How do you remove rotors on a 2002 Mazda miata?

Answer 1

Front or rear? Front is the same as most cars. Remove the caliper carrier, slide the carrier and caliper off the rotor, the old rotor just about falls off in your hand, use just about anything at hand to push the pads apart just a little, put on the new rotor, bolt the carrier/caliper back on. If you're replacing the pads at the same time, take one caliper bolt/pin out first and then pivot the caliper away from the pads. Then slide the caliper off the other bolt/pin. Then remove the carrier if necessary. The rear rotors are a touch different because the Miata uses a very unique parking brake set-up on the rear calipers. A 14 mm headed bolt on the back of the rear caliper has to be removed and a 4 mm Allen wrench or socket is used to release the parking brake mechanism before the caliper piston can be depressed. It is NOT the usual "turn the piston as you push on it" design that is most commonly used these days.