Just Done My Front Brakes - Thank You Mr Honda

Just thought I let you guys know I have replaced my brake discs & pads at 53,000miles.

The discs had warped so I thought I'd do the full overhaul.

Anyway, the fact is that it was an absolute.............pleasure!!!!!

I managed to do the whole job in 45mins, no skinned knuckles, no siezed fasteners, just simple plain sailing.

So THANK YOU MR HONDA for using quality materials that don't corrode & sieze up.

[Mike Dabrowski 2000]

Mark
I just did mine today for the first time, at 103K .
The driver side had a brake pad that was stuck and was dragging. I was told by one of the mechanics at the Up Your Volts training event that one should remove the little stainless shims and file off the rust that builds up under it since it will force the shims against the pad and cause it to jam. I was pretty impressed that after 100K things came apart easily, and I still had some pad left.
Thank you Mr Honda.

[Calpod]

I just replaced mine last week at 158K miles, there was a little left on the pads, but didn't want to take a chance. everything came up easy, I inspected them at 100K and at 125K.

[Mike Dabrowski 2000]

Another interesting bit of info from the UYV event.
The Prius pads are only used to do the final stop at <5-6 MPH, so they have a serious problem with rust on the rotors for people that do a lot of highway.
The regen is much more agressive on the Prius, and is the primary stopping force during speed adjustments.

[ethicalpaul]

Wow, that is pretty interesting. I wish my Insight were more aggressive on regen. I don't like it cutting out so early in 5th, 4th, and sometimes even 3rd gear.

I understand much of this has to do with the rotational speed of the engine (and therefore the flywheel/motor) due to the gear I'm in, but I still don't like it.

I have played with downshifting to maximize regen/minimize brake use, but I have a philosophical problem with downshifting for coming to a stop.

[Scott]

I made the mistake of assuming my Insight front brakes would last as long as my 88 CRX Si's brakes which I replaced at 105K. I started hearing a slight scraping noise on my Insight last week at 46K miles which I assumed was the wear indicators. When I checked the pads on Saturday, it was too late, the rotors were shot! Spent all day trying to locate pads and rotors. After about the 5'th auto parts store I found brand new rotors at Autozone for $14.99 each. I had to order pads and wait 3 days. Finally came in yesterday and plan on changing them tomorrow as it's pouring rain today. I hope the job is as easy as some have found. What kind of mileage are people getting on the rear brakes before having to change them?

[trunkout]

OEM rotors and pads on order.....96k miles
I'll let ya know how it goes....

[Guillermo]

Rotors and pads don't age like tires, so it's a good idea to buy them before you need them and store. That way you can get a better deal on parts and have much less stress and waist time trying to rush to get them when the day comes that you NEED brake parts for your Insight.

[LoNOx 1]

Changed my front pads at around 123,000 and they still had some life left. original rear shoes still on at 139,000 and looks like they will last to >200,000. I use very little mechanical braking.

[trunkout]

Originally Posted by LoNOx 1

I use very little mechanical braking.

THAT is the key.....man I love this car.....