Just remove the brake caliper and the four bolt behind the knuckle that hold the hub+disc to the knuckle and it is out right?

 

somebody got to know

 

im gonna tell you right now, it is gonna be a pain in the ***. yes you remove the caliper and the four bolts that hold the hub and disc together. now you dont have to take the 4 bolts off the back but it makes it a lil bit easier. but its now when you gonna get tired. first off, you need to have a slide hammer, its a special tool you have to use to get these things off. you can rent one at any auto parts store that lends tools out. so when you bolt the slide hammer up to the studs, jus hammer away until they separate. and make sure the bearings are still ok after they separate, cuz there is a change they can get messed up. as long as you dont mess up the bearings, your good to go. now to get them back on, you either have to have a mechanic press them together so that you can put them back in or use a 1000 ft/lb torque air gun to get them back on. and believe me, it takes that much, i had a lot of problems when i put my brembo cross drilled and slotted rotors on. if you get them back on and you drive it and when you brake, ur wheels shakes, its not tightened enough. but thats it, its a pretty hard job if you dont konw what ur doing. so be really careful takin them. let me know how it goes

 

yea i stripped mine some ( the ones that were a bitch and didnt want to come out) had to get more at the honda dealership about 3 bucks a bolt

 

i'm definitely gonna to bring to a shop with a press. Will the disc seperate from the hub assy. easily or does that need to be pressed out like the bearing?

If you remove the 4 bolts in the back of the knuckle, the disc and hub will come out together? After that I can just remove the 4 bolts holding the disc to the hub and then just take the hub to a machine shop.

How much do shops usually charge to press out bearing, press in studs and finally press bearing back in? Is there a chance my bearing will mess up?

 

thats the purpose of the slide hammer, is to get the rotor and hub assembly apart. but like i said, you need to be careful cuz they might be ceazed together real bad, mine werent and come out of the bearing pretty good. but since ur car is a couple years older, it might be ceazed a lil more than mine

If you remove the 4 bolts in the back of the knuckle, the disc and hub will come out together? After that I can just remove the 4 bolts holding the disc to the hub and then just take the hub to a machine shop.[/QUOTE]

yes, that is correct, it just makes it a lot easier if you do remove them.

 

Oh ok. I'm just a little confuse about what needs to be press out and what not.

The disc+ hub assy. doesn't need to be press out from the knuckle and that they will come right off once the 4 bolts behind the knuckle is removed?

 

Hey, this is AVcTcEoCrd, im just on a friends computer and accidently used his Member name

aight, there is no pressing when ur takin the hub+disc assembly out. you have to get the hub and disc assembly pressed back in when you are ready to reinstall.
this damn computer is acting up, but this is ur quote:
The disc+ hub assy. doesn't need to be press out from the knuckle and that they will come right off once the 4 bolts behind the knuckle is removed?

No. the hub and disc assembly doesnt come out once you take the 4 bolts out of behind the knuckle. That is where the slide hammer comes into play.
Here is the step by step process. follow this and you will have them out in 30 mins to an hour.

what you have to do is:
1. undo the caliper and take the 4 bolts out of the knuckle.

2. put the slide hammer onto the lug studs, then slide hammer the hub and disc assembly out of the bearing. it is gonna be alot of work.

3. then once you have the hub and disc assembly away from the car, then take the 4 bolts out of the hub and disc assembly to separate the hub and disc. when you take those 4 bolts out, they separate as soon as the last bolt is undone.

the process sounds easy, but its really not.

im not even sure what the 4 bolts that are on the back of the knuckle are for. my mechanic works at a Honda/Acura service shop and is Honda Certified, he's like GOD of motor swaps and Honda questions, and he said it makes it a lil bit easier to take the hub and disc assy. out by takin those bolts off. He's been workin on Honda's for like 15 yrs so im positive he knows what he's sayin.

do you follow what im tryin to say, i dunno if im confusing you or not

 

"aight, there is no pressing when ur takin the hub+disc assembly out. you have to get the hub and disc assembly pressed back in when you are ready to reinstall."

My question was, do you need a press to press the hub+disc assy out of the knuckle or do they come off once you take out the bolts.

My goal is to bring the least amount of suspension components to the machine shop so they can press in new studs. Therefore I wanted to know if I can take the hub+disc assy. out of the knuckle so I can bring it to the machine shop instead of bringing the hub+disc+knuckle all together. I don't know what needs to be pressed in or out.

I do know that the bearing in the hub needs to be press in and out.

"No. the hub and disc assembly doesnt come out once you take the 4 bolts out of behind the knuckle. That is where the slide hammer comes into play.
Here is the step by step process. follow this and you will have them out in 30 mins to an hour. "

Do you mean the hub seperating from the disc assy or the disc+hub assy separting from the knuckle cuz that is what I want.

 

Alright, the four bolts behind the rotor in the knuckle hold the bearing onto the knuckle, you have to take them out to get the bearing/hub out of the knuckle. Once you take the caliper off, take off the 4back bolts and I just used a big hammer and a few good hits and the bearing/hub assembly came out of the knuckle. I did however, pull the whole knuckle off the car, so I could get to everything a lot easier. Then I just used the four bolts on the back side to pull the bearing/hub back into the knuckle.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by david90 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">"My question was, do you need a press to press the hub+disc assy out of the knuckle or do they come off once you take out the bolts.</TD></TR></TABLE>

You do NOT need to press the hub and disc assy out of the knuckle. you have to use the slide hammer to get it out

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by david90 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">"My goal is to bring the least amount of suspension components to the machine shop so they can press in new studs. Therefore I wanted to know if I can take the hub+disc assy. out of the knuckle so I can bring it to the machine shop instead of bringing the hub+disc+knuckle all together. I don't know what needs to be pressed in or out.</TD></TR></TABLE>

ALL YOU HAVE TO BRING TO THE SHOP IS THE HUB AND DISC IF ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS GET STUDS PUT IN

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by david90 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">""No. the hub and disc assembly doesnt come out once you take the 4 bolts out of behind the knuckle. That is where the slide hammer comes into play.
Here is the step by step process. follow this and you will have them out in 30 mins to an hour. "

Do you mean the hub seperating from the disc assy or the disc+hub assy separting from the knuckle cuz that is what I want.</TD></TR></TABLE>
The hub and disc assy separating from teh knuckle. THAT IS WHAT YOU WANT.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by david90 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">"I do know that the bearing in the hub needs to be press in and out.</TD></TR></TABLE>
YOU DO NOT PRESS THEM OUT, YOU HAVE TO USE THE SLIDE HAMMER FOR THAT.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Conechaser &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> take off the 4back bolts and I just used a big hammer and a few good hits and the bearing/hub assembly came out of the knuckle.</TD></TR></TABLE>

USING A HAMMER TO THAT WILL **** UP THE ROTORS, YOU DONT WANNA DO THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO USE THE SAME ROTORS AGAIN

 

IF YOU JUST GO RENT A SLIDE HAMMER, THE JOB WILL BE MUCH EASIER. ALL YOU DO TO RENT THE HAMMER IS PUT SOME MONEY DOWN, AND ONCE YOU RETURN IT, YOU GET ALL UR MONEY BACK.