Need Help with ROTOR
crx hf
06-07-2003, 02:53 PM
The disributor cap is off but the rotor wont come off.Ive swiched the rotor on my moms car and i never had his problem.
H4Bangin
06-07-2003, 02:54 PM
righty tighty, lefty loosey? :D
GTi-VR6_A3
06-07-2003, 02:55 PM
what car does your mom have? civic as well? i would suggest tryin some WD-40.
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crx hf
06-07-2003, 03:09 PM
She has a 99 GTP Grand Prix(supercharged).still cant get it off
GTi-VR6_A3
06-07-2003, 03:12 PM
hmm you may have a case of OMS... old motor syndrom, parts tend to not wanna do what they are supposed to
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dagoEF
06-07-2003, 03:15 PM
There is a little screw on the shaft that holds it in place, it might be facing down which makes it a little hard to see. It should be there. I had the same problem on my 90 hatch. What I did was put evrything back together start the car turned it off, pulled the cap off and the screw was facing up, luckily I only had to do this twice before the screw was facing up. Hope this helps.
redvalkrie
06-07-2003, 03:25 PM
Yup there is a little screw in there it requires an alan wrench it is very small and you should be getting a new one when you buy a new rotor!
U will see how small this little shit is. BTW make sure its on there good cause they do fall out, they make it feel like your timing belt just broke very horrible feeling when ur on the freeway!
Quick tip behind the drivers wheel in the wheel well there is a bolt sticking out you can move it wih a socket and it will turn ur rotor so you dont have to put everything back on and start the car!
Check it out!:D
U will see how small this little shit is. BTW make sure its on there good cause they do fall out, they make it feel like your timing belt just broke very horrible feeling when ur on the freeway!
Quick tip behind the drivers wheel in the wheel well there is a bolt sticking out you can move it wih a socket and it will turn ur rotor so you dont have to put everything back on and start the car!
Check it out!:D
Problem_Si
06-07-2003, 03:50 PM
Quick tip behind the drivers wheel in the wheel well there is a bolt sticking out you can move it wih a socket and it will turn ur rotor so you dont have to put everything back on and start the car!
Yea, thats a time saver....that would be the crank bolt. I believe its a 17mm hex bolt if I remember right.
Yea, thats a time saver....that would be the crank bolt. I believe its a 17mm hex bolt if I remember right.
dagoEF
06-07-2003, 04:00 PM
sweeet, I didn't know about the ckank bolt thhing, I'll be sure to do that next time.:ylsuper
redvalkrie
06-09-2003, 03:10 PM
Than-x I didnt know it was called a crank bolt!:smile:
FourthGenHatch
06-09-2003, 08:49 PM
If you leave your car in gear you could drift the car back or forward enough to get the rotor screw to point upward, or turn the crank pulley.
When you do this use the right sized hex wrench, too small and you might strip the insides of that screw which would be a major PITA to fix.
Also put some Loctite on the threads of the screw because sometimes vibration can make the screw come out, happened to me with my D15 and it fucked up my car.
When you do this use the right sized hex wrench, too small and you might strip the insides of that screw which would be a major PITA to fix.
Also put some Loctite on the threads of the screw because sometimes vibration can make the screw come out, happened to me with my D15 and it fucked up my car.
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