Thread: Replacing Brake Rotors - any tips/tricks?

there is a full article on this job in the latest LRO

Have you got the good triple lip seals (RTC3511)? The easiest way to get them to the right depth and square is to use a drive flange as an installation tool (thanks to JC for that tip).

You'll need a 12pt socket for the brake caliper, and turning the steering makes them easier to get to (sounds obvious I know - but thought I'd say it anyway). Think the socket is 12 or 13mm but dont recall exactly, and they can be pretty tight so make sure you've got the right socket or you stuff the bolt head....

Steve

Originally Posted by steveG

Have you got the good triple lip seals (RTC3511)? The easiest way to get them to the right depth and square is to use a drive flange as an installation tool (thanks to JC for that tip).

You'll need a 12pt socket for the brake caliper, and turning the steering makes them easier to get to (sounds obvious I know - but thought I'd say it anyway). Think the socket is 12 or 13mm but dont recall exactly, and they can be pretty tight so make sure you've got the right socket or you stuff the bolt head....

Steve

13mm 12 point

Loctite them on refitting, medium strength retaining compound.

JC

Clean the mating surfaces,when I say clean I mean CLEAN. Pat

Yes I have the RTC3511 seals....but I will have to pick up a 13mm 12point socket...

Awesome...thanks heaps!

Cheers
Andrew

Another little bit of a mod I do is to give the bracket that holds the hose union a little bit of a tickle with mr hacksaw so that the hose assembly can be released from the bracket without breaking the union open. I find this a bit handy later on when doing further work on the front end department.

Andy

Cleaning the mating surfaces with a wire wheel on a drill works well, and I use, (as JC was saying), Loctite 243 on almost every fastener on my cars.

FWIW

One thing I found when replacing the front rotors on my 98 series 1 Disco was that the EBC Green stuff pads that were on there (about 70% pad life left) did not agree with the brand new crossdrilled and slotted rotors. In fact after about 300k's the drivers side pads had started to fall apart (causing a horrendous squeal ) and the passengers side outer pad had a third of it missing.........

Went to the local brake specialist and he said I should have put new pads with new rotors (which I kinda knew but the existing pads had too much life left, not now). He also suggested that EBC Greenstuff pads were rubbish and convinced me to put in new Bendix 4wd pads. He said they would handle the crossdrilled and slotted rotors better. So far, so good, though the brakes now do make a slight "hiss" sound when applied that they never used to before on the old chewed out non crossdrilled and non slotted rotors.

Cheers

Goldey