sooper

hey i noticed some previous discussions about how it is a bitch to remove rotors on 97 cls, however i was wondering other than it being a hassle to remove the rotor on this type of design, is there any advantages to the 98+ designs other than convenience to remove the rotor or change parts? is there any compensations in reliablity/braking etc.?

liloj

i dont think there is an advantage to braking....i think its just a bitch to get off off..thats it

dustbuster4

h22turboCL

any reason why they did that in the first place?

Repo1234

It's not that hard to remove them. You just need the proper tools. Then it becomes a piece of cake. Me and my dad have a homemade puller so it makes it easy!:P

baka_t

I have a honda tech secret on how to remove it but cannot release it because of legality issues.

shaolin

Ill give you 5$ if you tell me

liloj

liloj

OMG, rick agrees with me....i feel smart now...

sylthecru

go to pepboys and get the hayes manual it shows you how to remove it.

CL_Lover

can you tell me please
i have rotors in my trunk waitin to be replaced $

Pepboys waned 270 $ just for labor to do it
is there any special trick???

dustbuster4

When I replaced the rotors the first time (late 2001/early 2002), it was on a Sunday, all the local dealer/part stores/speed shops were closed. I refused to wait, so we split the knuckle, and put the rotors on the hard way.

This time (late 2003), I said "fuck it" and decided that I didn't even want to mess with them. I paid the local Honda dealer $260 or $270 for the labor.

I wish I had this (or something like it): http://murtaughs.tripod.com/murtaughs/index.htm (sorry for the pop-ups)

superj721

I think you can rent the special tool at a parts store...you might want to give that a shot before paying $270

dvbrien

the hub is not pressed over the rotor. once you remove the controll arms from the knuckle and take doen the assembly you unscrew 4 bolts and the rotor will turn and slide off.

klepto

im pretty sure you still have to press them off. heres a pic of mine before we pressed them off

you need a machine to do it. I would ask around for the best price. I got quoted from many places for $200+ i lucked out and my friend knew a guy and he did it for me for $70

dvbrien

I'm tellin ya you don't I did this just last night here the pic.

dvbrien

you paid 70 dollars to unscrw 4 bolts... you can get the bearing out of the knuckle yourself with a wheel puller.

pebe

^^If you have the hub puller, you can do it yourself. But, can you put the rotor back on without the press?

dvbrien

Yes