I am about to change my rear pads, can i use regular allen key to unloosen the caliper or is there a special pattern key or tool to use?

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maybe im lost or something but i did the brakes on my old principle's CL and i dont remember using an allan key( thats my name ) to loosen the caliper

 

i dont think honda use an allen key to hold there caliper. I know toyota does, but not Honda unless somebody change that bolt out.

 

some rear caliper pistons need to be twisted and pushed in at the same time, not sure if ours does though

 

Our rear ones need twisted in so i'm told

 

Yeah
They need to be turned in
Your better off buying the $10 tool to do so or it will get real painful. I have tried many different methods before buying the tool and each time i eanded up with bloody hands. You need to do a lot of turning and pushing at the same time.

 

What does the tool look like or name of it?

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I used a very large flathead to turn in it. On my '98 it's not that big of a deal. I'm not sure if it's any different on a 97.

The only problem I encountered was that I had to get someone to help me take the caliper off. On mine, you can't just unscrew the bottom screw on the caliper and flip it up, we had to take off the top screw too. And taking off the top screw is a BITCH.

The right rear wheel was hard, the left rear was easy because you get a better angle.