe it's called. I got a scan tool that can do it now just haven't had a car to mess with it on

[@joancosta1487]

@@JonnyDIY The problem is that I don't have that tool. I check also with Honda maintenance manual and no problem doing what you did. Thanks!

[@JonnyDIY]

@@joancosta1487 You're welcome, happy to help. Good luck 👍

[@KevinBrown-em3ng]

So did u take the cap off the brake fluid reservoir before this repair ?

[@JonnyDIY]

I believe so, and topped off if it lowered at all 👍

[@dawgdawg4037]

Hi watched your video thanks for the info is it the same procedure for the front brakes

[@JonnyDIY]

I made a seperate video where I show the front brakes 👍 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpTVgnenbbutm7M

[@dawgdawg4037]

I looked at your other video for the front brakes and it's not for electronic brakes or A 2019

[@JonnyDIY]

@@dawgdawg4037 correct, electric brakes are only for the rear parking brakes 👍 2019 front brakes should be same process as I show

[@al3need123]

Thanks man that was awesome. 👍

[@JonnyDIY]

You're welcome, & thanks glad I could help 👍

[@wutokay]

Do we have to undo top cap of brake fluid first?

[@JonnyDIY]

Sure, you can remove to let air escape easier and top off if low 👍

[@capone8752]

Are you able to press the rear piston down or do you need to thread it

[@JonnyDIY]

@@capone8752 you can press as I show in full length brake video 👍 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpTVgnenbbutm7Msi=vekr6JFUjkhEDaRS

[@capone8752]

@@JonnyDIY ty

[@JonnyDIY]

@@capone8752 you're very welcome, glad to help 🙌👍

[@movies3346]

so i messed up and didnt do it this way . i pushed the piston in and then disconected the electric parking brake. so i eneded up changing my claipers. but have coeds for e brake any sugestions hoe to clear them ?

[@JonnyDIY]

Can try doing as I did with manually winding them and do the recalibration part at the end. That or if you have access to a higher level scan tool that you can put brakes in working mode, see if that works and can clear codes with scan tool as well see if they come back

[@joshuaorbito]

If I'm changing all 4 rotors at once, is it ok that parking brake is off when changing the front pads?

[@JonnyDIY]

Yes should be fine 👍

[@jonathanperry5266]

You should chock the rear wheels then. Otherwise the vehicle could roll as you jack it up.

[@JonnyDIY]

@@jonathanperry5266 yes turn parking brake off after vehicle in air always chocking opposite side you're jacking up 👍

[@timetryp422]

I didn't understand a comment you made near the end. You said something about not having to reposition the parking brake motor spindle relative to the caliper drive, after turning the piston drive on the caliper clockwise . Is the brake motor gear free wheeling or does it have definite stops forward and backward? If the motor has forward and reverse limits, then it would require synchronization with the caliper piston position. If the motor is free wheeling, then the repositioning the motor spindle to the caliper drive wouldn't matter. In other words, can the motor be replaced onto the caliper without regard to the motor gear's position? (As it will be different from the position it was in when removed due to the piston adjustment).

[@JonnyDIY]

Sorry for confusion. Yes you just wind it in and then change pads and then reassemble. No need to reverse the winding process 👍

[@timetryp422]

@@JonnyDIY Is there any adjustment necessary for the motor itself? Does the motor have to be wound back too or can it just be replaced regardless of the position it is in? Thank you for your advice.

[@JonnyDIY]

@@timetryp422 no the motor doesnt need to be wound just the part on the brakes 👍

[@timetryp422]

@@JonnyDIY Thank you!

[@SinghisKing29]

My Main question is do you unplug the battery?

[@JonnyDIY]

@@SinghisKing29 no I didn't unplug battery 👍

[@jaskaichelsnme]

I'm doing a 16 civic, I must have Gibbs counter clockwise now it's extended and won't decompress with epb off? how can I get it to go down.

[@cynthiasanchez7768]

I got my brakes replaced and the person didn’t do this step now my car has the brake system flashing on the dashboard. When I drive it starts beeping and won’t turn off unless I’m braking. I tried recalibrating it myself with these steps but no luck. What should I do ? Thanks.

[@JonnyDIY]

You're welcome, glad to help. I would take back to the mechanic who did the work and demand them fix it. If they cant or wont and you've already tried as I did towards end of video you may need to take to a more knowledgeable mechanic

[@jasonking8671]

Thanks a million man. You literally saved me a ton of time and headaches. Perfect video

[@JonnyDIY]

You're welcome, glad I was able to help you out and save you a headache 👍

[@irvbuchan441]

2018 Civic, requires the car to be started. The parking brake operates initially but you can't do the calibration until the engine is started. UK Model.

[@JonnyDIY]

Thank you for sharing that helpful information 🙌👍

[@lz2811]

Sadly i didnt see your Video first. I did everything like expected but didnt calibrate it twice before starting the motor. i did it just once and got those warnings youre talking about at the end. Is there a way to get rid of these warnings without software or disconnecting the brakemotors again?

[@JonnyDIY]

Not sure about that, haven't had that problem yet. Could try doing the recalibration steps a few times and see if that gets rid of it. Maybe disconnect battery

[@lz2811]

@@JonnyDIY Disconnecting the battery didnt help, so i guess i gotta disconnect those brakemotors again, as if i would do a brake pad change again.

[@JonnyDIY]

@@lz2811 worth a try hopefully that does the trick. Report back if you could please when you get issue resolved to share with others in same situation 🙏👍

[@iananderson8106]

I have the same issue, the dash is flashing and beeping non stop to "disengage the parking brake" but I can hear it disengage.

[@lz2811]

I fixed my problem! to describe my issue better: i had 3 Orange warnings that said the following but i didnt have a non stop beeping. -brake hold (to tell that brake hold doesnt work) - something like "VS" -something like "ER" or "EG" After all it was my mistake since i didnt connect the cable from the brake motor properly again. Once i did that now, i calibrated the parking brake again and no warnings anymore.

[@carlosreynoso7273]

So how do you take off the light of you get it

[@JonnyDIY]

Make sure rear parking brake working correctly. Could try disconnecting battery for a bit see if that does anything. That or a scan tool clear it

[@teddiazjr.6223]

Most videos are unplugging the connector? Any issues with this😅

[@JonnyDIY]

You need to either do as I showed, get a scan tool and put into service mode or you can hook up a 9v battery to the connector and wind it in 👍

[@ChristianErwin01]

I have a civic and I’ve been manually turning the e brake for 10 minutes now. That normal?

[@JonnyDIY]

No, it usually just winds up and stops. Make sure turning right direction? 🤔

[@mickl8212]

Brilliant! Thanks for the information

[@JonnyDIY]

You're welcome, glad I could help 👍

[@killa80157]

Brilliant 👍

[@JonnyDIY]

Glad to help 🙌👍

[@cdhoang602]

many thanks.

[@JonnyDIY]

You're welcome 🙌👍 happy I could help you out

[@atticusyup7475]

Thank you

[@JonnyDIY]

You're very welcome 🙌👍

[@tonyray4565]

Do you need to disconnect the wiring connector at all?

[@JonnyDIY]

Nope not necessary, you can if you want to though. I just set aside out of the way

[@Richiebones]

Hey brother if you have a cheap obd2 scanner can you do it with that or do you have to buy 1 of those expensive ones

[@JonnyDIY]

You need a more expensive scan tool (should be under $500) that has the capability to put in "epb (electric parking brake) service mode" if you want to do it with a scan tool. Otherwise you'll have to do as I did. Now if you want to clear codes there's cheaper scan tools around 200 or less that'll clear the brake codes and abs

[@Richiebones]

@@JonnyDIY thanks brother lol I think I will be doing it the old fashioned way because that it to rich for my blood

[@JonnyDIY]

@@Richiebones You're welcome. Yeah was too much for me too! 😆 Good luck with project 👍

[@Alandforman]

Did you disengage the parking brake before starting or did you leave it on? (BTW, keep posting more videos, we got the same car).

[@JonnyDIY]

Parking brake is disengaged once its up on jackstands. Then it wont be re-engaged until the end when I was doing the recalibration 👍

[@alexanderturcios9624]

Very good video 👍

[@JonnyDIY]

Thank you, glad to help! 👍

[@yoweiliu6900]

Thank you so much.

[@JonnyDIY]

You're welcome, glad I could help 👍

[@rockseaH2O]

I wish I knew that I had to calibrate the emergency parking brake at the end because my brake system light came on 😒 Thank you for the information

[@JonnyDIY]

Happy I could help 👍Good luck, maybe try redo process

[@komo77]

I did the same thing 😭 were you able to get rid of the lights?

[@michaelbechtel4070]

@@komo77 any answer on this? I did the same thing!

[@danyo5509]

@@michaelbechtel4070 yeah, I had no idea about this lol. But I don’t remember it being a problem for me. I think it did come on but it went off eventually. Changed it about 70k miles ago and still are good. Idk why my rear pads are always lower than the front

[@SHREDDable]

Can I do it one side at a time or do I have to do both before I start taking the brakes off one side

[@JonnyDIY]

You can do 1 side at a time, but I dont recommend recalibrating the parking brake until both sides complete. So I would complete both sides in same day you start the job 👍

[@SHREDDable]

@@JonnyDIY thanks all i wanted to know I helped a lot

[@JonnyDIY]

@@SHREDDable you're welcome, glad I could help 👍

[@gscurney]

good job jonny

[@JonnyDIY]

Thanks Gary! 😁👍

[@gscurney]

@@JonnyDIY i remember i first saw u here u can tech how to build a face shield use a empty bottle last year ,your creative..sorry my english lol

[@JonnyDIY]

@@gscurney thanks! Cool you found my channel from that video. That was a fun one to make

[@gscurney]

@@JonnyDIY you welcome becouse of pandemic i have a time to watching good videos like u .until now i am stuck here my apartment alone my husband only can work for now.

[@JonnyDIY]

@@gscurney yeah I havent gone anywhere this last year either, just mostly projects at home to keep busy

[@dmrocha86]

Great video thank you

[@JonnyDIY]

You're welcome, glad I could help 👍

[@ryanlzp5374]

Did you say to leave the electronic parking brake off or on before doing the back. Because when you switch off the ignition, it automatically engages the parking brake, so should I leave my keys in and take off the brake first? I'm a little unsure Great video though 👍

[@JonnyDIY]

Turn Off parking brake once you have it up on Jack stands 👍

[@ryanlzp5374]

@@JonnyDIY if you already turn off the parking brake with the switch, how come you have to manually retract it. Will you not be able to take off the caliper otherwise? Thanks for answering

[@JonnyDIY]

@@ryanlzp5374 because you're replacing the pads with larger thicker pads, so you're just basically resetting it to fit the larger new pads 👍

[@ryanlzp5374]

@@JonnyDIY ah I understand tysm, I was confused as no other tutorial had done what you showed.

[@JonnyDIY]

@@ryanlzp5374 yeah I've seen some people have some videos where they do it wrong on here, can damage brake system. If I had a nicer scan tool you can do it via the computer

[@cy_young_9104]

I did this on my Audi Q5. No need to buy a $100 scan tool.

[@JonnyDIY]

Glad it worked well for you 👍

[@brianmendez5733]

What size female torx socket for civic??

[@sherazahmad4379]

Brake system sign still?

[@kehres83]

So...I didn't watch this video first and now I have lights on my dash that I can't get rid of. Do you know what I need to do?

[@JonnyDIY]

You can try what I did recalibrate brake as I showed at end of video. If that doesn't work, can remove wheels and do whole process. Or get access to a decent scan tool and go to epb (electric parking brake) and put in service mode. Should clear it. Could also try just clearing codes first with scan tool

[@kehres83]

@@JonnyDIY thanks I tried redoing the whole thing and I clearing the codes , I'm guessing I'm going to have to find a scanner, Thanks for the reply

[@JonnyDIY]

@@kehres83 you're welcome, hope you can get it fixed 🙏

[@TheRstepien]

Great instruction

[@JonnyDIY]

Thank you, glad to help 👍

[@TheRstepien]

Did my breaks yesterday on crv 2017 Touring model, this instruction was spot on and used it step by step, I’m a novice and it was fairly easy, thanks saved me some money.

[@JonnyDIY]

@@TheRstepien You're welcome. That's awesome, glad was able to help and you got it done 👍🏻

[@travisswanson1752]

So I’m getting a bunch of stuff popping up on my dash now and it’s saying my right rear actuator is open code C1111-13 do you know how I could fix this please

[@JonnyDIY]

Did you change them as I did, removing actuators and recalibrate them? May need a scan tool check what's going on. If no damage should be able to clear codea

[@travisswanson1752]

@@JonnyDIY sadly I saw this video after I did mine and didn’t calibrate them but my code reader won’t let me clear the code at all and I don’t know what it means when it says the right rear actuator is open lol

[@JonnyDIY]

@@travisswanson1752 you could try removing actuators and winding them in as I showed and reconnecting them and doing the recalibration technique. Worth a try, hopefully fixes it. That or try and get code read with other scan tool and see if can fix that way

[@travisswanson1752]

@@JonnyDIY thank you so much I will definitely try it tomorrow when I wake up

[@JonnyDIY]

@@travisswanson1752 you're welcome, happy to help. Good luck hope you can get it fixed 👍

[@saeedz7z]

Helpful

[@JonnyDIY]

Happy to help 🙌👍

[@edmon179]

Thanks for sharing . did u press and hold the brake pedal while calibrating 2x ? I want to make sure before i change my pads. Thanks

[@09Kurtis09]

He said hold the brake down.

[@zapawaf2]

So let's say someone already swapped their pads and have that EPB light flashing. To get that thing to shut off, would that same person follow these steps minus the new pads? Asking for a friend..

[@JonnyDIY]

Try the parking brake calibration like I did at end of video, if that doesn't work try what I did with brakes. Hopefully that solves your issue 👍 if not may need to consult with someone who has a decent scan tool

[@zapawafyt]

@@JonnyDIY Sadly, I did try the calibration. I guess I know what I'm doing tomorrow.. whoops. My 93 Corolla was much easier to work with lol. Appreciate the response. Great video

[@JonnyDIY]

@@zapawafyt you're welcome. I hope you get this issue resolved

[@kimquyluu6771]

Thank you share clip

[@JonnyDIY]

You're welcome, glad I could help you out 👍

[@EvertheWise]

All those honda civic user of 2016 ex model. My civic was a male torx. I simply used my finger to twist it. Didn't even take any pressure it was easy.

[@JonnyDIY]

Thanks for sharing 👍

[@bluegrasskid]

@@JonnyDIY so I accidentally forgot to calibrate my parking brake and now I have the “Brake System” lights flashing. Any idea on how to resolve this problem?

[@JonnyDIY]

@@bluegrasskid try going over process again removing it manually and winding it in then reconnecting then doing calibration technique. That or if you have access to a higher level scan tool that can do it electronically.

[@bluegrasskid]

@@JonnyDIY I have a friend with a fancy scan tool. Would he just be able to reset it?

[@JonnyDIY]

@@bluegrasskid yes most likely. You can put system into "work mode" for rear brakes and itll deactivate them then do the recalibration as I did