How to Remove a Honda Accord Front Wheel Rotor

The Honda Accord brake rotor is a metal plate that turns on the axle and causes the vehicle to stop when the brake pads are pushed against the rotor by the cylinder on the brake caliper. Occasionally, the rotor can get scratched or gouged from dirt or rocks and cause the brakes to stop unevenly. Removing the brake rotor is a job that you can do in about an hour or two, saving yourself some money.

Instructions

1

Park the Honda Accord on a level surface and set the parking brake to prevent the vehicle from moving. Place a wood block behind one of the rear wheels and loosen the lug nuts a couple of turns with a tire tool on the wheel you are going to remove.

2

Raise the vehicle up in the front with a floor jack and slide a jack stand underneath the axle next to the wheel. Lower the floor jack and move it out of the way.

3

Remove the lug nuts with the tire tool and set the wheel out of the way. Unfasten the top and bottom bolts on the brake caliper with a socket wrench and slide the bolts out by hand.

4

Take the brake caliper off the rotor and remove the brake pads from the inside of the caliper. Suspend the caliper from the vehicle frame with a wire hanger to keep it out of the way. Never let the brake caliper hang from the brake line.

5

Move the rotor back and forth gently to loosen it up from the wheel hub and slide the rotor off the hub. Remove the rotor from the hub of the Honda Accord and set it in a safe place.