ok, so the deal was to take accord v6/wagon rotors which are bigger than my current rotors, and swap the stock calipers for twin piston calipers from a acura legend, which are identical to the ones on the nsx, actually 2mm bigger pistons, so they should work better.

unfortunately, since the nutty Japenese at honda japan thought it would be nifty to put a bazillion bolts holding the rotor to the hub, i cant get them off. 3 of them came off w/ a fight, the 4th one kicked my *** the 6th gen accords and civics are held on by 2 philips head screws, which is the easy and smart thing to do. hell, some accords have their rotors pressed to the hubs, dunno if mine are like this or not, i just pray there not.

so my question is, are these rotors pressed on, or is there something special i need to do to get these off? also, which bracket do i use for this, the 28T or the stock accord ex one for these calipers.

anyways, heres some proof of my *** that was beaten...

 

Do you mind edit your post and try not to call japanese "Japs"?
it's as bad as calling black folks with the "N" word

 

:edited for content

 

get the bolt out.


bob villa recommends it, it must be good.

 

whoops, sorry guys, didnt even realize it was a problem, ill keep that in mind for future reference. sooo... anyone got any ideas how to get the bolt out, short of getting a new knuckle?


anyone know of a knuckle that will fit my car that is 4x113.4

 

A hammer and chisel should be able to turn the bolt out. But then you'll have to press the bearing out to remove the rotor.

 

have u seen the pic of that bolt? that guy tried the chisel and he was an idiot, tore it the **** up. i think ima try a chisel not attached to the air gun.

maybe this will work?

 

 

that happens to me when I was doing my brakes, what I did was put w40 and took it off with a chisel and a hammer. It took me like ten minutes but I finally took it off

 

so, what exactly did you do w/ the chisel.. how did u contact the bolt w/ it, where did u hit the bolt, like what EXACTLY do i do, this damm bolt is making me lose sleep...

thx man

 

that thing is gonna be a bitch to get off. You will need to pound a socket, a 12 pt 13 mil onto it to try to get it off.

An easier solution is to let me send you a spare knuckle that i am about to throw away anyway. I will even take the hub and rotor off before i send it!
But really, if you want me to send it to you let me know, you pay shipping at thats all. I have to move next week and that knuckle is part of the pile of **** i have to get rid of. (its for the driver's side, 90-93 accord).

 

well I used the chisel that has like a point at the end not the flat one, and just put it in an angle that the impact would make the nut turn to the left and I just pound it and pound it until it turned loose. I hope this help I don't know how explain it better...

 

That's the way I would do it. But I use a flat chisel.

 

thx guys, i think ima pass on the free knuckle, anthough i really want it. shipping would kill me, and i would still have to deal w/ pressing everything. ima try to do it w/ the chisel this week and hope it works, otherwise i think ima have to get that knuckle form you. my car is a 95, will they interchage?

also, whats shipping cost to florida, 32303, and where do you live.

thx,
ken

 

shipping will be about $20 i would say. I can take off the hub and rotor if you want, or i will ship the whole thing.

Not sure if they are interchangeble, but i am thinking so. everything else 90-97 seems to be..

 

the broke factor is keeping me form getting that knucke from you. thanx a lot for the offer tho, i appreciate it.

 

Bda91acc do you have any other goodies that you are looking to throw away that pertain to a 4th gen accord if so i would be more than willing to take them off your hands.

 

You dont have to have it pressed out... i used a pulley remover... and an impact wrench... basically i installed the remover and impacted the axle to the point where the hub popped off in my hands. The axles were autozone lifetime specials, so no problem there.

it made removal a whole lot quicker. :D

 

yeah, i had the same problem... in fact i'm in the process of doing the exact same upgrade. i stripped one of those bolts too, and just decided to pick up an entire set of steering knuckles/hubs/rotors/ etc... from the local junkyard so i don't have an out-of-service vehicle while i have things pressed in and out.

basically you've got those four bolts you can see that hold the brake rotor to the hub. the hub is then pressed into the wheel bearing, which is pressed into the steering knuckle AND bolted to the steering knuckle. without removing that bolt you won't be able to separate the rotor from the hub, and no upgrade. new hubs are $100+ from honda, and half that from a wrecking yard.

and you have to use the 28T caliper bracket since i don't think your stock bracket will clear the new rotor width.

 

ya, im too broke to get new knuckles anyways.

and ive got the 28T bracket also sitting here too, w/ some hawk metallic pads and brembo accord v6 rotors :D

i tried banging the crap outta it today w/ the chisel, didnt break loose. used dremel to reform the bolt at 13mm instead of 14mm and no luck. im screwed, my dad has soem special snap-on ez-out thingys that i am too broke to afford, so when i go home for summer ima get them out w/ that.

i hate the waiting game..

 

click the link in my sig and tell me if you want any of it!

 

I stripped 7 out of the 8 bolts holding that damn rotor on...

I ended up drilling them out...

 

to get that damaged bolt off, there is a tool from craftsman that really works well. someone mentioned it earlier but no one paid attn. its called the bolt out, its basically a socket but the inside walls are twisted, and dam sharp too. they come in a kit available with the most popular sizes, i bought one for 19.99 at sears i think. trust me, THIS WILL WORK. it worked for me.

here is a link so you can see what were talking about: http://www.sears.com/sr/product/summ...00030000100085

 

hey stew, how do i drill it out, what do i exactly have to do.

ken

 

omg! are you blind man? its way easier just use the bolt out!