Replacing rotors on 94-97 Accord

Discussion in 'Accord' started by ChrisB, May 17, 2004.

  1. ChrisB

    ChrisB Guest

    I just spent 8 hours Saturday replacing all struts, rotors, brake
    pads, and driveshafts on my 96 Accord EX,
    so I thought I'd relay some thoughts on how to replace the rotors with
    a minimal amount of effort:

    1) A 36mm socket (with 1/2" drive; $6.99 from Sears) attached to an
    impact gun will take the spindle nuts off.

    2) I bought a slide hammer to separate the hubs from the bearings.
    This worked fine (in conjunction with a
    hub puller) for the driver's side hub, but the passenger side was a
    lot more stubborn (it's just never easy).
    After pounding on the hub for about 30 minutes with the slide hammer
    and getting almost nowhere, we borrowed
    a neighbor's tool called an air chisel (Campbell Hausfeld) makes one
    for about $25. Put this between the hub
    and rotor, pull the trigger, and watch as the hub and rotor are
    magically separated. This saved my rear.

    3) A tool called a hand impact ($25 from Sears) will take the
    Phillips-head screws off the rear rotors without
    stripping them.

    Hope this helps someone out.

    Chris
     
    ChrisB, May 17, 2004
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