How do you remove the brake rotor on these POS TLs?
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How do you remove the brake rotor on these POS TLs?
I have a 96 tl 2.5 that is rediculously over engineered to to the point of stupidity. I got all the bolts off the hub area but the rotor is sandwiched inbetween the spindle assembly arm and the hub. here is a pic. Is this rusted on or something? Just another way acura can stick it in your ***. Thank you.
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Re: How do you remove the brake rotor on these POS TLs?
Ok here is a couple videos i found on it.
http://youtu.be/5xIUAMl-oRQ
http://youtu.be/UirzXEmnxVc
The design is known as captive rotors and It is much more involved than your typical sensible design. I guess honda/acura did this so you would be more inclined to take it to the dealer to get new rotors. I don't see any performance benefit other than to make the weekend mechanics job that much more frustrating. Anyway, for the next guy hope this vid helps.
http://youtu.be/5xIUAMl-oRQ
http://youtu.be/UirzXEmnxVc
The design is known as captive rotors and It is much more involved than your typical sensible design. I guess honda/acura did this so you would be more inclined to take it to the dealer to get new rotors. I don't see any performance benefit other than to make the weekend mechanics job that much more frustrating. Anyway, for the next guy hope this vid helps.
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Re: How do you remove the brake rotor on these POS TLs?
I replaced my Rotors on my 96 TL 2.5 with a Tool called GDT5. And you can get one on EBAY.This Tool Separates the Hub from the Rotor. Rotors are Easy to Replace with this Tool.
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