I have a 2 dr acord 90 dx automatic transmision.
I have taken my car to firestone and they told me it will cost $900 to change the rotors and install the brake pads. The $ 900 has given me the inspiration to do this myself. but the guys at firestone told me that it is something i should let them take care of because the rotors are pressed-on and its takes a lot of expertise to change it . by the way they are charging me $81/hr labor for this when i am a student and a lot of time on my hand.
I have no experiance with changing rotors or pads but i am very skillful when it comes to saving money on a car that is worth less than $1500 and my only commute. I would appreciate if you can tell me if this is true about the press on thing about the rotors.
any links for how-to's for this project that i will be undertaking would be highly appreciated. If you have done this before plz help out a newbee on this project.

jack

 

for pressed on rotors, i think they use some kind of special tool to take off the rotor.

but if you want to do it yourself and you are replacing the rotor, i think ppl have used sledgehammers and hit the rotor off, lol.

but actually, ive seen places that only charge 50 bucks per axle...change pads, resurface rotors, inspect brake lines, fill fluid?

http://cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.p...ghlight=brakes
i believ i have another one...im tryign to find it.

 

$900 just for front brakes? The dealer wouldn't be that expensive. :eh: and they would do a much better job than some guy at Firestone.

I don't know anything about the rotor installation on that car. :dunno:

You could save some bucks on aftermarket rotors, and the pads are not expensive.

The front pads should be a snap to do yourself. The back brakes are in the realm of DIY, but a little trickier. After you get everything back together, pick up some Honda brake fluid, replace the old stuff, and bleed out the air on all 4 wheels. If you get them bled successfully the brake pedal will feel firmer when you step on it. If you need to know how to bleed them, holler.

 

they fulll of it, give them the finger and let them know they are trying to rip u off and share the experience with whoever goes to that shop. i hate when ppl look at u stupid and try to take advantage, i wouldnt pay no more than $100 in labor to replace every braking component. u should report them for trying to overcharge you. autozone might have the tools u need to the job urself.

 

Search on here to make sure what type of rotor design your car has. I know some older Accords have the rotor trapped inside the hub (some call it hub-over-rotor design). If yours is like this, then yes...there will be a lot more work to change the rotors than if it was the rotor-over-hub like 1998 and newer Accords. I've never changed the rotors on a hub-over-rotor design but I remeber someone on here saying it took them about 5-6 hours to do both sides the first time. It's enough of a pain that some 5th gen owners have converted their setup to rotor-over-hub using Acura CL parts.