Newbie Q - Removing the rotor
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From: La Porte, IN
Car: 1987 Monte Carlo SS
Engine: L98
Transmission: 200-4R
Axle/Gears: 7.625 10 bolt/3.73s
Newbie Q - Removing the rotor
I have the cap off and i can't figure how to remove the rotor. Do you just pull it off? I don't really want to break anything. Haynes said it was held in by 2 screws but it also said the cap was secured by latches. I have a 350TPI. Thanks
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1989 Formula 350
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From: Blackwood,NJ USA
Some caps are held in place by 4 screws and some others are held by 4 screw type latches,as far as the rotor goes,once the cap is off,the rotor should be held in place by 2 screws.Un-do the screws and the rotor should come right off.Its the person experiences i have had on 3 Trans Ams.
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86 Trans Am 305 TPI,Bored 30 over,Blower Cam,Fordged Racing Pistons,High Volume Oil Pump,3" Flowmaster Exhaust,Hypetech Coil,Acell 300+ Race Wires,Bosch Platinum +4 Plugs.Best Et was 12.5 with a Paxton.
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86 Trans Am 305 TPI,Bored 30 over,Blower Cam,Fordged Racing Pistons,High Volume Oil Pump,3" Flowmaster Exhaust,Hypetech Coil,Acell 300+ Race Wires,Bosch Platinum +4 Plugs.Best Et was 12.5 with a Paxton.
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theres no screws on your 89 on your rotor. I have the same car. Just get a set of vise grips and rip it off. My old one broke into 3 pieces trying to get if off.
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Just to put it in one post in case someone is confused by this post, there are 2 cap/rotor styles used in thirdgens.
The coil in cap cars (carbed and early TPI) have 4 latches around the cap, and the rotor has 2 screws holding it down.
The external coil cars have 2 screws holding the cap down, and the rotor just presses on, no fasteners. Sometimes these can be sticky, but they do just pull straight off if you try hard enough.
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Ed Maher - Moderator @ The TPI & Carb Boards
92 Z28 Convertible - Quasar blue / Tan top
305 TPI A4 2.73 - 14.7 @ 93.6
Stock except ported plenum and dual cats
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The coil in cap cars (carbed and early TPI) have 4 latches around the cap, and the rotor has 2 screws holding it down.
The external coil cars have 2 screws holding the cap down, and the rotor just presses on, no fasteners. Sometimes these can be sticky, but they do just pull straight off if you try hard enough.
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Ed Maher - Moderator @ The TPI & Carb Boards
92 Z28 Convertible - Quasar blue / Tan top
305 TPI A4 2.73 - 14.7 @ 93.6
Stock except ported plenum and dual cats
-=ICON Motorsports=-
- Definitely prototypes, high powered mutants of some kind. Too weird to live, too cool to die
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use the "nail puller" side of a hammer to hook under the rotor and just work it off/pull as needed. It really works like a charm.
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Alex A. (aka chevyboy)
1992 Z-28 L98/1LE. Heritage Edition. SLP runners, gutted cats, SLP 3" cat-back & muffler. 3" flo-tech cut-out, SLP TB foil, K&N filter @ TB, 3.23 posi rear.
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Alex A. (aka chevyboy)
1992 Z-28 L98/1LE. Heritage Edition. SLP runners, gutted cats, SLP 3" cat-back & muffler. 3" flo-tech cut-out, SLP TB foil, K&N filter @ TB, 3.23 posi rear.
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