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7/10/2026 2:44:48 PM EDT
2021 Pilot.  168,000 on original brakes.  Starting to shimmy under heavy braking.  When it cools off a little this fall I’m going to do a brake job using all Honda pads and new Honda rotors.

Is there any required black magic with resetting ECM, dealership computer required for making parts relax so calipers can be opened up?  
Or can I just go old school and crack the bleeder and open them up, slap on new parts and bleed the system down replacing old fluid?  

If Voodoo is required I’ll just make an appointment at my dealership in a few weeks.
7/10/2026 2:56:43 PM EDT
[#1]
No computer needed on any front brake i am aware of. Thats done on rears with electric park brakes
Dobro is watching you, and you dont even know it
when arfcom cares enough to let GD be searchable, ill care about dupes
7/20/2026 11:18:56 AM EDT
[#2]
A 21 pilot doesn’t even have an electronic parking brake.

There’s nothing special to them.
7/20/2026 6:19:10 PM EDT
[#3]
All good news.  Getting worse quickly.  Hoping it makes it to the cooler weather.
7/20/2026 7:45:57 PM EDT
[#4]
Why would you wait?

Get some Akebono and do it in the morning.

And don’t give me the OEM nonsense. Good chance Akebono are OEM. Or Advics.
7/21/2026 4:23:20 PM EDT
[#5]
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Why would you wait?
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Daytime temps hovering around 95-100 degrees and very high humidity.  
With my health issues and meds I’m on it would take me 4 days to complete this time of the year.

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