Friday, July 2, 2010

rec.autos.makers.honda - 4 new messages in 3 topics - digest

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Today's topics:

* Civic rear brakes - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.autos.makers.honda/t/de294908781cbf81?hl=en
* Can I switch back to synthetic oil without flushing? - 2 messages, 2 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.autos.makers.honda/t/d634669fe952345d?hl=en
* Door guard to prevent dings/dents on Honda? - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.autos.makers.honda/t/91aee9fca8266308?hl=en

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TOPIC: Civic rear brakes
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.autos.makers.honda/t/de294908781cbf81?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Tues, Jun 29 2010 7:19 pm
From: Tegger


Bob Dodds <13013dodds@gmail.com> wrote in news:e1427e2f-3340-4867-8b93-
335094124309@d8g2000yqf.googlegroups.com:

> On 29 June, 12:17, Tegger <inva...@invalid.inv> wrote:
>> Bob Dodds <13013do...@gmail.com> wrote in news:d1fae9fa-f67f-4fc0-b4c1-
>> 7f6683715...@r27g2000yqb.googlegroups.com:
>>
>> > 2002 Civic 1.6 SE sport, 126K mileage
>> > Failed its MOT on rear brake discs worn and imbalance on parking
>> > brake.
>> > Fitted new discs and pads
>> > Cleaned and checked for free movement of piston and caliper
>> > Adjusted hand brake and checked operation, all seems OK.
>> > Still failed on rear brake imbalance, pedal is not soft so don't
>> > suspect air in hydraulics.
>> > Anyone any suggestions where to look next?
>>
>> > Bob
>>
>> How did you check for free movement?
>>
>> Has anybody peeled the dust boot back to check for a line of rust on the
>> piston?
>>
>>
>>
>
> We didn't peel the rubber back but gently pressed the brake pedal
> (engine off) and watched the piston move out smoothly then turned it
> back in, which I will admit was a bit stiff but went back in fully.

Then it's sticky. You've got rust on the piston. Time for a rebuild, or
replacement with remanufactured calipers.

> The caliper bolt pistons (or whatever they are called) were both free
> with no sticking.

They're sticky, trust me.

> However my son was desperate to get car done and
> paid the mot centre £70 to sort it, so he now has his mot. I'll try to
> find out more when I get to see the report.


Maybe they just put some silcone grease on the pistons and worked them in-
and-out a bit. That can temporarily reduce the stickiness.


--
Tegger

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TOPIC: Can I switch back to synthetic oil without flushing?
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.autos.makers.honda/t/d634669fe952345d?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 1 2010 1:21 pm
From: Dillon Pyron


Thus spake Tegger <invalid@invalid.inv> :

>"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote in news:elmop-
>EAD38D.18515215062010@reserved-multicast-range-NOT-delegated.example.com:
>
>> In article
>> <e20caa87-a69d-4c98-9313-4dd9dd6c04f7@u20g2000pru.googlegroups.com>,
>> "A. Nonimus" <mindfulnessnow@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I called Honda and confirmed that I had indeed switched back to
>>> regular oil last time I went there.
>>
>> no, you called the dealership--an independent small business, not
>> related at all to American Honda Motor Manufacturing.
>>
>> He can do pretty much whatever he wants as he services your car.
>>
>> Honda didn't sell you a car, and Honda doesn't service your car.
>
>
>
>Correct! The DEALER did those things.

But don't you have to take it back to the dealer you bought it from to
get warranty service, even if that means towing it across the country"
(For those noobs, this was a very old, tiresome and, eventually,
fruitless thread with an idiot that thought that the dealer warranted
the car, but that the company sold it to you. I think Tegger gave up
on the fool before I did. So Tegger is much smarter than me. Trust
him.)

>
>The dealer is NOT "Honda". They are a totally independent company that owns
>a Honda franchise. They can sell you anything they like, whether Honda
>approves of it or not. Franchise laws tend to tie automakers' hands when it
>comes to this sort of stuff.
--

- dillon I am not invalid

Toby (Tri-Umph That's the Sweet Truth)
March 1998 - June 2010
What a dog. What a dog!

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 1 2010 5:14 pm
From: "Elmo P. Shagnasty"


In article <f2up26db7goi516h836shpnvfv2pa1fvgd@4ax.com>,
Dillon Pyron <invaliddmpyron@austin.rr.com> wrote:

> But don't you have to take it back to the dealer you bought it from to
> get warranty service, even if that means towing it across the country"
> (For those noobs, this was a very old, tiresome and, eventually,
> fruitless thread with an idiot that thought that the dealer warranted
> the car, but that the company sold it to you. I think Tegger gave up
> on the fool before I did. So Tegger is much smarter than me. Trust
> him.)

oh, man, I'd forgotten about that.

That wasn't Al, was it?

who was that...?

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TOPIC: Door guard to prevent dings/dents on Honda?
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.autos.makers.honda/t/91aee9fca8266308?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 1 2010 1:25 pm
From: Dillon Pyron


Thus spake W <W@yahoo.com> :

>On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:45:00 -0400, Shaun wrote:
>
>> On 6/21/10 2:19 PM, Neil Jones wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I bought a 2009 Honda Civic coupe. The 2 doors are big as in all
>>> coupes. However, this Honda does not have any side protection to
>>> prevent dents/dings from my car or others in a parking lot. Do they
>>> sell any such protection guards online? Are they easy to install it by
>>> myself?
>>>
>>> Thank you for any info and advise.
>>>
>>> NJ
>>
>> I've never had much luck with body side molding doing any good.
>>
>> The door shapes, configurations, vehicle types/heights and how far into
>> the adjacent parking space they pull is so variable that no matter where
>> my side molding was, the self-centered sumbitch next to me dinged me.
>
>Find a parking lot where wheels are parallel to the road. Bumpers will
>protect yours from other cars. I see no other solution.

You've never seen my wife parallel park. Door dings I can live with.
Headlights, marker lights, tail liights, bumper covers. Ouch!!!
--

- dillon I am not invalid

Toby (Tri-Umph That's the Sweet Truth)
March 1998 - June 2010
What a dog. What a dog!

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