hey guys, I was just wondering to change rear rotors is it the same thing, take off the caliper and just hammer them out or you have to take the center hub thing off looking like a cap and ther is a bolt under there?

THanks

 

nope, just like you said, caliper + hammer them off

 

Take off the caliper and the bracket then they should slid off the lug nuts. Get a service manual and it will tell you the whole process.

 

make sure you got the tool to turn the caliper piston back in...

 

the rotors will likely be stuck on. depending on which brand/vintage rotor, there should be two threaded holes near the wheel lug holes. go get some hardened bolts and thread them into those holes. this will pop the rotor right off. there's a note in the stickies about which size bolt to use.

 

yea you need a special tool, you can rent them or buy a cheap one, also you gotta unhook the ebreak as well. Very simple job, make sure you clean the pins but don't put to much grease on them or you'll get wear on one side of the break pad then the other.

Good luck bro!

 

Thanks for the help guys

 

you can use needle nose pliers to turn the rear calipers in if you're careful. and if you have a 2x4 laying around you can whack the rotor w/ that to get it loose instead of finding a correctly threaded bolt.

 

one more vote for the caliper tool. I speak from experience. just get it, you will use it again someday.

 

Caliper tool sucks, needle nose pliers are so much easier.

 

don't know about that. thatll result in slipping and getting your hand caught int he pliers. yes..it hurts.

life is easier with that tool.

also to remove the rotor you should thread into the rotor from those holes, itll pluck right off.

 

Or after you take off the wheel and pull anything apart just use some large metal screw type clamps ( got mine from home depot, cheap) and clamp the brake caliper piston back in but make sure you remove the break fluid reservoir cap first. Less than a minute and your done. :-)

 

you obviously are mistaken. He said REAR not fronts. rears you HAVE to turn. Unless you're trying to teach a trick. If thats the case i'd want to know more about it. But to my knowledge, there's no other way I did my friends scion brakes, his front and backs are both push. So much easier. Oh mind you since his is a new car, i was able to push the calipers back by hand. Now thats impressive. But def get the tool. Its only like $8. I mean, if you can't spend $8 for the right tool. Then you should i dunno how to put this nicely, Kill yourself??

 

eh, I actually like the pliers more, I dont like trying to juggle the caliper and the tool and all that.

 

I find a pair of Medium sized slip-joint pliers work really well. Lube your caliper sliders, pad contact points,piston and the area where the pad touches the caliper with a silicone grease for brakes(DON"T USE ANYTHING ELSE).

 

You can loan the Caliper Piston Tool from autozone...all you have to do is put a deposit down and when you return it you'll get a full refund of your deposit. It's like a free rental.