Maintenance cost

Here's Honda's Shop Manual Front Disc Brake Inspection and Replacement instruction. Very specific and concise, a good reference for mechanics or DIY'rs.

 

Interesting, looks like they use the same double shim setup as Toyota.

 

Really, on the ears? I'm not signed into techinfo at the moment, but I have a very convincing (false??) memory that the manual did not call for any grease there whatsoever.

-Chap

 

Here's Honda's Shop Manual instruction, for front disc

Yeah you're right: Toyota just indicates "disk brake grease", both sides of inner shim. Guess I was thinking of Honda.

 

They only call for lube where the pad meets the shim and between the shims. Plus the boots and pins officially get their stupid expensive lithium grease. I guess you can also clean and lube the caliper surface where it touches the shims and under the clips but not hardware itself as that will attract a lot of dirt and serve no purpose.

 

I'm going to switch to 5W30 as soon as I've used my last jug of 0W20. I think I still have three left.

 

can't any of you cali folks find the o/p a cheap dealer in the venice area?

 

Ummm.... no they don't. Lithium grease is the wrong grease for the pins and boots because it is mineral oil based and will cause the rubber boots to swell, interfering with the free movement of the pins and causing the brakes to drag resulting in heat buildup, lower MPG, and increased rotor and pad wear. The boots and pins require synthetic grease.

 

It's right in the repair manual, but I would also recommend silicone grease.

 

Then go back to that dealer and demand a refund for all that unnecessary work and when they tell you "No way" tell them you are going to lodge a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. And then you will share how they have screwed you on all current social media, Facebook, YouTube, etc plus all current local media including TV, radio, news papers, and magazines. Might change their minds.

 

0W20 is called for in our owners manual and it is on oil filler cap.

 

2006 rx400h?

 

Just do not confuse what is in the manual with this:



That is the WRONG grease.

 

I use the same dealership, but I learned long ago to just say, do the factory recommended service only. You allowed yourself to be upsold stuff you did not need. With me, they don't get away with this crap.

 

We've all been taken by mechanics at one point or another. It's one reason why many of us do this work ourselves. The other reason is to ensure the work is done properly

 

Sil-Glyde Brake Lubricant is one relatively cheap, readily available (at least in North America), safe/effective caliper pin lube. And for pad to shim to caliper contact point something like Permatex Anti-Seize Compound is good.