car parts

jodina2

hi can anyone recommend car parts suppliers that are not to dear,im going to be doing some work on my car,im changing front and rear stabilizer links, front and back brake pads,and ill also be buying a piston rewind tool,im in dublin, and my car is 00 honda accord. thanks:)

Esel

Consort Motor Factors (in Drumcondra, Artane and Finglas East) are great, although any motor factors should do for the parts you are looking for.

CJhaughey

Piston rewind tool= G Clamp and old pads to save some dosh.

jodina2

thanks for your help,what do i have to do with the g clamp,ithought you had to rewind the piston,thats the only reason im buying it,if i could save some money, that would be great as the piston rewind tool is 40 euro in halfords

shamwari

CJhaughey wrote: »

Piston rewind tool= G Clamp and old pads to save some dosh.

A proper rewind tool is needed on some cars!

jodina2

well i went to local motor factors for all the parts, and the rewind tool is 25 euro,which is a bit cheaper than halfords so im happy with that, thanks for your help

CJhaughey

shamwari wrote: »

A proper rewind tool is needed on some cars!

Ah wind in Pistons? I use Needle nose or Circlip pliers.

pARTner81

CJhaughey wrote: »

Piston rewind tool= G Clamp and old pads to save some dosh.

I use a waterpump pliers which I picked up in halfords...€11.89! so far has worked on a BMW, Peugeot Partner and a Ford Fiesta!

http://www.halfords.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_11101_catalogId_15551_productId_232517_langId_-1_categoryId_212616

CJhaughey

Heres a tip. when pushing the pistons back in undo the bleed nipple, lots of crap gathers behind the pistons and pushing the pistons back in with the nipple open gets a lot of it out.

jodina2

just an update,well thanks everyone for the help,decided to do the rear brakes today,and what a disaster,the driver side rear caliper is seized,the piston was turning when i turned it around,but wasnt going back in,so ill have to go to the scrapyards to get a caliper,im fuming i couldnt even tell it was seized,whats the chances the passenger side one is seized aswell,ill keep yous updated.

mickdw

I had an alfa that needed both pressure and winding to get the piston back in on the rear brakes. Winding on its own did nothing. A light pressure and then wind in seemed to be the trick. You would need 6 hands though when trying to do that with a g clamp and needle nose pliers.

Slidey

^

This.

If the caliper was seized it probably wouldn't move at all.

jodina2

thanks for the help, ill give it a go,never thought of trying that with the g clamp aswell

CJhaughey

If the calipers were that badly siezed you are better off rebuilding or putting new ones in.
Its easy to end up with a caliper that sticks and wears new pads away in no time.
Seal/piston kits are available from brakeparts.co.uk to rebuild calipers if you need to.
New calipers aren't that dear either looks like 70 stg each for fronts?

jodina2

have an update,had another go at my brakes today,this time i tried the g clamp and a plumbers pliars ,and i got the piston to wind back:D,thanks very much for the ideas,but i then checked my sliding pins,and they wont budge at all,so they are seized,any more advice on how to free them up.thanks in advance:)

pARTner81

jodina2 wrote: »

have an update,had another go at my brakes today,this time i tried the g clamp and a plumbers pliars ,and i got the piston to wind back:D,thanks very much for the ideas,but i then checked my sliding pins,and they wont budge at all,so they are seized,any more advice on how to free them up.thanks in advance:)

WD-40, spray it into and around the pins and leave for a couple of minutes. That should free them up, then take them out and use copper grease on the pins, but I would advise you to get new pins, if they're seized! if the WD 40 doesnt work, you could try a bit of heat on them, but be very careful you dont set yourself or your car alight (Disclaimer)!

jodina2

Laughed my head off at the disclaimer part,I'll give that a try,thanks partner81 I'll keep you's posted

CJhaughey

Just a word of warning, don't put copper grease anywhere where it contacts rubber,Rubber doesn't like copper grease and goes all mushy after a short time.