planning on removing rotors to coat them tonight but need some help

[94tbird]

im confident i can get the rotors off the car myself, but my question is, can i pull jsut the 2 front ones off for tonight and coat them? can they both be pulled at the same time or will i cause problemswith the piston in the caliper pushing out?. any help would be appreciated

Thanks

 

[Kevin@PMP]

As long as you don't depress the brake pedal the caliper pistons will stay right where they are. If you do, you'll turn the pistons into projectiles and you'll have a big mess of brake fluid to clean up.

 

[94tbird]

As long as you don't depress the brake pedal the caliper pistons will stay right where they are. If you do, you'll turn the pistons into projectiles and you'll have a big mess of brake fluid to clean up.

haha thanks kev. if no one hits the brake pedal then i wont even have to bleed the brakes correct?

 

[Kevin@PMP]

If someone hits the brakes you'll have to do a lot more than bleed them, but yes as long as the system isn't opened you shouldn't need to bleed them.

 

[94tbird]

thanks man. i locked my doors just in case haha. i got the rotors off, sanded, cleaned and the first coat is on. i went with clear VHT Rotor Paint. we shall see how it works. it makes the rotor shine like a waxed car haha. i actually did the rears tonight. ill drive around a bit tommorow and wear the paint off them and when they are stopping well, then do the fronts

 

[don_w]

You really should suspend the calipers somehow, so that their weight isn't just hanging on the brake line. I usually use a bungy cord and just attach it to the spring to support the weight of the caliper.

 

[94tbird]

they are suspended with zip ties, hanging from a piece of metal in the wheel well. no weight on them whatsoever, thanks though. i cant believe i remembered or thought to do that haha

 

[GRAYPNY]

I would like to see them when you are done. Mine are pretty rusty and I wish I had done this before installing. Well live and learn.

 

[94tbird]

they are shining pretty well rightnow. i jsut took sandpaper to the rusted areas along the outside of the rotor and the inside arounf the ecoated portion. when they were clean i soaked them in brake cleaner to remove dirt, ust, and debris. then i hit them with 2 coats of VHT rotor paint in clear as i didnt want to lose the natural color of the rotors.. ill do the fronts tommorow perhaps