by "Wacko" (wacko--)
Published 10/29/2017 at 18:29
by "Wacko" (wacko--)
Published 10/29/2017 at 18:29
Tags: brakes
STARS: 2
Then I installed my wife’s winter tire.
Spent at least 5 hours out in the cold drizzle doing it. Took way longer than I expected since the rotors were so rusty that they didn’t want to move. I had to do the 2 bolt trick.
Her car only has 50000 Kms but here the rust does more damage than usage. Did the rears last year.
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
10/29/2017 at 18:35, STARS: 0
I remember having a similar issue changing the brake discs on my Twingo. Me and 4 muddyfeet ended up bashing them with hammers until they worked free. Absolutely destroyed them before they eventually could be removed.
"Wacko" (wacko--)
10/29/2017 at 18:51, STARS: 0
Oh I did bash on them too, but not with a hammer, I used a 10lbs sledge hammer to break up the rust. With the bolts from behind you push out the rotor. You have to rotate it many times though. I had the same experience with the rears last year, only less of a pain to remove them.
I applied some anti-seize before installing the new rotors.
The old rotors were so rusty that the ends were swollen witch would make the brake pedal all squishy. Now it’s nice and firm.
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
10/29/2017 at 20:35, STARS: 0
That’s a cool trick. I wish I’d learned about it sooner. Years ago, I had to remove rotors with sledgehammer and 3ft long crowbar.
"Wacko" (wacko--)
10/29/2017 at 20:46, STARS: 0
I learnt it last year will doing the rears on her car. All my other cars I did had a threaded hole in them to insert a bolt to push them out.
Also bought a calliper tool since you can’t just push them in on her Elantra.
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
10/29/2017 at 20:52, STARS: 0
Yeah, I got one of those for my Mustang once I got tired of trying to make needle-nose pliers work without slipping. Not even one of the six sides would fit my calipers though, so I had to do a little filing to a couple of the pins. Wasn’t expecting to have to do that haha.
"merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc" (merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc)
10/29/2017 at 22:45, STARS: 0
Pneumatic hammer does wonders for breaking the rusted rotor to hub connection. Also, do you spread a thin layer of anti seize on the hub lip when you reinstall? Makes removal much easier, as does the newer coated rotors.
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
10/30/2017 at 04:19, STARS: 1
Yeah the bolts trick isn’t something I’d seen before to be honest, seems useful.
I applied anti-sieze on my new ones too, wish the OEM would apply it at the factory...