front rotor removal?

[importdemon]

i have a problem takin off my rotors. they wont come off. i heard the accords were built 2 different ways , take right off or drop the cv joints and pop em off from behind. anyone know the truth, also can i convert the rear drom a drum to rotor setup

[importdemon]

so no one knows the answer to this question, u gotta be kiddin

[91accord4door]

you have to drop the cv joint,also i use a chiltons book,only 15-20 dollars best bye i ever made

[usc]

my advice is, if you had to ask, better to take it to a shop. 90-97 front rotors are of hub-over-rotor design. so you'll have to 1) press the hub out and then remove the rotors. or 2) hammer out the bearings from behind and then the hub-bearings-rotor will come out together and gain access to the rotors that way.

[Mauiboy056]

Yeah... Take it to a shop and have them do it... Trust me, it'll save all the headaches of taking those bitches off (unless you have the proper tools to take them off)...

L8z-
Jay

[d21x]

1. Tools: 36mm axle nut socket (autozone)
Breaker Bar with 5 ft water pipe for leverage
2 Jaw Puller (autozone)
I think a 10mm 12pt socket
(4)10mm x 1.25 60mm long bolt

2. If you have rims move the center cap and while the car is on have someone hold the brakes and remove the axle nut. if you dont have rims remove the steelies jack up the car have someone hold the brakes and remove the axle nut.

3. Remove nut on outer tie rod. Seperate the outer tie rod from the steering knuckle using the 2 jaw puller.

4. Remove nut on lower control arm. Seperate the lower ball joint from the low control arm using the 2 jaw puller.

5. Remove the caliper and caliper bracket and hold the caliper up with rope or hang it somewhere so it doesnt fall and break the brake line.

6. Now you can seperate the cv joint from the hub.

7. Behind the hub is the 4 bolts. remove those with the 10mm 12pt(i think)

8. With the (4)10mm x 1.25 60mm long bolt insert those in the 4 bolts u just removed in step 7 and screw those in all the way.

9. with a hammer or something else, pound the bolts off. without damaging the bearing.

10. if you cannot remove the hub off the knuckle, remove the upper balljoint off the upper control arm. becareful because when u take off the upper control arm the whole assembly will fall off, so i suggest either having the lower balljoint back in the lower control arm then take off the upper then take the lower off.

11. since you couldnt remove the hub off the knuckle u will need to look in your yellow pages and find an automotive machine shop. they should charge less than $40 to press your hub off your knuckle and while they do that have them install your new rotor too(shouldn't cost anything)!!!!

12. now you have your new rotor and just undo the steps. GOODLUCK!!!!!

[importdemon]

thanx

[HondaFan81]

1) buy Haynes manual at least
2) remove brake caliper, caliper bracket & knuckle (separate 3 ball jts & take off axle nut)

Note: I'd check all ball jts & replace what's needed while doin this job.

3) remove 4 bolts that fasten hub/rotor assy onto knuckle (these could be ext. torx head bolts...not 12 pt)
4) ur hub assy will still be pressed into the knuckle via wheel bearing
5) take both knuckles to machine shop or do it urself if you have eqpmt ( paid like $20 for them to press them off)
6) remove 4 hex head bolts off rotor & remove it
7) reinstall new rotor & 4 hex head bolts
8) drop hub/rotor assy into knuckle FLAT, then torque down 4 bolts (sometimes ext torx type) from inside knuckle EVENLY to bring whl brg down flat. I think torq spec is like 33 lb-ft..check Haynes manual
9) reinstall knuckle
10) install brake assy w/NEW pads
11) bleed brakes
12) alignment recommended, up to u though.

[HondaFan81]

Also, for the rear disc conversion...reference this thread

http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1597

you should have come across this already, since ur in the right section ;)