SUSP: Taking that POS rotor off

[iongerz]

here is a picture of the process i mentioned... borrowd HondaFan81's[Moderator] picture

[increaseBLu3]

Okay I've got a question. How do I get the damn balljoint back ON after I'm done?

[Torqstr]

just slip it through it's hole in the lower control arm, thread the nut back on, and tighten it down. it will pop back into place.

[Torqstr]

oh, and please just go to Autozone or your local parts place and buy one of these:



it's called a Balljoint Seperator and it's like $10 and makes seperating the balljoint only about a 10 second operation. I once dissasembled my entire front passenger side setup five times in one afternoon when I was having trouble with a CV axle, this made seperating the balljoint a breeze.

[wed3k]

oh, and please just go to Autozone or your local parts place and buy one of these:



it's called a Balljoint Seperator and it's like $10 and makes seperating the balljoint only about a 10 second operation. I once dissasembled my entire front passenger side setup five times in one afternoon when I was having trouble with a CV axle, this made seperating the balljoint a breeze.

ruins balljoint boots.

[Abeerdrinker]

the balljoint seperator you need fits over the nut and pushes the threads back until it pops. Wed3k is right on the pig fork. It very rarely works and will ruin more then its worth.

[wed3k]

the balljoint seperator you need fits over the nut and pushes the threads back until it pops. Wed3k is right on the pig fork. It very rarely works and will ruin more then its worth.

not only does it ruin balljoint boots, it created a gash in my dust shield and the metal that was pushed out rubs against my rotor on hard turns...

sounds like a bunch of cans under my car *shakes head in disgust*

[increaseBLu3]

just slip it through it's hole in the lower control arm, thread the nut back on, and tighten it down. it will pop back into place.

So why can't I just take off the cotter pin and castle nut to disconnect the assembly from the lower control arm?

[increaseBLu3]

waaaaaaaaaaaaaait a minute that's what you're doing anyway to disconnect the whole assembly isn't it?

well couldnt I just leave the castle nut threaded on just a lil bit and bang on it to get the shit off?

[Losiracer2]

Bump this. Good info here. And i kinda want an answer to the last question if possible, can you just loosen the castle nut and bang upwards on it to loosen the balljoint?

[wed3k]

tried that, mushroomed the balljoint stud and was forced to cut the stud on the balljoint off.

lost a MOOG balljoint

[10thcb7]

ok so the back of the knuckle you bang on the four orignal bolts with a hammer and that will get the hub and rotor off? Then you take the 4 replacement 10mmX1.25 and use them for install? Also One more thing if I wanted to replace the hub/bearings and took it to a press is it cheaper to do this than buy a ROH?

[wed3k]

use the 4 replacement ones to bang out the hub assembly.

idk the cost of ROH versus a complete hub aseembly change.

[accordztech]

haha i really dont understand why is it so hard to change these things. i change mine like nothing.

i remove the 4 10mm bolts, then remove the big axle bolt, take it off...then take the 4 14mm bolts off the hub and im set. takes a good 40 minutes per side if i am drinking a beer.

its really simple to me.

[Accordlx]

never had a chance to do mine...hope its easy like accordztech claims....