 Brake Rotor and Brake Caliper Removal |
 Apr 28, 2012 - 12:44 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 4, '10 From Stanhope, NJ Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
I didn't see this posted anywhere, so I figured I would just post this.
To remove the caliper, you only have to loosen the screw on bottom rear of the caliper. You can then rotate it 180 degrees upwards, push it backwards, and the top will just slide out. (There is no screw on the top) Then to remove the caliper/rotor housing, there are two 14mm bolts on the front side of your car. Voila, everything that you need to get to that rotor is not loose or off. Good luck! A B C D Imagine these letter as the driver side brake assembly. A and C are the Caliper housing bolts B is the pin that slides out to release the caliper D is the bolt you have to remove. I believe it is a 12mm, if not 13mm. |
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Feb 15, 2013 - 10:31 AM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Jan 26, '09 From Los Angeles Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
I had a hell of time with my rear rotors on my last Celi. The parking brake assembly jammed up the rotor and for the life of me, I could not get it off. I ended up using a hefty screw driver to break up the assembly through the little hole in the back of the rotor..damn, that job sucked.
If your parking brake shoes are good and the assembly is good, the old rotor will come right off with the bolt method and the new rotor will slide right over the parking assembly. -------------------- |
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Feb 15, 2013 - 10:41 AM
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QUOTE (Malek @ Feb 15, 2013 - 10:31 AM)  I had a hell of time with my rear rotors on my last Celi. The parking brake assembly jammed up the rotor and for the life of me, I could not get it off. I ended up using a hefty screw driver to break up the assembly through the little hole in the back of the rotor..damn, that job sucked. If your parking brake shoes are good and the assembly is good, the old rotor will come right off with the bolt method and the new rotor will slide right over the parking assembly. You broke the parking brake pad up? Why didn't you flick the parking brake adjuster wheel on the 6 o'clock position behind the rotor? |
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Feb 15, 2013 - 10:55 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 26, '09 From Los Angeles Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
QUOTE (purplegt4 @ Feb 15, 2013 - 11:41 AM) QUOTE (Malek @ Feb 15, 2013 - 10:31 AM) I had a hell of time with my rear rotors on my last Celi. The parking brake assembly jammed up the rotor and for the life of me, I could not get it off. I ended up using a hefty screw driver to break up the assembly through the little hole in the back of the rotor..damn, that job sucked. If your parking brake shoes are good and the assembly is good, the old rotor will come right off with the bolt method and the new rotor will slide right over the parking assembly. You broke the parking brake pad up? Why didn't you flick the parking brake adjuster wheel on the 6 o'clock position behind the rotor? I did, pads were free. But every time I pulled on the rotor, the pads would open up (flare out) with the rotor. It was pretty much like a chinese finger trap. It was completely loose when the rotor was pressed up on the hub -------------------- |
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