help with installing new brake rotors

help with installing new brake rotors

I bought new brake rotors and Im going to install them as soon as I get a torque wrench and jack stands. As far as I know the way to install them:
1.) jack up car and put jack stands under car
2.) remove wheel
3.) remove brake caliper
4.) remove brake torque plate using breaker bar
5.) remove old brake rotor using rubber mallot
6.) put new brake rotor into place
7.) put brake torque plate and brake caliper on torqueing bolts to proper specs.
Is there anything Im missing or anything important I should know about?
Is it important that I clean the surface that the rotor sits on of all rust. I read that somewhere from someone that was installing a big brake kit on a honda civic. I just want to make sure I do everything ok for safety point of view. Thanks.

i dont know what you mean about torque plate..... but the rotor should just pop off after you get the calipers off.....

no..... after you get the brake caliper off there is still this thing that is keeping the rotor from coming off... the torque plate is the thing that actually holds the brake pads and the rotor... the caliper just pushes the pads on the rotor

yeah... sorry about that

hey one more thing.... when I bought the rotors it said to clean the rotors because of the cutting fluid on the rotor surface. Is it ok to just spray regular degreaser on the rotors and wipe it off? And I dont need to prepare the rotors in any way before putting them on do I? Thanks.

i got brembos and i didnt to anything to them to prep them..as a warning- it was a pain in the ass to get off the torque plate...i blame that on the rusty bolts- but i got it off- all you need is a mechanical wrench and i believe its 17mm, and get a hammer, and bang the bolts off- with a torque wrench- you may be able to get the bottom bolt off- but the top one is kinda in a tight spot-thats where a wrench comes in handy... once you get that off- your all set and its easy from then on..also, dont slam on the brakes hard- brake slowly and evenly for the first few 100 miles or so...

hey one more thing I want to ask..... im replacing firestone brake pads. Im going to put on oem toyota brake pads.. Can I reuse the shims that are on the firestone brake pads and put them on the new toyota brake pads? or do I have to get new oem toyota brake pad shims? These are not oem brake pad shims that are on the firestone brake pads. it is just one plate that is glued to the back of the firestone brake pads. do I even have to use brake pad shims?

you dont need the shims...i replaced my pads with out the shims. using OEM toyota pads will be fine. eh....you dont even need a torque wrench man. Good and tight is fine.

well, i would use them... just b/c they help act as a buffer layer b/t the caliper and the pad- there has to be a real good reason for them in the first place- so i wouldnt mess around with it..also-make sure you reinstall the anti squeal springs(if your car has em-the V shaped springs), a set of new shims cost me 17 dollars at the local dealer- i would suggest you get a set too..

yeah I might as well..... thanks.... aftermarket ones would work good too right?