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Installed them this afternoon. For what I can tell right now, perform like OEM or a little bit better. The rust protective coating on the rotors will surely be appreciated in the next few years!
Just an update to one of my original questions, regarding what to do to prevent the brake line from leaking brake fluid for when removing the caliper. Well, I figured it out! I finally worked on my caliper the other day and removed the brake hose from the brake line. I immediately shoved a plastic tubing (I think the tube hole is 3/16") onto the brake line, bent the tube, and used a clamping tool (not sure what that thing is called), which has a good amount of clamping power, to pinch off the tubing, and viola! No more brake fluid leaking out. I later used a zip tie directly above the clamping tool for secondary reinforcement.
I kept the tubing and clamp tool on there for many, many hours (around thirteen hours or so) to work on the calipers and stuff. Worked great! No leaking after I did this.
Regarding the caliper piston, is it OK to spray some fluid film or other anti-rust agent, inside the piston? I just installed this piston about a week ago, and it's already getting rust inside. :|
Also, I would not recommend buying the Dorman dust boot covers from Rockauto.com, because Dormans do not appear to actually be compatible with the 2012 Fit. The Dormans do not stretch out as far as the OEM dust boot covers do, it seems. Maybe I am wrong, though?
When I took off the caliper earlier, the dust boot wasn't even in the grove on the piston. Maybe I just installed the caliper back incorrectly?
10-09-2020, 06:53 PM
I later used a zip tie directly above the clamping tool for secondary reinforcement.
