Rear brakes dust shield

cossie1600 · 02-19-2019, 03:39 AM

Hey guys,

I am gonna replace my rear calipers and rotor soon, should I remove the rear brake dust shield while i am at it or does that actually do something?

Thanks

osbornsm · 02-19-2019, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by cossie1600

Hey guys,

I am gonna replace my rear calipers and rotor soon, should I remove the rear brake dust shield while i am at it or does that actually do something?

Thanks

It keeps heat away from the axle and various rotating parts during track duty.

Pretty much decorative

dts3 · 02-19-2019, 12:35 PM

Not sure how much you've read up on it, but it seems most people just bend up the lip so that the rotor clears. I've heard it can be a bitch to remove them (not sure how true that is). When I get around to a swap I'm going to bend the lips back.

cossie1600 · 02-19-2019, 02:50 PM

I was gonna cut it

Rusty · 02-19-2019, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by dts3

Not sure how much you've read up on it, but it seems most people just bend up the lip so that the rotor clears. I've heard it can be a bitch to remove them (not sure how true that is). When I get around to a swap I'm going to bend the lips back.

You have to remove the bearing to remove the shield.

Elmo370z · 02-20-2019, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

You have to remove the bearing to remove the shield.

For god sakes

Rusty · 02-20-2019, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Elmo370z

For god sakes

They all are like that.

cossie1600 · 02-20-2019, 03:05 AM

f that, I think I am just gonna cut it

StevenSlice · 02-20-2019, 04:20 PM

Harbor freight nibbler. Literally took me a few seconds to get it cut off, then i just hit it with some sand paper and i was on my merry way

Spartan 1771 · 02-20-2019, 08:17 PM

I'm getting ready to do a brake upgrade and I was wondering about this myself. My intention was to replace mine with the correct ones for the sport brakes, but after hearing this, I'm just gonna cut them. Not worth the time, money and energy.

Spartan 1771 · 02-20-2019, 08:20 PM

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077GML4BS..._XYFBCbG96N1YJ

This should do the trick.

02-19-2019, 03:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 30	Rear brakes dust shield Hey guys, I am gonna replace my rear calipers and rotor soon, should I remove the rear brake dust shield while i am at it or does that actually do something? Thanks

02-20-2019, 03:05 AM	#8 (permalink)
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02-20-2019, 04:20 PM	#9 (permalink)
StevenSlice Track Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Lompoc, CA Age: 27 Posts: 502 Drives: Like an idiot Rep Power: 46199	Harbor freight nibbler. Literally took me a few seconds to get it cut off, then i just hit it with some sand paper and i was on my merry way Spartan 1771 likes this. __________________ Kansei Corsa \| Endless \| Winmax \| Hotchkis \| ISR Performance \| SPL Parts \| Voodoo13 \|Sabelt \| PowerTrix \| Corner 3 \|

02-20-2019, 08:17 PM	#10 (permalink)
Spartan 1771 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Western Maryland Posts: 1,280 Drives: Wife crazy & 09 370Z Rep Power: 105454	I'm getting ready to do a brake upgrade and I was wondering about this myself. My intention was to replace mine with the correct ones for the sport brakes, but after hearing this, I'm just gonna cut them. Not worth the time, money and energy. __________________ ~Rob -DD Air Guide, Stillen G3 CAIs, 63mm Throttle Bodies, Motordyne M370, Berk HFCs, FI TDX CBE (non-res, CF), Sprint booster v3, Ecutek Dyno Tuned, and the list goes on...

02-20-2019, 08:20 PM	#11 (permalink)
Spartan 1771 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Western Maryland Posts: 1,280 Drives: Wife crazy & 09 370Z Rep Power: 105454	https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077GML4BS..._XYFBCbG96N1YJ This should do the trick. __________________ ~Rob -DD Air Guide, Stillen G3 CAIs, 63mm Throttle Bodies, Motordyne M370, Berk HFCs, FI TDX CBE (non-res, CF), Sprint booster v3, Ecutek Dyno Tuned, and the list goes on...

02-19-2019, 12:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
dts3 Track Member Join Date: May 2018 Location: Farmington Hills, MI Posts: 599 Drives: 08 Expedition Rep Power: 6765	Not sure how much you've read up on it, but it seems most people just bend up the lip so that the rotor clears. I've heard it can be a bitch to remove them (not sure how true that is). When I get around to a swap I'm going to bend the lips back.

02-19-2019, 02:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 30	I was gonna cut it

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