well, the hot day and 3 hours of traffic in DC warped my worn out rotors. (the steering wheel jiggles when I brake at fast speeds).. now last time I used a micrometer they were at spec 8mm. so resurfacing isn't an option.

I remember reading LONG ago that you might need to drill out that brass screw in the middle to get the rotor off if I did it myself. whats the difficulty level? any help as to what I need to do to replace it myself.

last question. is there really that much of an advantage of name brand (ie brembo) rotors over generic, advance rotors? car's gettin old. I like it and everything but recent events are hinting at gettin a new one.

am I clear? or confusing.. long day.

 

On my integra I just put a screwdriver bit in the brass screw, then put a socket and ratchet on the screw to remove them. There's two brass screws and having removed all 4 of my rotors, I'd say that its not that difficult. If this fails you, I'd suggest an easy out.

Brembo brake rotors would be the way to go if you're going to keep your car. Otherwise, I'd say pick up some rotors from an autozone or something at decent price.

Sounds to me like your at the point where you're hesitant to put any more money into your car. I'd suggest taking a serious look at how much money you need to put into your car right now, and how much longer this will prolong the life of your car. For brake rotors, you're looking at upwards of $90 or so for a pair along with the cost of the pads. If you feel the car will go a while longer after a new brake job, say 6 months or so, and in that time you can save up for a new car (Civic or RSX maybe?), then I'd say to do the brakes.

Don't forget the time you'll spend doing brakes too.

Good Luck

 

No drilling. You will probably need a BFH, though. Once you get the wheel off, get the biggest screwdriver you can find, put it on the screw, pound the handle end of it hard while you turn it, and it will come right out. Then BFH the rotor off. Put your new rotor on, figure out how to reset your caliper (it needs a special tool to twist and reset it, but can be done with strong needle-nose pliers, DON'T use a C-Clamp), put on new brake pads, replace the wheel, torque bolts evenly to 80'lbs, and roll. If your lug nuts don't get torqued on evenly, you'll warp your brand-new rotors in no time.

 

If you bust the brass screw like I did. ( Stripped the hell outta the head). What I did is I took a dremmel to it and turned it into a flat head and used my super sized flathead screwdriver to unscrew the screw. My recommendation to you is once you get them out, don't put them back in. Not even new ones.

 

As far as getting the screw out goes, everyone's pretty much got it covered. They also sell impact screwdrivers at Sears for things like this.

As for brand name, Brembo blanks don't seem to be too expensive if you get them from the right sources but I think you'd be fine with even the Autozone brand ones. There have been discussions in H-T where people have questioned whether or not they are rebadged Brembo blanks. Apparently people are racing on them without any problems.

 

I considered getting Brembo blanks, but I had problems with the place I ordered them from. Tirerack has some really shity customer service.

I walked into autozone, bought a pair, and I swear they look exactly the same as Brembo blanks.

Anyway, I agree with Agent87, there are a LOT of people who race on genaric parts store rotors with no problems.

 

impact screw driver makes short work of the screws.


i've had my powerslot rotors forever. they're fine to me.... i went for the desing mainly

 

What do Impact drivers really do? I know they supply more force into the screw so it won't strip so easily, but how do you work them? I need to take my rotors off soon and I might just take them to a shop if I strip them since I have no Dremel.

 

Here ya go: http://www.sears.com/sr/product/summ...id=00947641000

Basically, everytime you whack the handle with a hammer, you're doing two things: keeping the screwdriver bit firmly against the screw and twisting it with a good amount of force. HTH.

 

looks like an investment!