1st Gen Brake Rotors need to be pressed out of the hub??? T or F?
07-13-2006, 12:51 PM
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1st Gen Brake Rotors need to be pressed out of the hub??? T or F?
I bought pads and rotors for a DYI... I couldn't get the damn screws off the rotor and nearly stripped it so I decided to just have it done.
I'm calling around some places, some are quoting me $160 for both front and rears, and some places are quoting me over $300. The places that are quoting over $300 say that the rotors need to be pressed in and out of the hub in order to be replaced.
Is this true??? If this was true, I would find it hard to believe they would use screws on the rotors.
I'm calling around some places, some are quoting me $160 for both front and rears, and some places are quoting me over $300. The places that are quoting over $300 say that the rotors need to be pressed in and out of the hub in order to be replaced.
Is this true??? If this was true, I would find it hard to believe they would use screws on the rotors.
07-13-2006, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by honda3x23
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07-13-2006, 02:42 PM
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Yea, unfortunately its true. Since you have a 97 your going to pay more for the fronts. Mine are warped to shit, I get a foot massage everytime I press on the brake. 
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07-17-2006, 09:55 AM
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yeah i just had new rotors installed on my 97 CL and it cost $200 for the machine shop to remove the hubs from my old rotors and press on the new ones....
but man oh man does it stop alot better now with new pads and rotors...no more shaking...haha...its like a whole new car....
but man oh man does it stop alot better now with new pads and rotors...no more shaking...haha...its like a whole new car....
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07-18-2006, 02:37 PM
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you need 98-99 hubs and rotors... get the 97 hubs and rotors out and press the new hubs in, then mount the new rotors to your new hubs. Easy as hell.
As for the screws holding the rotor... just drill the heads off and pull the rotors off... once the rotors are off you can grind down the remaining screw. The screws are really not needed.
As for the screws holding the rotor... just drill the heads off and pull the rotors off... once the rotors are off you can grind down the remaining screw. The screws are really not needed.
07-18-2006, 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by ghost_masterCL
I wonder if you can convert the 97 fronts to rotor over hub... ? :idea:
you need 98-99 hubs and rotors... get the 97 hubs and rotors out and press the new hubs in, then mount the new rotors to your new hubs. Easy as hell.
As for the screws holding the rotor... just drill the heads off and pull the rotors off... once the rotors are off you can grind down the remaining screw. The screws are really not needed.
07-18-2006, 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by SilverCL97
i did it, costly but worth it
Actually, the 98-99 hubs are a LOT cheaper than the 97 ones... $35 versus $135-$150. Rotors should be around the same price...
07-19-2006, 01:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Sumaccordguy1994
you need 98-99 hubs and rotors... get the 97 hubs and rotors out and press the new hubs in, then mount the new rotors to your new hubs. Easy as hell.
As for the screws holding the rotor... just drill the heads off and pull the rotors off... once the rotors are off you can grind down the remaining screw. The screws are really not needed.
As for the screws holding the rotor... just drill the heads off and pull the rotors off... once the rotors are off you can grind down the remaining screw. The screws are really not needed.
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07-20-2006, 06:17 PM
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I did mine my self it helped to heat them a little but I have done many upgrades to older trucks and am not afraid to beat on them.
I also have a good friend with all the right tools and this helps alot too bad the new brembos warped in 6 months but I put about 15,000 on them first 84 miles round trip m-f.
I also have a good friend with all the right tools and this helps alot too bad the new brembos warped in 6 months but I put about 15,000 on them first 84 miles round trip m-f.
07-20-2006, 06:24 PM
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I did mine my self but it helped to have done alot of work to my 84 chevy toy.
I had to heat them a little but the big help is to have a good friend with all the right tools and dosent mind me using his lift.
I had to heat them a little but the big help is to have a good friend with all the right tools and dosent mind me using his lift.
07-21-2006, 03:12 AM
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Originally Posted by krazy99cl
why do that? buy this to take out the screws...simple
Impact screwdriver....
Impact screwdriver....
07-21-2006, 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by krazy99cl
why do that? buy this to take out the screws...simple
Impact screwdriver....
Impact screwdriver....
07-25-2006, 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by SilverCL97
thats what i did with legend dual piston calipers and all that good stuff..
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