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

Preparation and proper tools are the key to any successful install; whether it is something as complicated as a motor swap, a simple exhaust upgrade, or getting the cute girl you just met to go home with you for the night (you figure out what to install in that scenario), knowing what needs to be done and having the proper tools to do it are key.

This EBC brake install started with my glass half full; I did not use the ideal tools for the job. Rather I set out on this automotive adventure with your everyday socket set - minus the rear brake caliper tool. I wanted to give you an idea of how to do a rotor/pad install with the tools we all have at our disposal; hell, I didn't even do this install in a garage - Cue the annoying neighbors yelling at me for working on my car in the parking lot!

1. Place a wedge behind your rear wheels.	2. Find your pinch weld and place car on jack stands	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
4. Loosen the lower caliper bolt - Do not remove.	5. Place screw driver through the caliper, in-between the veins of your rotor and pry back gently to compress the piston	6. With the piston slightly compressed, stick the screwdriver between the rear pad and the rotor, pry back and completely compress the piston
7. Remove caliper bridge bolts	8. Remove the caliper assembly away from the rotor - you might need to remove a brake line bracket bolt to allow for some slack	9. We forgot to take a pic. Anyways, remove the retaining screws and old rotor.
New EBC Ultimax Sport Rotor on left - Old rotor on right