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vteckiller2000

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I destroyed one of my spindles trying to remove a brake rotor, and need to replace both front spindle to get it back on the road and the new rotors on. I see that the ABS reluctor rings are attached to the hubs on the inside, does the cv shaft just come out of the hub and the rest just unbolt? I need to get this done asap...
 
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The sensor ring (not pictured) screws onto the hub (part #1).

Also not pictured is the retaining clip between #3 (the inner wheel seal), and #2 the wheel bearing.

Ps. Yes the C/V joint should just slide out the back when you remove the large nut. You may need to gently coax it with an air chisel and blunt pointy chisel bit.
 
New question, what do the two bolts do that are countersunk into the rotor/hub face do, and how come my new rotors do not have big enough holes for them?
 
New question, what do the two bolts do that are countersunk into the rotor/hub face do, and how come my new rotors do not have big enough holes for them?

Those two bolt holes in the rotor are what you should have used to remove the rotor in the first place, unfortunately. You screw bolts into the holes evenly and they pull the rotor off the hub...
 
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Those two bolt holes in the rotor are what you should have used to remove the rotor in the first place, unfortunately. You screw bolts into the holes evenly and they pull the rotor off the hub...

There is not any room to get a socket on the bolts, the hole is only big enough for the bolt head. The holes that are countersunk into the rotors for those bolts appear to go all the way through the rotor.

To clarify, the bolts are flush with the face of the rotor and were in the hub when I took the wheel off.
 
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Those two bolt holes in the rotor are what you should have used to remove the rotor in the first place, unfortunately. You screw bolts into the holes evenly and they pull the rotor off the hub...

never knew that. when I did my brakes I just removed the caliper and the rotor came right off. Maybe the original owner of my 1g took them off?
I know on some cars those bolts are actually philips head screws that I got off with a impact screw driver.
 
Hmm.... I have never seen a rotor like the one on your car op. The holes im referring to are in the rotor itself. These are threaded 8x1.25 and are for you to screw bolts into and the ends of the bolts are supposed to contact the hub and push the rotor off the hub not go into the hub. Oh wait I see whats going on. The bolts on yours are what holds the abs ring to the hub. You bought the rotors for a non abs car and need rotors for an abs car.
 
Hmm.... I have never seen a rotor like the one on your car op. The holes im referring to are in the rotor itself. These are threaded 8x1.25 and are for you to screw bolts into and the ends of the bolts are supposed to contact the hub and push the rotor off the hub not go into the hub. Oh wait I see whats going on. The bolts on yours are what holds the abs ring to the hub. You bought the rotors for a non abs car and need rotors for an abs car.

They only had one option for rotors on both abs and non abs...
 
Hmm... Well, theryre screwing up by the looks of it. If the rotors cant clear those bolt heads, you cant use them. Ive got some abs stuff at home and when I get off work Ill try and find the stuff and investigate for you.

Edit: Just got online and checked some parts stores- Advanced, Autozone. Looking on their sites, the front rotors are indeed labeled ABS and Exept ABS, so fire your parts guy and take the ones youve got back.
 
Hmm... Well, theryre screwing up by the looks of it. If the rotors cant clear those bolt heads, you cant use them. Ive got some abs stuff at home and when I get off work Ill try and find the stuff and investigate for you.

Edit: Just got online and checked some parts stores- Advanced, Autozone. Looking on their sites, the front rotors are indeed labeled ABS and Exept ABS, so fire your parts guy and take the ones youve got back.

Check oreillys their website shows only one, and as you can see from the pic I posted, it is not representative of the actual part...
 
- Spray plenty of penetrating oil in the two holes which allow you to view the hub on the old rotor.

- Knock all of the studs out....completely out.

- Proceed to whail on the rotor from the front until it falls off.



This method has never let me down. Often some corrosion will build up around the studs, and the studs themselves will hold the rotor in place. The other key point is once the rotor is off, you can easily clean the hub surface with all of the studs removed. Put plenty of AntiSeize or a heavy waterproof grease on the backside of the rotor (which contacts the hub) to see that this does not happen again.
 
Ok. Did some digging and have come up with a solution for you to easily remove your seized rotors without further damage. Using the two pointed bolts that hold your strut to the spindle, you screw these into the backside of the caliper mounting points. Tighten the bolts down, then loosen the bolts and rotate the rotor 90 degrees. Repeat until the rotor walks off the hub. This is info I got from VFAQ.COM and the picture as well. Ignore the bolts in the picture and use the strut bolts instead; they go into the caliper mounting points perfectly:thumb:
 

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Ok. Did some digging and have come up with a solution for you to easily remove your seized rotors without further damage. Using the two pointed bolts that hold your strut to the spindle, you screw these into the backside of the caliper mounting points. Tighten the bolts down, then loosen the bolts and rotate the rotor 90 degrees. Repeat until the rotor walks off the hub. This is info I got from VFAQ.COM and the picture as well. Ignore the bolts in the picture and use the strut bolts instead; they go into the caliper mounting points perfectly:thumb:

If you read my post above, you would see that method is PRECISELY how I broke my spindle.
 
Didnt see anything in previous posts telling how the spindle was damaged initially and personally Ive never tried that particular method and definitely wouldnt do it on rotors I would be intending to reuse for obvious reasons but in your case i figured it would work. My apologies. Were you able to get the Oreilly guys to come up with the correct rotors for your car?
 
Didnt see anything in previous posts telling how the spindle was damaged initially and personally Ive never tried that particular method and definitely wouldnt do it on rotors I would be intending to reuse for obvious reasons but in your case i figured it would work. My apologies. Were you able to get the Oreilly guys to come up with the correct rotors for your car?

Sorry, my bad, it was in my other thread. They were destroyed from old pads anyway and I think are the original 20 year+ old rotors. No, I returned them and got some from another store.
 
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