Front rotor/brake pad replacement
 

Quick question, wheres a good place to get my front rotors swapped in Richmond?

TIA

What kind of car is it?

We can handle that if you'd like.

I'll do it for half of what he's charging^^

than and the competition goes on

i will do it for half ^ wat he is asking

lol

sorry, forgot to mention that in my OP
it's a 1993 honda accord SE
the front rotors are pressed on and aren't just R.O.H., otherwise i could just DIY it :p

if the rotors being pressed on aren't a problem, what are your prices/labour costs?
thanks

Um, 93 accord front rotors are just unbolting the hub, bracket/caliper and that's it?

Or does it need that impact screw driver to unbolt them?

pretty much. that, or you can take the ghetto route and use a hammer + chisel to force it to rotate off after unbolting everything. the rotor/hub and bearing assembly are pressed onto the knuckle, so you would need to pry it off, or bring it into a machine shop to press it off, so even after unbolting everything, it still won't just slide off

i've tried to DIY it, but i'd prefer to not take a hammer and chisel to force it off. ended up just bolting everything back on

Buy be a 24 case and I'll do it. But I will use a hammer and wack it off.

If you need an impact screw driver, I'll take a look and see if I have one kicking around you can use

doing these accords are a bitch.

using a press would be the best way.

Richmond Motorworks?

if i had the tools to do it, i could just do it myself

that'd be sweet, that's all i need to do it. let me know if you find one!

yeah i'm sure you're someone who knows. to everybody else it's easy, just a few bolts

bump, anybody?

Have you even call the Revscene sponsors? http://www.revscene.net/forums/revsc...tive-f225.html

Those rotors are total bitches, if they're siezed onto the hub. But sometimes you get lucky and just a tap with a hammer and chisel and they pop off.


Have you tried it yet? or just assuming for the worse? Short of using the press, use either a slide hammer or a puller. Don't forget to take off the axle nut either.

PM me if you need any help.

i have given it a bit of a try, but i havn't gone all out for fear of damaging the bearing. i've read about some methods that don't damage the bearing, but i havn't been able to figure out where i can rent/borrow a slide hammer and an axle puller

i dunno sounds sketchy
i don't want you dying on me after you hand tight those lug nuts :D

kms or princessauto should be able to help you out with something of a puller.

if you don't want to damage the bearing take the whole hub out and then start smashy smashying the rotor/hub assembly. and at least this way you can always get it pressed off, or air chisseled off.

just strike towards the rotor. if you strike towards the hub you're gonna split that and the bearing.

Sometimes its just gonna be fucked and its gonna come apart regardless. good luck.

As Cman posted above we can help you and are located in Richmond give us a call and ask for an estimate and book an appointment. It's a quick often painless job.

how much to machine rotors?

also can u guys do it within an hour or 2?

I had a 92 accord and 1 of the rotors were seized.
Total bitch to do and cost more then the normal rotors if you are swapping them out.

from what i've read up on (and it's quite a bit) it's too risky of a job to DIY. i don't want to slidehammer my way into having to buy a complete new bearing =\ ontop of that, i lack the tools to confidently do this

i think i've managed to find the best deal at budget brake/muffler (surprisingly enough). probably just gonna get the rotors myself cause they want to charge me $150 per rotor. i'll give you riseauto guys a call tomorrow and find out your prices and go from there

thanks for the help!

these older accords in general are a bitch to do
i'm considering shelling a bit more out and just getting a rotor over hub conversion and save myself from having this problem again in the future