2017 Honda Civic Rear Brake Pad Replacement with Electronic Parking Brake Reset Procedure No Scanner

[@operator1881]

My man, you’re the only person who make this easy. Have to go all around KZbin trying to find the best, fast n easy way to do the exact work you’re doing. You make my day. Thanks so much👍👍👍

[@danthebrakeman]

Glad it helped!

[@michelledenton5112]

I’m a 49 yr old female and thanks to you I was able to do this all by myself! I’m super proud of myself! Thank you sooooo much!

[@danthebrakeman]

Way to go!! 👊💪

[@ms.godiva3987]

😮😮😮😮 great job

[@Kevin-y8c4u]

You go girl 😊

[@driveri1435]

Well done🎉

[@MikeProctor-m3k]

Awesome! Any issues with warning lights or brake lights after doing them?

[@KenSetlife]

Excellent example of how a DIY tutorial should be made. Very clear and straightforward directions with quality lighting and sound. Thank you!!!

[@ctsfiddler]

The hardest part of this job for me was the darn electronic brake connector. I couldn't get it off to save my life. very clear and informative video , thank you.

[@scottthomas6741]

After watching several videos, yours is hands down the best. Thanks for taking the time and explaining how to handle the electric rear brake!

[@David-u8t7y]

Literally made this account to say how much easier this made things for me, no advertisement no bullshit this guy is the man

[@danthebrakeman]

Glad it helped!

[@ricardoguerra9693]

I always thought there was more to those electronic E-Brake sensor setups. That's a lot easier than i was picturing. Thanks for the clear video on it, really helpful.

[@axelquiroz8177]

Thanks to this vid it saved my rear rotors from being shredded to bits. Thanks for the clear and easy instructions 👍 you’re awesome man

[@danthebrakeman]

Glad it helped

[@adamrich33]

My first brake job with electronic brakes. Followed along and was easy as it looks! Thanks

[@brians5542]

Thanks for this video! I'm so used to the older vehicles where this is an easy job and I've been sitting out in the cold for 2 hours before finding this video and immediately getting it done after finding it

[@danthebrakeman]

Glad it helped!

[@PrinceAbamba]

I'm not even done with the video and I'm already applauding you! Great video, awesome detail explanation.. I really appreciate you for this

[@danthebrakeman]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ryanborst9795]

Great video. showed me what to expect, what tools I would need and how to do it. made this very easy on me and gave me confidence to do it myself. completed in less than an hour. (pads and rotors)

[@stevealexander9329]

You are appreciated bro! I’ve had 5 civics,none w/ EBS. HUGE HELP.

[@MountainDrew96]

I was dreading doing this. It looks so simple now, amazing video!

[@drhamr]

Can't thank you enough for this video, changed the rear pads and rotors on my '17 civic no problem following your instructions 👍

[@donnaking5939]

great video. didn't know the car had an electric parking brake until I took it apart. Thanks, it was very helpful.

[@chrispitt7889]

Thank goodness I found this tutorial before I replaced my mk 10 (UK) rear brake pads - other videos didn't include the EPB retraction process, without which damage will clearly occur. Nice one Daniel!

[@danthebrakeman]

Glad it helped

[@elijahstewart918]

your video was the only that actually showed what needed to be done. I just spent 3 hours and $65 dollars trying to replace the rear breaks on my civic

[@jasonchery8686]

Thanks so much you are the only one that shows exactly what I’m looking for to get my job. Done awesome work.

[@modmotors1929]

Worked on a lot of motor stuff but never trusted myself with brakes, until this video. Thanks again seriously! Follow his advice guys and gals and it will go smoothly!

[@Hallowfont]

Yo, you saved me a massive headache with this video. Thanks for what you do!

[@tfmobilewash840]

Pal thank you so much for your video. I was able to replaced my rear brakes today. I was really looking how to do it without spending all that money on a scanner to reset the EPB. ❤

[@tayloredwebsolutions]

Thank you, this was exactly what I needed, no bs and easy to understand. It saved me a lot of trouble and money!! Cheers to great how-to!

[@danthebrakeman]

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[@joshlikesREDS08]

Outstanding tutorial, well explained and filmed. Made doing the job on my 2017 civic a breeze. Thanks for posting.

[@cfh4201969]

Just did rear pads and rotors on my friend's 19 Civic. Parking brake procedure Worked as you said thank you.

[@Channel-66]

Doing the same on my '19 Civic next week. Seems pretty simple.

[@jameshubbard7538]

Very good video. One of the few that I followed and ran into no issues!

[@danthebrakeman]

Glad it helped!

[@flightofapaullo72]

Sucks that these cars have throw away parts now. You pretty much gotta buy more pads often or buy rotors and pads. Great video man. Keep up the great work.

[@mannyduran9251]

Great video!!! I was already frustrated but this one helped me a lot. Thank you

[@stevemcclanahan3845]

Very Clear and Easy to Understand instructions. Thank You Very much for posting this!

[@kylemiller9813]

I have an optima with similar electronic parking brake system. Instead of opening the module up you can remove the electronic plug that gives it power and use a 9v battery with aligator clips to back the piston out. Place the positive and negative on each terminal within module and you'll hear the piston making noises. You can switch the positive and negative terminals if you notice the piston extending instead of doing nothing.

[@perry8322]

Followed your video everything went great I did not take The E brake plug off too hard to get off I left it on but did everything else that you did the power was off anyways so it doesn’t matter if the plug is either off or on Everything went great thank you

[@ballan4us]

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[@vinnysosa]

If you ever get that plug off put some electric grease on it and should make it easier for the future

[@gotitdone]

Thank you for putting this video together. I carefully followed it on my 2017 Civic EXT and didn't have any trouble (no brake light afterwards). What I did notice is that when I jack up the rear of the car and I give the rear wheels a good spin with one hand, it only makes a little bit more than a whole turn after I released them... when it should be around 2.5 times if I am not mistaken. I am saying this because I noticed the drop in MPG... I guess because there is some increased friction on the rear brakes. What steps would you take to troubleshoot this scenario? Grease the caliper pins? Thank you in advance.

[@gotitdone]

The problem was the caliper's pins. I greased them better this time and I also greased all the other brake parts. I am getting +50 mpg on my 2017 Civic EX-T!!! You can see the "wheel revolutions" test here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zqi7aHyJir5mns0 This video shows how I greased the front brakes as an example: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaOap2mBlteLbKM

[@Channel-66]

Thanks so much! This is a job I have to do next week. I had heard there was some extra step because of the electronic parking brake. You made very clear and easy to understand. Even I can do that!

[@shawnclark9659]

Excellent DIY!! Thank you so much. Just saved me about $500

[@jesserodriguez9021]

Do you plug that wire back on before or after you installed the pads?

[@chrislamden9911]

Great video. I'm about to change my pads and rotors on my 17 civic. I really appreciate you sharing this valuable information. Thank you.

[@milladnooristani]

You are clear and concise with how you explain or describe each step. Thank you

[@Custardpie174]

Thank you...got it done...couple hours...saved $300.00

[@Sandivar]

You rock! Just replaced both rear brakes and rotors of my ‘17 Civic. After watching your video, they were a snap! The only thing that was difficult was the rotor set screw. One of them was so torqued I had to go buy a set of Ryobi cordless tools that included the impact driver. A couple of whacks with that and it came right out. Thanks so much for the great video and explanation!!!

[@bruins871]

Rubber mallet and screw driver will the do the trick

[@imquick2]

Sandivar - changing brakes and rotors on my Honda and having same issue with TIGHT rotor set screw. You mentioned using and impact driver...how? Thanks!

[@bamcameback]

had to drill mine out, gotta love rust

[@tylerjaynes2507]

Great video man keep it up! You just made my brake job simple as could be

[@AMG-on-2nd]

Thank you for this video. I wish I would have found it a week ago. I hired a mobile mechanic to replace my rear pads and rotors on my 2020 Civic sedan. After the job was done, the parking brake problem warning lights started and haven’t gone away. The brakes work fine and even the parking brake can be turned on and off as normal. I can hear the parking brake motor when I turn it on and the parking brake is on as the car won’t start to roll while in drive or neutral. But the parking brake button red light keeps flashing along with the brake problem notification on the dash screen. Any suggestions on what steps to take at this point? Should I assume that the calipers are not damaged since everything works well?

[@eveliomoreno]

Have you found a solution for this? I have the same problem.

[@AMG-on-2nd]

@@eveliomoreno I had the same mobile mechanic come back. I showed him some KZbin videos and then we did what was suggested. First he disconnected the car battery. Then he took off the wheels and then connected a 9V battery (using 2 wires) to the motor for the parking brake. We heard the motor wind up the parking brake. He did that a few times until he figured out parking brake was in the released position. Then he put it all back together. Connected the battery. I started the car. The system said to drive safe while it was calibrating everything. I drove around the block. Then the warning brake problem lights all came back on. I pulled over, put the car in park, turned the parking brake on and then it would not turn back off. I couldn’t move the car at all as the parking brake was engaged and wouldn’t release. Then I remembered another video I watched about holding down the parking brake button to reset it. I held it for 60 seconds. Then FINALLY everything was working again and all warning lights turned off. Since then, the car has been driven a thousand miles and there have been no problems. I can try to find the videos that showed how to connect a 9V battery and how to reset the button. Just let me know if you need them. Keep in mind, just resetting the button will not fix everything without first messing with the parking brake motor as I tried doing that over and over beforehand and it did nothing.

[@danthebrakeman]

Glad you found a fix we get calls about this same situation all the time. The electronic E brakes are some what new and unfortunately, Honda didn't make it easy for DIYers or for guys who don't work in a shop with access to manufacturers specs etc ...

[@aldoheredia4494]

Thank you !! Best video in KZbin. Straight to the point

[@stevenlowrance1789]

Saved me from screwing up my brake job. Thank you!

[@MaximusPham]

Thanks for the great video, completed my rear brake pad replacement on my 2016 Civic Touring in 30mins, that includes rewatching the video too.

[@felixmejia9174]

Thanks , my rotors need to be done … is always a 1sr time. Thanks for the explanation…so clear.

[@monzsterman]

You are suppose to apply grease the contact points where the pads go into the pad holder so they slide more easily, also on the caliper slide bolts.

[@charlierivera3568]

Thanks!

[@danthebrakeman]

Thanks! Glad it helped

[@chavez8910]

Thanks for the video, I was looking how to make it. Now it'll be easy thanks again.

[@Eternal-Life-In-Christ]

Thank you Daniel, that was helpful bro! I wouldn’t have known to use the 9mm to turn the parking spline clockwise! Thank you!

[@codyc.964]

Thanks Dan! So you don't have to grease slider pins like on traditional calipers? And if I'm just doing brake service to make sure the pads move freely I don't need to do anything with the e brake? Thanks again!

[@ninabelcher8352]

You're a life saver my dude. Now to wait for this rain to stop because I don't have a garage 🤣

[@joancosta1487]

Nice tutorial, thanks for it! But one question I would like to have an answer from your side. I heard that doing that the EPB engine loses it zero position, and it is not recommended because it does not work propperly. Do you agree with that? Thanks!

[@danthebrakeman]

I've done 100s of parking brakes this way and have never had any issue. When the repair is complete and you engage the parking brake, it sets itself to "On" and then backs off x amount when disengaged. The zero position is always changing since the brake pads wear.

[@joancosta1487]

@@danthebrakeman Thanks Daniel. In fact, I have seen it also in the official documents from Honda. There is automatic adjustment, no needed to do with any tool. Cheers from Spain 🤟

[@joancosta1487]

@@danthebrakeman Hi Daniel. Finally I did not need anything than screw the piston with needle nose pliers. Very easy. I have not disassembled the EPB, only the caliper. So even faster than you 🙌. Cheers

[@Yamaha.vmax4]

Thanks after reinstalling the old pads and putting everything back together I can call my customer back now that I know how to do it the proper way

[@danthebrakeman]

Glad I could help

[@microracer6]

Thanks very much for posting this, Only vid I seen using a 9mm socket to turn the E brake. Thanks very much! Doing this job this week....

[@Tbone39SD]

Awesome job. Great instructions! Thank you 👍🏼

[@mertcaninanici9633]

Did you guys get any error message on the screen? Im just scared to get an unexpected error message… Thank you!

[@bruins871]

From what i understand the way he did it is safe if being done manually. There is a video out there that is done wrong where a guy doesnt disassemble the E e brake amd just uses a c clamp to push the piston in which is a no no because hes pushing all the break fluid. And run the risk of messing up the electric e brake.

[@khcaver]

Ditto on the ebrake. The other vid I watched did not have that feature. It had me scratching my head for a bit until I found your video. Thanks a bunch dude!

[@WillyManchester10]

Did you have to take the cap off the brake fluid reservoir prior to starting all this? Great video btw.

[@danthebrakeman]

Yes I did

[@wingrider687]

Great and easy to understand video... thank-you!!

[@jesserodriguez9021]

Saved me tons of money, Thanks. By the way put some WD40 on that Hydraulic jack. Had my headphones on. LOL

[@richardparnell8402]

We have a 17 civic, thanks it needs pads and rotors all the way around. I knew Ithe back was different, thanks.

[@thebiggerman6975]

I followed your instructions replaced the rear rotors and pads screwed the parking brake in and pushed back the pistons ,brakes and e brake work nice but now every brake lite warning is on, a pain in the ass

[@eveliomoreno]

Have you resolved this issue? I ran into the same problem.

[@thebiggerman6975]

@@eveliomoreno unfortunately I did not put out the warning lights, I have a decent scanner Autel , and I couldn't even put them out with that, I think the key is putting it in service mode before you even start anything I didn't do that I didn't know how to do it and I don't know if my scanner could do it but that's the key service mode,

[@raczyk]

Should you do any cleaning of the piston before pushing it back in?

[@billthramann3615]

Thank you for the video. My experience with task: do each wheel separately resetting EPB, that way if you get an error code you know which wheel to check; top caliper 7 mm hex screw is hard to reach due to brake line so I had to use an allen wrench instead of my new hex sockets I bought for this task; I had to wait until I was pulling caliper out to disconnect electrical connector; inner brake pad has a left and right-I believe wear tab goes down. Yes I got an error code so I just took everything apart again, reassembled and light went out. Suspect the spindle was not perfectly aligned but maybe the electrical connector had poor contact I did feel/hear a click. Moot point now. Honda part number 43022-TBA-A03. My Honda dealer quoted $650 for job, my cost

[@angeldiaz6068]

Thank you sooooo much for your video it helped me so much especially the electronic parking brake I’ve done brakes before I would be able to figure it out without doing damage to the system I picked up the alen set and brake grease for next time thanks again 👍👍👍🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷

[@zicoabagna6262]

Very educative. We need tutorials like this especially in most African countries.

[@jeepguymb45]

Is that parking brake unit on both sides ? I’ll be doing my 2018 Honda Civic brakes soon

[@danthebrakeman]

Yes sir. I have a video specifically for the 2018

[@danthebrakeman]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIrWoYCaqa6rh5Y

[@nothuman5513]

Stop, drop and roll 😂😂😂 . Great tutorial brother.

[@raulmartinez9458]

Well done man. I learnt something new from e-brakes today

[@alexmacias3837]

Thanks bro I woulda destroyed my brakes had I not watched your video

[@danthebrakeman]

👊

[@jordanedmonds2676]

Awesome video Daniel! Do you happen to know where I could buy a new parking brake actuator? Or if these actuators can be interchangeable? I noticed on Amazon there's one specifically for Ford but it looks exactly like mine. I have a 2017 Honda civic, same as the one in this vid. I'm in Canada and am having a hell of time trying to find anywhere that sells these specific ones. Definitely don't want to go the dealership route, the price is a ripoff. Any guidance would be much appreciated.

[@danthebrakeman]

Thanks, Jordan. You'll likely need to get one from the Honda dealer or from a junk yard they don't make these after market to the best of my knowledge.

[@MikeProctor-m3k]

You never reconnected the power to the electronic parking brake. When should you do that?

[@JosephKezar]

You don't need the brake pad hardware clips?

[@danthebrakeman]

No hardware on these other than the retaining clip

[@SimranP33]

Great video. Can you pls show how to change the wheel stud on the rear tire on Honda civic 2017.

[@robertrishel3685]

So, by using this method, you safely bypass using an accessory computer (OBD accessory) to put the car into rear pad maintenance/replacement mode?

[@danthebrakeman]

Correct

[@robertrishel3685]

I’m still having issues…. The dealership believes the Hawk replacement pads I used are a couple millimeters thicker than the OEM pads, causing our Civics computer to be unable to calibrate properly…..

[@joshuaseybert537]

How do you reset the brake system light after changing the rear pads?

[@danthebrakeman]

You shouldn't need to reset the light. If you followed the video procedure and you have an error light, I would double-check all of your plugs and be sure they are plugged in all the way.

[@brdkpr]

Awesome video, thanks so much. I usually turned the discs when I change pads.

[@jddeefo1022]

Great video, whats the chances of codes coming up following this procedure.

[@javieravila7724]

Thank you so much, I just changed my rear brakes pads, watching your video.

[@cj1608]

Will it matter if the inner pad has the wear tab reversed from the original removal? I noticed feeler gauge was replaced forward, rather than on the backwards position.

[@danthebrakeman]

You typically want the wear tab to be on the inboard pad because it wears faster than the outboard. However, some vehicles are reversed. We always install the wear indicator on the inboard pad.

[@herbertbryant5203]

Thank you sooooo much for posting this. Super helpful ! Actually saved my butt!!

[@jeffreyevans6892]

Well done video. Thanks. But I didn't see you lube the pins ?

[@raczyk]

What torque should you tighten the caliper bracket bolts?

[@jron3571]

I spun the caliper with some pliers until it wouldn't spin anymore, then pressed the caliper all the way in. No need to open up the e brake or even unplug it. I've done it like that twice now, no problems.

[@danthebrakeman]

It works until it doesn't.

[@joshuaorbito]

Do I need to set the car in electronic parking brake before doing this? First time doing a DIY rotor change

[@mstevens7053]

You forgot to reattach the electrical clip to the parking break. Do you do that after new pads are on and everything is bolted back together??

[@danthebrakeman]

It was a mix up I went back and plugged it in after the video was over

[@catalystmac]

this video is excellent man - thank you!

[@katout75]

Thank you very much for posting, extremely useful DIY video!!

[@cwbetb]

Excellent video! Got mine changed without a issue, thanks!!!

[@lordshiga9482]

Excellent tutorial. Only that inner pad is for the other side. The wear indicator should always be on the leading edge of the pad.

[@bobnikkels]

Glad we saw your video I would've messed it up bad

[@jaylennoble847]

when do u plug the power back into the electric power brake do you it at end of?

[@eclipser2004]

Great video. I have to do a 2016 soon. It has 6 winters of water and salt so may not be so easy. Thanks for posting. Ps: be careful with that electrical connector on the parking brake motor. It is easy to damage where the wires join the contacts inside the cap.

[@danthebrakeman]

I haven't had any issues but I have seen others complain about the wire issue. With everything mechanical thinking/working through problems is key.

[@jorgieagustino742]

Do you have to turn on your parking break ?

[@420kushmaster]

Thank you!! just saved me 300$. 💋

[@danthebrakeman]

Glad I could help!

[@bwalkeem]

I understand there is a two step process to recalibrate the parking brake after the brake job is completed. Now if the parking brake is never used to begin with is it recommended to skip the recalibration or go through the process anyways?

[@danthebrakeman]

Never heard of a recalibration. Follow the process in the video you should fine.

[@vincent5525]

Do you do this job with the ignition on the entire time? The reason I ask is because if you turn off the ignition it will automatically apply the handbrake. I was wondering if you have the ignition on, won't it put a warning light on when you disconnect the motor wiring, i.e. detect an open circuit? Thank you.

[@danthebrakeman]

No the ignition should be off

[@chrisjackson7896]

I was going to ask exactly the same question. So ignition is off when you do this. So the handbrake is on whilst you do the brake pad change the whole time?

[@vincent5525]

I always thought the handbrake would come on automatically when you turned off the ignition. This is not the case. Simply put on the ignition, release the handbrake, and then turn off the ignition, the hand brake will stay off, allowing you to carry out the work.

[@johnwayne7196]

What should you do if you push the piston too far?

[@danthebrakeman]

You can try to get it back in with out messing up the seal but it may not work and you'll need a new caliper.

[@lupemartha6310]

Do you have to install that spring back on?

[@jesseymitchell1359]

I just use some needle nose vise grips and turn the caliper clockwise then use a caliper tool to press in the piston. Worked just fine

[@danthebrakeman]

Works great until it don't seen a many of electronic e brake units destroyed with this method

[@gillesleblanc4118]

merci mrs Gibson j'ai suivie votre video a la lettre et super bien réussi ! merci

[@petalsofwisdom7631]

This is so helpfull brother! I appreciate you! Thank you.

[@felixmejia9174]

I have a question …suppose to keep open the cap the break fluid reservoir ? Just wandering. Thanks.

[@danthebrakeman]

Yes you do