u/NicePipe47

Hi peoples. I have a 2018 Civic Si. I replaced all four brake rotors and pads with O'Reilly rotors and ceramic brake pads. All is good except I hear a rattle coming from the right rear brakes when going over uneven roads. Since the pads are under warranty I replaced them and still having the same issue. When I replaced them I followed all the steps correctly. I set the EPB in service mode, pushed back the caliper piston (per the service manual) and once done I returned the EPB back to normal mode and engaged and disengaged the EPB a few times to calibrate it. All antirattle hardware is installed but its still making noise. I want to go ahead and just order some OEM brake pads and replace them but am scared it might be the caliper itself. Don't know how it could be though. Anyone else have a similar issue with aftermarket brake pads?

A little background. I am currently 33 years old and been having a varicocele for as long as can remember. Never really had an issue with it until a few years ago where I noticed more frequent pain. I went in for a checkup, and the urologist told me treatment can be helpful, but the varicocele has a possibility of coming back. He didn't sound to convincing so I just left everything as is out of fear. Fast forward to today and surgery is still on my mind. I read a testosterone level of 321 ng/dL. I have been feeling low energy for quite some time now, regardless of rest. Sometimes I get pain and discomfort, but not to the point where I think something is really wrong. I do notice the affected testicle gets pretty small sometimes also. I am a little anxious of going through with a varicocelectomy. How has your experience been post-surgery? I think I'm just worried that nothing will change if I go through with treatment.

Ok, so I replaced all rotors and brake pads on my 2018 Civic Si. When it came to do the rear brakes, I set the EPB into service mode and pushed in the caliper piston. I saw a few videos prior to doing my brakes and all of them pushed in the piston after retracting the EPB. Now I'm seeing random videos saying you need to turn and push the piston back in. The Honda service manual says to simply push in the piston with any generic tool. I'm confused. Do you simply just push in the piston or do you rotate and push?