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I think I may have been mis-informed. There is nothing wrong that I know of with my front bearings, however, my rotors are pretty warn out. I have new rotors. Do I have to replace the bearings/have them pressed to replace the rotors?
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If its Festiva then the hub has to disassembled to replace the rotors.
If its Aspire then the rotor can be replaced without disassembling the hub.
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So in order to do the rotors, I have to take the entire knuckle off anyway, so I might as well replace the rotors then. And I might as well wait to do all of this, when I do my new front shocks?
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Take a look at these photos to see what you have to do
Last edited by WmWatt; 10-12-2012, 10:21 AM.Original owner of silver grey carburetted 1989 Festiva. 105k km as of June 2006. 140k km as of June 2021.Comment
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You can replace the rotors, without replacing the bearings. Most of us just do it all-at-once. If your bearings are good, then go for it.
It falls into the "while-you're-in-there" category.
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Kind of like a clutch throw out bearing....if you see it change it!1986 Comp Prep SVO Mustang(1 of 83) Four cylinder turbo! (Think first Fox body "R" model!)
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There was an option 1/2 decade ago (at NAPA in Canada) to buy Festy rotors alone or with so-called matched hubs with already pressed-in bearing races. The price difference was substantial so I never went for it at the time. In hindsight I can now see why it was offered. When else is a Festy front hub removed from the car just for the helluvit.Comment
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