Anyone change rotors yet and have some instructions/pics to share?

 

Um... pull pads (two pins hammered out), pull caliper (two bolts on the back), yank on the rotor

 

There are three bolts on the back and one holding the brake fluid line, for a total of four. Posted this question in the pad change thread but started a new thread as it is a different proceedure and will come up as a different search.

Pad change was easy. As for rotor change, what do you do with the fluid line and caliper while changing the rotor? How do you support the caliper as to not stress the lines? Hanging it to the spring with a hook, or supporting it from below with a paint can? What is the tq for the bolts holding the caliper to the spindle? What is the middle or third bolt for? Just the standard questions for a new car and first time change.

 

you do not to remove the bolts holding the brake line to remove the rotors or change the pads. only for the rear you can either remove those bolts holding the brakie line or just take the rotor out with the caliper then put it back as a whole once youve changed the parts/rotors.

 

I haven't changed the brakes yet on my X, but I would imagine that if you really need to take off the calipers and you don't undo the brake lines (unless you need to, you shouldn't have to touch the lines), just go to your local grocery store and buy some of those little bungee cord things. Loop that around your spring, and attach to your caliper. That will hold the caliper without putting stress on the brake lines.

Again, haven't done this on the X, but that's what I do on my E36 M3. I'm really looking forward to doing brake pad changes without having to take the caliper off of the rotor...

--michael

 

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yeaa, im doing this as soon as it stops freaking raining. isnt there 2 little bolts on the rotor ? or am i just thinking of somethin different

 

i use zip ties to hold the caliper up

 

after taking the rotors off, i just put the caliper back on the bracket like it was before.

 

there are a few how-to threads in the how-to section, check those out, also youtube is great for visual aid

 

Bolt holes, for using a bolt to push the rotor away from the hub as rotors over time tend to rust to it.

 

Don't forget to check your ebrake isn't pulled when trying to remove your rear rotors. Did it on my old evo and yeah... it was a pain to fix the e brake.

 

+1 or a wire coat hanger.....

 

How bad did it get when you did that. I just did that to mine, and I can here a rumbling noise from the rear rotor. Stupid me! for not reading the forums before I did it. Needless to say, I put everything back and am waiting for roadside assistance to take it to the dealership to fix. The fronts were pretty easy though. I will probably post up a how-to after I am done getting everything fixed.

 

i broke the retainer clip that holds the pin in place. It was pretty bad, i think i have skinny fingers but i still had trouble getting the new retainer i bought on. Eventually i asked a personal mechanic to come over to get it back on for me.