Brake Job on 2006 Civic EX - Need Help ASAP

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Dec 8, 2007 | 09:27 AM

Haunt

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Brake Job on 2006 Civic EX - Need Help ASAP

OK...well...I've changed brakes on about 20 cars in my day and have never ran into this...

I have the car up in the air right now and took the calipers off. Went to take the rotors off and it looks like they have 2 phillips head screws holding them on. I have broken 3 tools trying to get one screw out with no luck.

Anyone have a clue on how to get the damn rotors off??????????????

PLEASE HELP!!

Thanks,
Tom

Dec 8, 2007 | 09:57 AM

Nishant

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Re: Brake Job on 2006 Civic EX - Need Help ASAP (Haunt)

Go buy this...

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_1...river

You put it into the screw, then hit the back with a hammer. It should be loose after that...

Dec 8, 2007 | 10:25 AM

pd0019

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Re: Brake Job on 2006 Civic EX - Need Help ASAP (Nishant)

^ yup you need one of those. my old accord had those screws. should come loose quite easily

Dec 8, 2007 | 10:51 AM

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Re: Brake Job on 2006 Civic EX - Need Help ASAP (Haunt)

Your ITR has the same design. All but a few Honda's have the rotor retaining screws.

If you end up damaging the phillips head to where you can't get a #3 phillips head in there anymore, use a chisel and sledgehammer to break it loose by rotating it.

Dec 10, 2007 | 07:12 PM

dk127

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Re: Brake Job on 2006 Civic EX - Need Help ASAP (IN VTEC)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by IN VTEC »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">If you end up damaging the phillips head to where you can't get a #3 phillips head in there anymore, use a chisel and sledgehammer to break it loose by rotating it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I did just this on my itr, so I dremled a slit into the head of the screw and used the flat head on the impact driver and got that damn bolt off. This is another alternative to the chisel and sledgehammer.

Feb 6, 2008 | 12:58 PM

Haunt

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Re: Brake Job on 2006 Civic EX - Need Help ASAP (IN VTEC)

Thanks for the response guys...I went out to buy the tool the day I did this and got all of them off with ease.

By the way...R is sold as of September. I never changed the brakes on the car...it never had enough miles on it.

Just wanted to say thanks...you guys kick ***!

Tom

Feb 6, 2008 | 06:17 PM

Nighthawk R18

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Re: Brake Job on 2006 Civic EX - Need Help ASAP (Nishant)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Nishant »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Go buy this...

You put it into the screw, then hit the back with a hammer. It should be loose after that...</TD></TR></TABLE>

thats what i did when i install rear slotted and drilled rotors for my friends RSX. sure it took an hour for me to get it off but at least it worked lol.

never knew that tool existed, i should look into it. thanks Nish