Rotor installation

[david-b]

I finally ordered some rotors.

How hard are they to install? I just had new ones put on last spring on the rear and had the front ones re-surfaced. So the bolts have to be pretty loose still. Is there a writeup anywhere that would give me an idea on what I'm doing? Thanks!

[ned032002]

Have you ever changed Rotors? Well if it's anything like the 1st gen then you'll need a 14mm socket and a breaker bar to get the caliper bolts loose but I doubt you'll have that much trouble. There not too bad though just jack the car up and take off the tire, then take the bolts out of the caliper and push the caliper to the side. Then just take the rotor off, sometimes they'll stick so just hit the rotor with a mallet and it'll come off. Then replace in reverse order. GL

[1992eclipseGS]

don't u have to bleed the brakes?

[ez1286]

Originally Posted by 1992eclipseGS

don't u have to bleed the brakes?

You should but you don't have to if you don't take off any brake lines.

[ned032002]

Originally Posted by ez1286

You should but you don't have to if you don't take off any brake lines.

I didn't think you did either unless you remove the brake lines.

[blk_srt]

you don't have to bleed them unless you take off a brake line since it is a sealed hydraulic system. there are 2 bolts holding the caliper on and 2 holding the bracket on and after that they should just slide off. key word is should. Most of the time they are stuck and you can do 1 of 2 things, 1 since you have new rotors you can just hit the old ones with a hammer to break them loose or 2 there is a little threaded hole in the rotor that you can thread a small bolt into to pop them off of the hub

[david-b]

I've done brakes... those are easy. Never done rotors though. I did some searching, and it seems easy enough.

You don't bleed unless you take off the brake lines from the calipers.

[rock0134]

If you have trouble getting the capiper bolts to break loose or the bolts for the caliper bracket, put the car on blocks of wood and use the hydraulic jack to jack up and use as leverage on the ratchet it works really good...

its wierd how you have to screw a bolt into it to release like a lever to get the rotor to pop off

Does anyone know how to put in a wheel stud from here?

[blk_srt]

Originally Posted by david-b

I've done brakes... those are easy. Never done rotors though. I did some searching, and it seems easy enough.

You don't bleed unless you take off the brake lines from the calipers.

also make sure to clean the rotors with brake cleaner before you install them

[david-b]

Is there bolts on the back that hold the rotor on? How many are we looking at here?

[ez1286]

No they are probably rusted on. Use 2 large bolts (the biggest ones that fit in the caliper mount holes) Put the bolt through and put a nut on the inside closest to the rotor, tighten the bolt while you hold nut as it tightens it will push into the rotor and push it off. Do it once loosen and turn the rotor, keep going until it comes off.

[george536]

If you know how to do brakes, then im pretty sure you can see how easy it is once the caliper is off, that you just slide out the rotor. unbolting the tire should be the hardest part. lol

[ez1286]

Originally Posted by george536

If you know how to do brakes, then im pretty sure you can see how easy it is once the caliper is off, that you just slide out the rotor. unbolting the tire should be the hardest part. lol

Maybe if they're brand new but if they've been on a while it wont be easy at all.

[blk_srt]

My opnion is that since you are replacing the rotors anyway to get them off you can tap them with a hammer with no problems

[david-b]

Cool. I won't get them in for about a week and a half yet, so Ill keep this all in mind. Like I said, I got brake work done last year, so everything should be pretty easy to take off. The front rotors have been machined twice in 2 years, so they need to be replaced. They're slightly warped again, so they gone.

I'll post pics when I get them on. Should be sweet with the Enkeis and cross drilled and slotted rotors, and im repainting my calipers again (red of course). The rotors as zinc plated too so they wont show the rust. This should look great when I'm done.