Hi all,
I've begun the process of replacing my brake pads, and heeding the advice of some, I've decided to get the rotors resurfaced. However, I'm not quite sure how they come off. My vehicle is a 92 Accord LX, sedan if that matters.
Thanks for any tips
Cyclone

 

Look in the FAQ.

 

you should read through the FAQ, but keep in mind it's recommended to have the rotors resurfaced on the vehicle with a special knuckle mounted lathe. i would not want to go through the hassel of getting them off (the knuckle must be removed and the hub and rotor pressed off) just to have them turned against honda's recommendation.

 

So would you just replace the pads then, and not worry about the rotor possibly being slightly warped?

 

No, what he's saying is he wouldn't go through all the trouble of removing them and then do something Honda says not to.

I would replace them with new ones.

 

Is this a task I can do at home? What do you mean "pressed apart"

 

If you have the right tools then it can be done at home. The bearing with rotor is pressed into the knuckle, so you won't be able to get it off without air hammering it out or press. So you need to get the bearing pressed off from the knuckle to get the rotor off. I would save up more and do the ROH conversion while its apart, but thats just me though. GL.

Hub over Rotor FTL!!!!!

 

I just did this (well, actually replaced bearings so I replaced the rotors while I was at it).

You can get the rotors "turned" or resurfaced while they're still on the car. A special type of lathe will mount to the "knuckle" and resurface them. Any decent Honda shop can do this for you.

If you're handy with tools and have some decent tools at your disposal follow these steps:

(Note: Air tools are particularly helpful - especially with the axle nut)

1. Loosen the axle nut - but don't take it off yet (36mm - borrow it from Autozone) This can be a HUGE bitch without air tools. It took a 5 foot breaker bar on one of mine.
2. Take the lugs / wheel off
3. Take the axle nut off (that you loosened earlier)
4. Take the brake caliper off the rotor -support with a wire somewhere out of the way (also remove the 2 10mm bolts holding the brake line to the knuckle - this makes life easier later)
5. Take the castle nut off the lower ball joint
6. Take the castle nut off the control arm
7. Take the 2 small bolts holding on the cover over the upper ball joint and take the castle nut off the upper ball joint
8. The whole knuckle / rotor/ hub assembly should come off
9. Take this to a machine shop and have the hub pressed out of the knuckle - the rotor will come with (roughly $25)
10. Take the bolts holding the rotor on out of the hub and replace the rotor
11. Clean up the rust on the knuckle and the hub and slide the hub back into the knuckle. Sometimes you may need to use the 12 point bolts that hold the hub into the knuckle to get them in. Torque these bolts to spec.
12. Put it all back together - torque bolts to spec

It's a somewhat involved job with lots of opportunity for problems. If these parts of your car haven't been apart for nearly 20 years there is a lot of potential for parts to have rusted together or otherwise become very difficult to work with. If you didn't understand much of what I just wrote and don't think you'll pick it up by taking the wheel off and looking at what needs to be done - just take it in and have the rotors turned on a lathe and call it good - or have a shop replace the rotors.

If your axles are anywhere near needing to be replaced - this is a good opportunity to replace those as well.