SilverKnight

Brake pads are cheap. Example: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...&category=33564

Smokee

If you get a floor jack, make sure it's low enough to go under the S. Lots of them won't fit under the car. You can get by with two jackstands for all the work mentioned so far. I don't trust a car supported by four jackstands so I try to avoid it and just raise just the front or back.

There are 'click' torque wrenches and beam type. I understand the 'click' type often go out of spec after awhile, I've got the beam type. They also come in different scales.

To bleed hydraulic lines you either need another person or an aid. I've got a vacuum pump, there are some other devices out there too.

Check out the stickies in under the hood like MaxGeek suggested. Unless you live next to the auto parts store, it's not a bad idea to have some extra transportation lined up while you're car's out of service. Ya just never know how a job's going to go.

subzero

Traber,

We can go to Sears together and I can show you what basic tools you need. I have a friend who is working at Sears and I can get you 10% off (pretty much save you tax but you have to pay cash)

I can show you how to change brake pad if you need help. We can do it in my garage if you don't have a place.

PM me if you need any help.

Eric.

ScottB

The 30k service is terribly excessive. Perhaps they are doing more than the manual states, however. On the other hand I was never all that thrilled with Honda Auto Center of Bellevue.

I paid a little under $300 for the 30k service (in CA) as spec'd in the book. To that I also added some additional fluid changes that weren't called for. It might have been the diff and tranny or something else, I cannot remember specifically which wasn't called for. However, I dropped the oil change because I had already had that done recently.

Check and see if they are doing more than the recommendation states.

standard63

That's good advice to do one thing each weekend. That's how I do a lot of my maintainence--it doesn't all have to be done at once.

Your tool list seems pretty complete for this project, you should be able to get by with one medium sized torque wrench (30-100ftlbs) from Sears, and their aluminum jack seems pretty nice too. harborfrieght.com has some decent priced jacks and wrenches as well, although I prefer Sears/Home Depot for the torque wrench.

subzero

Are you sure it is

www.harborfreight.com


I get URL not found. I am looking for a decent jack for lowered car.

wannabuy

You can cheat and use the factory scissor jack to get the car up an inch to fit a common floor jack under the car. Did it last night to install my Single Exhaust. My car was about an inch short in the rear for the floor jack but a little help from the scissor jack and it went easy.

subzero

Yeah... this is what I have been doing. However, it is a lot easier to do it without using the factory jack. Just put it underneath and jack it up.

lig

I made a ramp out of some 2x4s. Drive up on it and then slide the harbor freight jack underneath.

I used to do the scissorjack thing but it took too long and I'm changing wheels all the time for autocrossing - so a few scraps of wood and some screws and now I'm good to go.

Eric -

This is the jack that many of us seem to have...

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Disp...temnumber=40105

subzero

Thanks a lot Jeff. This is exactly what I am looking for. Luckily they are still on sale.