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Originally Posted by R3ctivision
Ok here's a couple tips for idiots like me that don't think..
(1) Get both fronts in the air, get wheels off, then turn the steering. Gives you enough space to get a breaker bar or torque wrench to the caliper bolts!
(2) Never over tighten the rotor screws. Use anti seize on them. They're just there to stabilize the rotor when the wheel is off. If they are on tight and not stripped try using an impact to get them off, not a hand tool. If you use a hand tool you'll just spin the rotor and also probably strip the bolt head and make it worse.
My second rotor took me an hour once I realized these two tricks. First rotor was multiple hours..
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Excellent tips! I also learned the hard way many many years ago about the rotor retaining screws. Now it is always lots of never seize and just barely tight!