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Posted 22 May 2009 - 09:51 PM

I took of my front wheel to get a new tire put on, but later read in the Haynes manual that I should mark the position of the disk brake in relation to the wheel BEFORE removing the wheel. I didn't do this. I also forgot to mark which disk was left and right. Am I in trouble here? Not being a mechanic, I'm feeling rather sick about this. One other note: can I reuse the original bolts to re-attach the disk if I apply locking compound? I noticed the bolts have red compound. Does it matter if I use blue?

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Posted 22 May 2009 - 10:20 PM

Hi Craig,
First off, you never need to remove the rotors for a tire install! Stop that!
Second there are small arrows on each rotor for direction ID and one arrow on one side of the wheel, you can use any light/med loctite you wish. :fing02:

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Posted 22 May 2009 - 10:56 PM

what he said.

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Many states and provinces left. I should probably order another set of tires...

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Posted 22 May 2009 - 11:35 PM

Peto, on May 22 2009, 09:56 PM, said:

what he said.

Sure enough. Little arrows....doh! Thanks guys. The Haynes manual had me thinking I had to line up the bolt holes in the rotor and wheel exactly like they were before I removed them. If I reuse the original bolts, do I have to clean off the original locking compound? I tried some light scrubbing, but it won't come off.

Thanks for the downloading tip. The Honda service manual is a lot better.

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Posted 23 May 2009 - 03:33 PM

Gizmosgadget, on May 23 2009, 12:35 AM, said:

Peto, on May 22 2009, 09:56 PM, said:

what he said.

Clean bolts with a bench grinder wire wheel if you have one, if not use a wire brush, and when you put the rotor bolts back on be sure to torque to spec. ....... 2 reasons, so they won't come undone, and less chance of warping the rotor (use what ever colour locktight that was on the bolt when you took it off) ........ Monk

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Posted 23 May 2009 - 03:48 PM

Use blue loctite on the rotor bolts - not sure what Honda uses, they actually want you to buy all new bolts instead of re-using the old ones. I've re-used the old ones countless times without failure.

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Posted 24 May 2009 - 09:35 PM

SEBSPEED, on May 23 2009, 02:48 PM, said:

I used blue, it's all I could find, although the original bolts had red. The bolts are bloody expensive to buy brand new. The wire brush worked, but it did take a while.

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