How To Replace Honda Captive Rotors On The Car - EricTheCarGuy

How To Replace Honda Captive Rotors On The Car - EricTheCarGuy
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This video is an update to the original video that I posted on this job that covers doing this procedure on the car. In the last video I was not able to do this because the lower ball joint was broken and I was also replacing the bearing in addition to the rotor.
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[@melaniec4188]

Your videos have saved us more than once when it comes to my husband working on our old Honda. He does just about all of our repairs and to have the visual helps so much. Thanks Eric the Car Guy!

[@ericthecarguy]

@MileyCyrus192 Have you watched any of my other videos?

[@ericthecarguy]

@96HondaEX5Speed Thanks very much for that suggestion, in fact in later videos I've been trying to add more text to help with that very thing. Thanks again and thanks for the update.

[@sophasom9841]

love your videos. Very helpful. Would like to say big thank you Eric, for all of your videos and accuracy, insights, creativity.

[@ericthecarguy]

@1elAguila Great to see you, thanks for the comment.

[@jimekrut]

I just replaced rotors on my ‘96 Accord, flipped around as shown here…with the long bolts and a little PB Blaster, the hubs came out really easily. Thanks for sharing your expertise and experience!

[@ericthecarguy]

@scottaner500 I'm happy to be there for you. Thanks for the comment and I hope you find work soon.

[@ericthecarguy]

@DriftingFWWA They do suck to change that's for sure but looking on the bright side like that is awesome.

[@scottaner500]

eric the car guy is the best channel on you tube im out of work at the moment as a mecanice but eric the car guy is ceping me in the no how!!!

[@bushmaster2936]

Just what I needed to know. Thanks again for all of your great videos, Eric : )

[@chris360s_]

@ EricTheCarGuy I have a 90' accord DX 5spd and its time to change the rotors. A buddy and I are going to attempt to do the job ourselves. With patience, all the proper tools, and your videos, i think we'll be fine. Thanks again Eric!

[@kenball1980]

Thanks for the vid! I replaced all 4 rotors, the bearing pressed right out with the air hammer in less than 2 minutes! The hardest part was separating the ball joint from the lower control arm, I pounded on it with a sledge hammer for a half hour and no go. I destroyed the boot on the first one with a pickle fork. on the second, jacked up on the lca, stuck a 1/2 in ratchet in between the lca and knuckle, dropped the jack, kicked down on the top of the rotor, and BAM!! Popped right out!!

[@ericthecarguy]

@CincyPlasmaTech WD-40 is not my preferred penetrant but you raise an interesting point. To be honest I think 'beating' on the bearing would do more damage than the penetrant. In addition I'm putting it on the outside of the bearing NOT on the bearing itself so if any got in I would suspect it would be a minimal amount. Good question.

[@chrismc410]

EricTheCarGuy what about Oil of Wintergreen? An old guy who was in the Navy i knew swears by it

[@ericthecarguy]

@mdLexX I hear that a lot, seems like a lot of work to me considering your not changing rotors all that often, Honda just recommends pad slapping them unless they are warped and even then if there is enough left to the rotor they can be machined on the car without having to remove them. Between you and me the TL rotors warp ALL the time so having easy access to them might not be a bad thing.

[@pnolz3471]

Good video. I dont run into brake jobs on these often but i will try this method on the next one i see. Thanks

[@ericthecarguy]

@rightfuzzball I'm very grateful for it, I used to work on peoples cars in their driveways in all kinds of weather, this is much better really. As for the bike it might be a fuel issue, when fuel sits for a long period it gets stale, you might try fuel stabilizer before you put it away next year and perhaps seafoam and some new gas for now to see if that helps.

[@gwats19577]

Watched your video on replacing broken lug nut studs.. priceless!

[@ericthecarguy]

@JdmCd7 Your welcome, thanks for the comment.

[@rightfuzzball]

@EricTheCarGuy thanks for replying eric.yes , I had a girl-roommate,her dad was a marine,he liked me because he saw me in mid-winter fixing my 67 camaro ragtop in 10 degree weather.I don't remember what I was fixing.probably just checking things.like the block.lol yes,on the gs450 bike, I drained the gas and there was some water in the tank.it rode rough for a while ,but improved with driving.i uesd K100 last fall.it rained alot recently.

[@SpecificLove7]

Thank you for the information

[@ericthecarguy]

@smallenginemaster1 It's just an air hammer, a Mac I think, the bit came in a set of bits that I purchased.

[@jtheglin1640]

Great video it's explained very well keep up the good work man

[@ericthecarguy]

@dandim23 It's really no safer, the rotor isn't going to come off as long as the wheel is there to hold it on. I think they did this to help eliminate any hub runout issues that sometimes occur causing pulsations.

[@ericthecarguy]

@hobieslug45 That is very true, thanks for the comment.

[@ericthecarguy]

@Standingwithfeast Yea that way does sometimes cause a comeback for a wheel bearing replacement, I've seen it happen more than once with people I worked with, they were just into easy money. Thanks for your comment.

[@bobbofly]

Could you elaborate on the nature of the comeback? Thanks.

[@briggs9187]

I did this job on my mom's 95 waggon, the design is just ... over designed, lol... someone tried to keep their job and show that they could make something easy turn into a pain in the nuts.

[@ericthecarguy]

@fastvpbt1 That sounds like an alignment issue and I'm not sure if you can correct it with an adjustment, you may have to replace some parts. Honestly I would have to look at it for myself to really have an idea. Good luck.

[@Standingwithfeast]

You are right about the potential of damaging the wheel bearing if you use the slinding hammer and exposes the wheel bearing. In the past that is what I do because I learned it from others. Eventhough I never have a come back on those capture rotor jobs, but I think doing the right way is more customer/ wheel bearing friendly. It may take a little more time, but it is less straining on the body. Good video.

[@snelzzy]

Thank you very much Eric. I have been using a few of your videos to figure out how to get a rotor off of my '95 Accord Wagon.. It's been hell w/o air tools and most likely because of my impatience i sheared off a bolt on the back and rounded off one on the front. I'll get around that though but still -__-". At least the hard part is over. Thank you for your videos.

[@soldealler610]

thanks Eric this was a good video and learned alot! thanks!

[@ericthecarguy]

@jlc33466 Yea, just remove the assembly and swap it out really, you may need to change over the hub however it just depends on the bearing you get.

[@ericthecarguy]

@sketchers356 I've done it for half a day in the past trying to get some of these off, that sucked.

[@ericthecarguy]

@Derralllewis If it's a 4 cylinder it has this set up I believe.

[@ericthecarguy]

@jeepers2655 I personally prefer the ceramic pads on these cars.

[@linkbeast180]

thank you very much, man. I'm a diy guy so your videos are a godsend.

[@exbass94]

I HIGHLY recommend doing the rotor over hub conversion, so you only have to deal with this job once. Future rotor changes will be 10000x easier.

[@ericthecarguy]

@ShadowVuth That's probably exactly what it is if you feel it in the steering wheel.

[@JdmCd7]

finally a vid for replacing the rotors on my accord thanks eric

[@ashqelon7267]

Get a small propane torch, heat up the bearing hole before hammering out with bolts to remove captive rotors. Literally drops out with minimum heat applied!!

[@rightfuzzball]

nice vid eric! wish i had a garage like that! wow. mine is a one stall with a no-engine camaro in it. i'm off to go get my suzuki 450 running,it idles, part throttle it dies or keep twisting and it winds up and goes like a bat outta hell. it may be my petcock along with the gummed up carbs, the bike sat all winter. was running ok. then this happened. so off to wrenchville..later.

[@ericthecarguy]

@96HondaEX5Speed You actually run the risk of damaging the wheel bearing doing that because what you are doing is separating it. I've seen more than one come back because someone tried to 'short cut' it as you suggest only to have to replace the wheel bearing in the end.

[@ericthecarguy]

@MileyCyrus192 As I said I remove the knuckle on the other car because it had other damage to it, if I remember correctly you were going to tell me about a method of pressing these out, any progress on that?

[@ericthecarguy]

@WoWoWeeMo If you are in the Cincinnati area yes but I'm not there every day.

[@ericthecarguy]

@shrimp909 I am open to any and all sponsorships to anyone who cares to read this. Never tried Kroil stuff but I'm open to give it a shot.

[@ericthecarguy]

@bustfer07 It's really just as bad as under-filling it. The oil will come into contact with the spinning crankshaft and get whipped up into a foam, the foam doesn't lubricate at all and as a result the engine will suffer from a lack of lubrication. In short, it's not a good thing.

[@chris360s_]

Thanks for the advice Eric.....i will leave it to the pros to figure this out. I'll keep you posted.

[@ericthecarguy]

@paxilill Personally I agree.

[@TheGaginator]

REALLY good video!! thanks

[@The_Revealer_7]

You are playing it very safe, protecting the bearings. Yes, you are right, this takes more time.

[@1elAguila]

thanks eric great tips

[@ericthecarguy]

@ChevelleSSLS6 If you follow the steps in the video you should be fine.

[@ericthecarguy]

@82password If you don't have pressure there is probably a leak somewhere. AC work in my opinion is probably best left to a professional as it requires a few special tools and a good working knowledge of the system to properly diagnose.

[@ericthecarguy]

@an93l3 No need, it doesn't have captive rotors. I think you might benefit from the Rotor Screw video that I did.

[@somercet1]

Awesome vid, dude!!!

[@UncleLexx]

Friend of mine Yelisey has same rotors on his Accord and he made conversion to Acura TL bearings to have discs over hub, so change brake disk will be not so hard.

[@ericthecarguy]

@2fockgugle1 True but parts can be pricy for Subaru's, great cars though.

[@ericthecarguy]

@lakayyak I use FCP.

[@smileyrod11]

your the man eric

[@ericthecarguy]

@dcall3162 Yea in fact I think I recommended something very much like that.

[@ericthecarguy]

@Bret3030 Thanks.

[@BlackBeard203]

I watched thos one first thank you for the update

[@747killa]

I just did this earlier, and I was stressing because I was worried I would get the rotars off, but instead I took the axle nutt off first, then the 4 fastner bolts, and tell why the rotar was loose off the bearing assembly so easily then all I did was remove the back 4 bolts that hold up the bearing assembly, didn't need to hammer anything or use special tools. FYI my rotars and bearings were super rusty, is this just a method to spend more time, or was I just lucky switching things up my way?

[@kenball1980]

I used 2 grade 5 bolts (all I could find) and it worked just fine!!

[@donj.5284]

Great Videos!!

[@chris360s_]

This too is another great video!

[@vidalsoto6393]

Im going to have to do this very soon. x)

[@CincyPlasmaTech]

Will WD-40 (or similar solvents) harm the wheel bearing? I was concerned that any bearing lubricants would break down when using WD-40 to loosen any rust holding the wheel hub to the steering knuckle. BTW, I found it useful to loosen the wheel hub fasteners in the front about the same time that the wheel nut is loosened. They are tight, and it beats chasing a hub and rotor around on the ground, and expect to get high torque while doing it. No bench vise here!

[@Bret3030]

Well done E

[@ericthecarguy]

@Loctain Air compressor.

[@trucker11686]

Who's the jackass that came up with this captive rotor idea? They need a good slap in the face. What a ridiculous setup. Why make something so simple so aggrivating?

[@seikoandora6485]

I was thinking the same thing how so you find out who is this old Japanese fuck.

[@Highway94]

I had my first experience with these today at the shop. And God damn, I was dissapointed that it was Honda who did this. I expected this from gm or some American brand vehicle , NOT Honda.

[@bildillamagasin]

Nice video! Tanks! :)

[@the_sharp_carpenter]

note the bolts are not m/10 1.25 they are fine thread. Found this out after I was at that stage. I was able to use the original bolts I was a little nervous of bending/snapping but no problems. cheers.

[@ericthecarguy]

@wormguts23 I'm not with you on that if I'm honest. Considering the effort and expense I don't think it's worth it because you really don't have to replace rotors all that often and if there is enough left on the rotor they can be machined on the car, converting them is more vanity than anything in my opinion.

[@freddy091000]

Hey Car guy I have a quick question. .I just replaced my break pads and rotors, front ones ..and there making a hising nosing sounds like it's the rotors why is that

[@tyronejohnson251]

Eric the car guy thank you.

[@orangehammock]

how long are those 10x1.25mm bolts you are using to get the hub/bearing out? can i just get some long ones and torque the bearing out of the knuckle or am i missing something here? is hammering those bolts the best way?

[@BushDoctor626]

Great video ! Nice quality Thor to the rescue !

[@weborderaccounts]

Would it be a good idea to put antiseize on the hub before pulling it back in the knuckle?

[@johncrosk3448]

I've been banging on these bolts for like three days, I can't hardly get a socket over them. The air hammer I have hasn't done anything either. Are there any other solutions to removing bearing / wheel hub...

[@ericthecarguy]

@MrIlovebmw86 It can be.

[@kalabash72]

What the fuck was Honda thinking when they engineered this piece of work?

[@MxR-800]

Same shit I said. The 2007 I had was way more easier

[@racersonly2004]

Doug Hunt I had an 89 accord lxi it had conventional rotors. why they switched I'll never understand.

[@chrismc410]

Doug Hunt Apparently they didn't do it with the Acuras of that vintage. I had a 92 Integra that didn't have captive rotors, nor did a 90 Legend I had too. I did have a 91 Accord coupe they did do it on...why do it on one line of cars and not the other?

[@chrismc410]

Doug Hunt too much Sake and weed I think

[@chillincruisin]

@EricTheCarGuy but wouldnt the oil pick up still suck up oil from the bottom where the oil is still liquid? since foam is lighter than liquid oil, wouldnt it stay clear of the pick up?

[@petrmiskerik]

mega great video, mega handy

[@smallenginemaster1]

what kind of air hammer is that and where did you buy that pointy bit for it

[@michaelgant3532]

The size of the bolts holding the hub to the knuckle is 10M x 1.25 x 40mm. For the fasteners holding the rotor to the hub it's 10M x 1.25 x 20mm. I rounded off half of my bolts and needed the LENGTH info so I could purchase replacements.

[@chris360s_]

Hey Eric, I have a 1990 Accord DX and my AC suddenly stopped blowing cold air. I'm not sure if its the compressor or if it needs to be recharged. A friend and I checked the pressure and there was none. Thats all I know. Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Chris

[@SMAAAASHTV]

Is this the same for a 1998 Hyundai Accent? I need to replace my rotors and it does in fact have captive rotors. I've read that you need a hub puller to remove the hub assembly and a press to put the assembly back together. Any help is appreciated.

[@yellowdoghnut45]

This helped so much but I don’t think they’re 1.25 thread pitch lol used those ones and stripped the threads to no end

[@ericthecarguy]

@bennyboyhead It can be a challenge.

[@an93l3]

can u use the same method on a hoda 1998 civic LX

[@m----]

what size of socket do you need to remove the front axle nut?

[@luis708350]

Random question..... the bolts the hold the rotor and hub together, where can i find replacement, one of mine is strip and before removing i would like to have a new replacement on hand I trying to avoid a scrap yard they all seem rusted in after years on the yard

[@rocker4204]

How did you end up doing it? I'm having that very same problem! D:

[@user-oc6wi3tg1h]

感恩，謝謝分享！

[@bustfer07]

hi eric. hey i was wandering what happens if you over fill a engine with motor oil? is it really bad?

[@shadowvuth]

Hi eric i have a problem with my civic. I get vibration when breaking around 40 mph. Could that be warp rotors? Thanks

[@LightGesture]

That bottom bolt you broke loose, the castle nut, I couldn't break loose in any form. In fact, trying many different ways, I mushroomed the end, so I had to chop it off to get the nut back on... >.> So I guess it's impossible to change my brakes.......

[@dondawg00]

Try in tools, part GDT5 will make this job a piece of cake without worrying about hub or bearing damage, don't even have to unbolt the knucke at all

[@ericthecarguy]

@wwwMTAYLORca 36mm

[@mikefroehler5538]

Excellent video. Looks like I'm getting some quality time with my big hammer!