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10-28-2002, 02:37 AM
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Changing front pads and rotors on 6th gen...
I have some AEM pads on order right now, and will be ordering some Brembo crossdrilled/slotted rotors to mate them with in the next week or two. How easy or difficult would it be to install them myself? If I can do it myself, I'd prefer to if it means saving $90 for a local import tuning shop to do it for me. I also have a pair of rear drum S/S lines I want to put on, how easy would those be for me to install myself as well?
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#2
10-28-2002, 05:10 AM
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its easy to do. first unbolt the calipers then get some tire wire and hang them up, dont let them hand by the brake lines. then if the rotors are bolted down with the screws, just take out the screws and the rotors should just come off no problem. then take the pads out of the caliper.
if the pads are new then put the aem pads on, if not then get a c clamp and push the piston back in the caliper making sure its going in straight. then put the aem pads on. then put the rotors back on the hub and put the screws back if there were screws making hte screws pretty tight. now slide the caliper back over the rotor, making sure not to pinch the rubber surround of the piston between the piston and the rotor. once the caliper is back on, line up the bolts and torque everything back down. i have never done this on a 6th gen civic, i have done it on a 4th and 5th gen civic. it should be the same, brakes are brakes as for the brake lines i should be just take off the old one, 3 bolts, and put the new one back on and tighten it all up with correct torques. easy stuff. after you do all that you gotta bleed the drum brakes to get the air out of the system
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#3
10-28-2002, 07:18 AM
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Brake work should be supervised if you haven't done it before or at least get a book before you kill yourself and others in the road trying to save a few bucks.
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10-30-2002, 11:09 PM
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i would definetly have a book to do the brake work if you never have done it before.Yhe screws holding the brake rotor on, may be stuck or extremely tight.Smack them with a ball peen hammer a few times to loosen them up a little,or you may need a torch to heat them up to loosen them.If ALL else fails drill the heads off, once the rotor is removed they should unscrew easy enough...hope this helps
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#5
10-31-2002, 07:12 AM
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what i did to get the screws off my rotors was to get a dill bit screw drive, the 6 point kind. then i tap it in with a hammer pretty hard till the bit was in the screw really good. then got a socket and put it in the drill put and all the adapter to a 1/2" then i stuck my breaker on there. and it came off easy. i would replace these screws if you strip them they are cheap, or if you want you dont really need them, your tires hold them on just fine
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