Owen_1987

I just need to get some confirmation about if this is what it is and if this seams to be a common problem with S2000's?

After quite a hard drive i've come back with quite a strong brake smell. After closer inspection it only seems to be 1 wheel (N/S/F) as the smell only comes from 1 and only 1 alloy is very hot. I suspect it is binding because I've had a look through my service reciets and the same one has been rebuilt before from the same symptoms. It just seems strange that it's the same one because it was only re- built 5 months ago (before i had the car), has this happened to anyone else?

Not sure whether to re- build it or get a new caliper.

Thanks in advance

ade73

When it was re-built if they didn't clean away all the corrosion then it will come back quicker. You can get a full set (all 4 caliper's) of rebuild kit's from Hardtop guy in the USA shipped to the UK for the price of 1 from a UK dealer's. Around £40-45

I did my NSF and it hasn't seized since.

It takes less than an hour to take one off, strip it down, clean and rebuild then refit.

sharksfinn

I had a rear caliper sieze on me a few months ago took it to my local honda dealer they said its fairly common and they normally take them off and unsieze them but after a couple of hours they called and said it could not be done and they have never had one they couldnt fix needless to say £350 later new caliper breaks perfect ever since.

razzele

Ade what do you do to stem the fluid leak with braided hoses?

Ultra_Nexus

EP3 Civic Type-Rs have the EXACT same caliper as the S2000 at the front.

You can pick up a nice set of low mile calipers for ~£100 easy

ade73

Keep the lid on the resivoir and just fasten a rag over the end of the line with a rubber band and fix it upwards( i think i threaded mine between the spring coils iirc). There wasnt much come out of mine when i did it this way.

Owen_1987

Will I have to bleed the system after taking a caliper off, I need to do a brake fluid change anyway.

Owen_1987

that's strange... the previous owner of my car had a rear caliper replaced not to long ago (3 months) for the nice sum of £421.39. I think Honda is just trying to make us feel unique... or ripping us off

hoppingdeth

Brakes Int do good prices on refurbed calipers.

ade73

Depending on how much fluid you lose but i would say most likely just the one caliper you are fitting.

Put a clamp or mole grips on the rubber pipe as close to the caliper as you can before you take the caliper off. When you come to fit the new or refurbed caliper do it with the bleed nipple open, get a mate to lightly press the brake pedal and then release the clamp/grips and as soon as the fluid starts to come out tighten it up.

Then check to see if the pedal feels ok or if its spongey/has too much travel and top the resivoir up if needed.