About to do a front brake job on friends 97 accord he has a pulsation i would like to know how to get the front rotors off any write ups or anything

 

they need to be pressed, so un like civics and integras you cant do them by your self. i did brembo slotted rotors and they suck! they are starting to crack.what a waste of money

 

they do not need to be pressed off, you can remove the rotor and bearing assy. by removing the 4 bolts in back of the hub,but you have to remove the axle to get to the bolts then remove bolts thet hold rotor on and they come off.

 

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yea you can pull them off..... but to be put back on more than likely your going to need new bearings and THEY HALFT TO BE PRESSED to be put back on... dont be ghetto.

 

DO NOT NEED PRESS. come to my shop,and i'll show you how. I am a honda tech, and have been for 27 yrs.

 

or you could do a rotor-over-hub conversion the first time and not have to worry about pressing to get the rotor off anymore

 

what you need to do is get a pully and they will come off and they do not need to be press back or anything...

 

dang! i guess your right, never tried with out pressing

 

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I am also a Honda tech ... and the CORRECT way to do them is to have them PRESSED off. Yes ... you can do them without a press ... but you DO take a chance of ruining the bearings.

You can get them off by removing the 4 bolts in the rear and install 2 head bolts in diagonal holes and run them in with an impact gun to drive the hub/bearing out of the knuckle. You then change the rotor and using an old cv joint ... start it through the hub and with your impact gun ... pull it back together ... using an old axle nut. Remove the nut ... pull the old cv joint out and install the axle with a NEW axle nut ... and torque it to specs. This is NOT the recommended way ... but in a pinch ... it will work.

 

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You can get them off by removing the 4 bolts in the rear and install 2 head bolts in diagonal holes and run them in with an impact gun to drive the hub/bearing out of the knuckle. You then change the rotor and using an old cv joint ... start it through the hub and with your impact gun ... pull it back together ... using an old axle nut. Remove the nut ... pull the old cv joint out and install the axle with a NEW axle nut ... and torque it to specs. This is NOT the recommended way ... but in a pinch ... it will work. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I just replace my front rotors and my advice is to save a lot of trouble and money by removing your front knuckles and bringing them to a shop to have the rotors pressed off. I tried the above method and one of my bearings came apart. A shop should charge about $30 to press on and off the rotors. I had to pay an extra $75 for a new bearing

 

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yea i tried doing that but it wouldnt come off the spindle. ended up taking it to the shop to press it off. oh btw, i love floating rotors!!!! so easy!!!!!