TacomaJD
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I don’t mean to nitpick but just to possibly save someone some grief, I suggest that the reservoir cap at least be set in place, or a shop/paper towel be placed on top of the reservoir while pushing the pistons back in. If the pistons should move quickly, brake fluid can possibly squirt out of an open reservoir and onto painted or plastic surfaces, which as you pointed out, can cause damage.
No worries! I know not to compress them fast regardless of whether they would compress fast or not. I've always been taught to do everything slowly when it comes to forcing fluid through things like that, just didn't think to mention it. Either way, you are correct. I've had it squirt out while bleeding/flushing fluid too and leaving the cap off, but nothing significant.
I have another approach to the retaining pin. To clean it I brush it with a fine stainless steel brush that is about the size of a toothbrush. Both the Honda Common Service Manual and the model specific Service Manual recommends the pad retaining pin be installed dry and free of grease and that's what I do.
If one is not prepared to clean the pin all the time, with a few miles the grease on the pin collects road dust and grime which makes a paste that inhibits the free movement of the pads on the pin.
Valid point there too! Of course, upon removing the pin to change pads at about 9k miles on my 2013 and about 6-7k miles on my 2016, both pins were quite dirty and "catchy", probably having not been removed since the bikes were purchase new. So I couldn't imagine the grease collecting debris being that significant over the way mine were prior. Sanding and greasing in the first place may not even be necessary, just one of those things I feel like probably is an improvement, in theory at least.