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capt2455 · 06-28-2010, 10:29 PM

Hey - this thread has some really valuable information - I just thought I'd add a few notes based on my recent experience. I have an 07 Ex-L with 68k miles. I went with ATE brand rotors and Hawk EPS pads from a well known tire website - $250 - fronts only. Big issue with removing the old rotors. Apparently, the inner circumference of the rotor rusted and "expanded" behind the hub ... and I did not know any better - so I kept on tightening the two bolts that you use to help free the rotor from the hub until the darn rotor cracked. I ended up removing (with the help of a chisel) all of the front material that the lugs go through - and still could not get the rotor off. So - here is the trick - borrow rent or buy one of those puller tools. Apply even pressure and tap the rotor with a ballpeen hammer and alternately tighten and tap. The first rotor took me 4 hours because I did not have the puller tool. (My neighbor came over with it after he heard me beating the crap out of the first rotor with 2 lump hammers) The second one took 15 minutes since I knew what was going on with the rust behind the hub. Patience and a whole lot of WD-40 got the job done!!

06-28-2010, 10:29 PM	#185 (permalink)
capt2455 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hudson Valley of NY Posts: 5	rusty rotors make for PITA brake job!! Hey - this thread has some really valuable information - I just thought I'd add a few notes based on my recent experience. I have an 07 Ex-L with 68k miles. I went with ATE brand rotors and Hawk EPS pads from a well known tire website - $250 - fronts only. Big issue with removing the old rotors. Apparently, the inner circumference of the rotor rusted and "expanded" behind the hub ... and I did not know any better - so I kept on tightening the two bolts that you use to help free the rotor from the hub until the darn rotor cracked. I ended up removing (with the help of a chisel) all of the front material that the lugs go through - and still could not get the rotor off. So - here is the trick - borrow rent or buy one of those puller tools. Apply even pressure and tap the rotor with a ballpeen hammer and alternately tighten and tap. The first rotor took me 4 hours because I did not have the puller tool. (My neighbor came over with it after he heard me beating the crap out of the first rotor with 2 lump hammers) The second one took 15 minutes since I knew what was going on with the rust behind the hub. Patience and a whole lot of WD-40 got the job done!!