I am looking to replace my front brake rotors (94 Accord LX), is there anyone out there who has pictures of the rotor-hub assembly or the hub separated from the rotor? How difficult is this swap?

 

It's impossible to take off without the right tools. I think the rotor is somehow locked into the drive axel and you'll need a sliding impact hammer thing to jam it loose.

 

You can go to http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com,search for your car type, year, trim, etc... and you will be able to find an exploded diagram of your brakes.

On your particular car, you will have to
* Remove the steering knuckle at the lower ball joint and tie rod arm. (you will need to borrow a puller to get the off, you can also use a pickle fork, but you need to be careful, so you don't damage the dust boots - or just buy some new ones and replace them too)

* Swing the knuckle off the axle. (after removing the 36mm axle nut, which can be tough to get off. I had to go out and buy a new impact wrench, because by dinky 1/2 inch drive wrench with 425 lbs of torque wasn't enough)

* Unscrew the four bolts that hold the hub/bearing assembly to the knuckle - use a 12 point socket -- forgot the size...sorry.

* Unscrew the four bolts that hold rotor to the hub.

* Rotor comes off the back.

It was a major pain in the @ss for me. I ended up replacing one tie-rod end and one ball-joint because they were too stubborn to come off.

If you need to change your CV boots or axles, this would be a good time to change them too.

good luck!

 

Removing front rotors on an accord are a BEOOOOOOTCH!

 

Just had my front rotors/pads replaced on 95 Accord EX. Had about 70k on OEM rotors and pads, replaced with Brembo slotted rotors and AEM pads. Shop owner quoted me 2 hour labor. Technician came in b..tching that it was at least 3 hours and my rotors were a pain in the a.s to get off because of some rust buildup.

So if it's a pain for a certified tech, it's a pain period

 

somoene once told me that they are press on, or something of the sort, is that correct?

 

after the 4 bolts that are behind the knuckle is removed, will the rotor just side out? assuming axle is already out.

 

after all the bolts described are removed, the hub just slides out?

 

No, the 5th gen front rotors should be pressed off. The best bet is to do a 98/99 CL front rotor conversion. So next time you only need to slide the rotors out, just like the front.

The detail is here:
http://board.hondasociety.com/...61581

 

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yes.......one of about 4 mistakes honda made w/ the 5th gen accord