ib_jimmy

Ok i got a 97 3.0...my iRotors cross drill/sloted rotors been sitting in my room for over 3 months now....and some of ya know that the 97 comes with that "special" fucking hub press over rotors setup. I try to do it myself and broke the sideway sliding hammer and only got it half way out! I call up this one shop and the guy quoted me $250 for labor. Thats kinda prices isn't it? I'm thinking i could take the whole suspension apart and take a brake shop like "Just Brakes" and have them open it up for me....ya think i should do that? I dont know how much they'll charge just to open that hub but i'm thinking it wont be close to $250.

HyDrOpOnIkToKa

my friend can probably do it for way cheaper
i will ask him if you want me 2
(i know its a '97 hub over rotor)

dustbuster4

I paid $260 for labor at the local Honda dealer. The "going rate" for front rotors on the '97 CL is 4 hours.

ib_jimmy

that motha facker took me like 3 hours to get half way out.

ib_jimmy

yeah Dale ask ur friend how much we'll charge me to install my rotors.

ib_jimmy

Why did Acura do this to the 97 CL?

dustbuster4

It's a carry over from the 1994-97 Accord design! :thumbsdn:

When the "new" 1998 Accord hit the market, they also redesigned the 1998 CL's brakes.

ib_jimmy

was it only on the 94-97 accord? my 92 civic si wasn't like that. and the funny thing was my civic si was using the 94-97 accord break pad!!! none of the civic break pads would fit.

dustbuster4

I believe it's all Accords from 1990 to 1997. I know for sure it's on the 1994-1997 Accords.

ib_jimmy

dust, what's a good price for a timing belt job? i heard something about pulling the motor out for the 3.0 to do that job. is that true?

dustbuster4

Not sure. I've not had it done.

Instead of a timing belt change at 105K, I had a "new" engine dropped in at 106K.

The motor does not need to be pulled. However, they may need to undo one of the engine mount bolts, and drop (or raise) the motor slightly.

Duece

to put it on i paid 50 extra but thats when i had to replace the bearings and all da other b.s

szhosain

Does this include the 97 2.2CL or is it specific to your 3.0?

Thanks,

Z

ib_jimmy

i think the 2.2 are hub over rotors aswell.

dustbuster4

Yes, they are.

lnsyone

DIY

ib_jimmy

I've try! took me forever to get it half way apart and that's just one side.

rmstoico

u kidding? rotors shouldnt take more than 2 hours! pull the wheel, 2 bolts to bolts to pull the caliper, 2 screws to pull the rotor. rinse and repeat. i guess i better start raising my prices!

miner

$130/rotor, parts & labor @ Firestone.

dustbuster4

Not on the '97s! Charge for 2 hours and you're guaranteed to loose money!

The hub is in front of the rotor. Unless you have a hub-puller, count on several hour to split the knuckle (both sides).

We're not talking about the '98/'99 model which can be done in an hour.

The '97s take at least 2 hours for each side.

xerothermic

I just got new zinc plated x-drilled /slotted rotors and tried installing them myself but that shit didnt work out so i called a few places and got my rotors and new brakes installed for $60 and it took them an hour and a half to do both sides... im sure they had the elusive hub-puller which i didnt during my 4 hours of tryin to change one side...

legendaryCL98

hey! if xero got his done for $60 .. there must be one in your neigborhood too jimmy!

but seriously.. 250 seems way too steep.. .. how many places u tried calling up?

dulux

97s are not the same as 98+ they are much harder to do.

CLpower

4 hours to change rotors? You've gotta be joking me.

ib_jimmy

Dale, you ever asked u friend about how much he'll do my rotors for?

97Cl22

IF...you don't have a hub puller. Like xero said 60 bucks easy as cake once he found a place with a hub puller. Doin this manual labor style will take a solid half day to complete, especially for an amatuer.