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Re: Front rotor swap...any tips? Posted by Ari [Email] (#2847) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Ari) on Fri, 5 Nov 2004 10:35:26 In Reply to: Front rotor swap...any tips?, JohnGranger, Fri, 5 Nov 2004 08:30:00 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
It can go easy, it can go hard.
The usual killer is the screw holding the rotor to the hub. It's sole job is to keep the rotor from falling off when you have the wheel off. However, it likes to cement itself into place. My recommendation is to pull the wheel, and soak that little screw with penetrating oil, and giving it some time to work. Do it on both wheels. When you set the driver (usually a torx - you don't mention what year car you have), make sure it's well seated. AVOID STRIPPING THE SCREW HEAD! It strips pretty easily - don't force it. In the worst case, you may strip the head and need to drill it out. Or, it may just come out fine.
You'll want a breaker bar for the caliper bolts, a torque wrench for putting them back in properly, and some Loctite to secure them. Get the removable Loctite.
If you run into a big problem with one rotor, say the little screw sticks, make sure you leave both original rotors on. Don't put one new rotor on.
Other things - keep an eye on the brake fluid level. You're going to push the pads back in, and that'll make the fluid level rise. The new rotor should (hopefully!) be thicker than the old, so you'll need to raise the level even more. I'm hoping you're putting new pads on, too, while you're at it. So keep an old turkey baster and a small cup around to siphon off some of the brake fluid. Just don't push both caliper pistons in, and wonder what that stuff dripping down on the paint is.
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