change rotors?

[csvt90]

i know this is probably an easy task but is there any special tools to do this? also how to do it? i couldnt find nothing on changing the rotors. help please. the link i clicked on wasnt found

 

[Smalls]

take the wheel off, take the caliper off, take the rotor off. very easy task to do with basic tools. are you doing front, rear, or both?

 

[csvt90]

right after you take the caliper off the rotor slides off? I'm doing all 4

 

[Smalls]

yeah. sometimes you just have to beat the rotor hat area(not where the pad surface area is) with a hammer.

 

[csvt90]

ok that's what I was thinking. my dad was like no it's gotta be harder than that. and the caliper has what 2 bolts to come off?

 

[Smalls]

front caliper is two bolts. i believe the rear is only one. haven't dont rear brakes on a contour in a while(even though i need to!)

 

[csvt90]

ok thanks I'll give it a shot in the morning

 

[csvt90]

is there a way to tighten the caliper? I got it all on but the brake pad needs to come closer to the rotor or else it's loose

 

[csvt90]

never mind I pumped the brakes and it tightened

 

[csvt90]

ok I took off the rear tire to change the rotor but the calipers are different than the front ones

 

[Dyoel182]

You should still be able to remove the parking brake cable and unbolt the bracket like on the fronts.

 

[csvt90]

I seen 2 bolts like how the front were but they were Allen key bolts not regular like the front

 

[Dyoel182]

Yep. That should have been mentioned in any of the brake info threads.

 

[striker2]

Yep. That should have been mentioned in any of the brake info threads.

and they aren't allen keys, they are torx, should be a T-50.

 

[csvt90]

yea they were torx just remove those 2 and good to go?

 

[Dyoel182]

and they aren't allen keys, they are torx, should be a T-50.

I thought people had found both like they have with the transmission fluid plugs.

 

[Smalls]

I thought people had found both like they have with the transmission fluid plugs.

i believe my black svt(e0) has hex on the back. i could be wrong. havent looked at that car in a WHILE

 

[Dyoel182]

I know my car has torx in the back and hex on the tranny but I loaned a buddy some hex bits so they could do their tranny not too long ago.

 

[blake]

My E0 had (2) T50 torx bolts on the rear calipers. I didn't move/remove anything on the parking brake system when I did mine a few weeks ago - just monkeyed around with various extensions and ratchet sizes to get the right combination of length, head size, and lever arm to physically get 'em loose. 'Twas a bit of a pain but nothing worse than anything else on these cars. They did take me about twice as long as the fronts though.

 

[99svtc]

I'm sure your done by now. I know my fronts had allen and my rear had torx. Could have just been from the previous owner. I did have on the rear rotors push nuts on two of the Studs. Guess just extra support(is if the wheel was not enough)

Did help on the reinstall since I left the e-brake cable attached to the Caliper/bracket