1146cc

I seem to have a rusted to that holds the rotor in place. or well the bolt thats behind it and at the bottom of the rotor. its hard to get at it because its in between two parts. any ideas on how to get it? its down in so a wrech wont work, and there is no room for a socket. i have new rotors i would like to put on, but these arent that worn just yet.


also, i just bought a MagnaFlow cat for emissions in VA. does anyone know if it will bolt up to a Monza cat back exhaust? Im tired of running flex pipe.

dj55b

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I'm a little confused a bit on what you wrote down ... but are you trying to take out the caliper brakets (Its the metal piece that wraps around the the rotor and which the caliper slides on) The bottom bolt can actually be accessed with a wrench, I was able to fit the closed side on there. Its a pretty thin wrench that I have but it works

mazdaverx713b

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after that, dont forget the wheel bearing nut. repack it with new grease and dont overtighten it! also, the bolt you are trying to get out is a 14mm i believe. try turning the wheel to gain access to the bolt.

1146cc

yeah see my buddy and i tried that, but it only makes for LESS access. WTF man?! Lol. Its cool Ill just cut into the lip thing and get it. No biggie thanks to another guy giving me the tip.

mazdaverx713b

iTrader: (91)

try the box end of the wrench. i was having the same problem on my first 7 many moons ago and when all hope was lost, the wrench slipped right on. its been no problem since. you'll get it, we all have faith in you.

1146cc

oh nice i didnt think of that. because i would like to get bth rotors off w/o cutting anything. for a while there i thought i was wissing something. i was like "Mazda wouldnt hae to cut this everytime to change rotors" So Its gotta be done. But ill try that

mazdaverx713b

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definatly. dont cut. you shouldnt have to. let us know what you come up with. you may have to use heat.

trochoid

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Do you have, or use, P B Blaster? This is becoming my personal per peeve, I'm on a mission. If you don't have any, buy some, NOW. If you are using WD-40, put it in the night stand by the bed, it may come in handy some night.

1146cc

oh yeah i must have 8 cans of PB. that stuff works like a charm

trochoid

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Good man. You get a star for today, even if you did paint your car flat black. When you find my car, you'll understand why i said that. lol.

1146cc

haha got a pic?

trochoid

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Search button>advanced search> type in my name as thread starter> go to thread that starts with the word 'Unvieling'.

mazdaverx713b

iTrader: (91)

with the pb blaster, try sea foam spray!! that stuff is awesome! you can do so much with that stuff! its a tb, carb cleaner, a penetrant, and it works very well!!

1146cc

found it! lol. looks REALLY good. Nice job on it

trochoid

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I could have given you the link, but I gave you a search lesson instead. lol. Thanks for the compliment.