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2002 Acura RSX-S EBC Brake Install - The EBC's of a Brake Install

By Mazzy J Mazzante
Acura Rsx S Brake Install Wedge Rear Wheels
1. Place a wedge behind your rear wheels.
Acura Rsx S Brake Install Place Car On Jackstands
2. Find your pinch weld and place car on jack stands
Acura Rsx S Brake Install Loosen Retaining Screws
3. Loosen both retaining screws. Have someone step on your brakes - it makes things much easier. Be careful not to strip these screws. Tapping on them with a hammer to loosen things up helps
Acura Rsx S Brake Install Loosen Lower Caliper Bolt
4. Loosen the lower caliper bolt - Do not remove.
Acura Rsx S Brake Install Stick Screwdriver In Rotor Veins
5. Place screw driver through the caliper, in-between the veins of your rotor and pry back gently to compress the piston
Acura Rsx S Brake Install Pry Back On Pad
6. With the piston slightly compressed, stick the screwdriver between the rear pad and the rotor, pry back and completely compress the piston
Acura Rsx S Brake Install Loosen Caliper Bridge Bolts
7. Remove caliper bridge bolts
Acura Rsx S Brake Install Remove Caliper And Bridge
8. Remove the caliper assembly away from the rotor - you might need to remove a brake line bracket bolt to allow for some slack
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9. We forgot to take a pic. Anyways, remove the retaining screws and old rotor.
Acura Rsx S Brake Install Ultimax Sport Rotor On Left
New EBC Ultimax Sport Rotor on left - Old rotor on right

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