Help! Can't remove rear rotor
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The parking brake might not be on but the parking brake shoes may be holding the rotor on. Remove the little rubber grommet/stopper thingy from the face of the rotor. Move the hole to the 12 o'clock position. Look inside the hole with a light. You will see a little 'star wheelie' thingy. Take a screwdriver and rotate it down. This will release the tension on the shoes. The rotors could also be rusted on at the hub. Spray some WD-40 on around that area if it looks like it is rusted. I'll post a pick of my rear rotors off to show you what the 'star wheelie' thing looks like.
Last edited by binar; 04-06-2007 at 09:28 AM.
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can you turn the rotor? if so then the parking brake is loose. if it won't turn then you may need to back off the adjustment wheel as mentioned. If the rotor turns and you still can't get it off, then give the hat part of the rotor a few good wacks with a heavy hammer (like a hand driver or big ball peen), hit directly towards the middle of the car around each lug and that should loosen up the rust.
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Thanks for all the help guys. I finally got the rear rotors off but it was a pain in the A$$. I had to bag the hat part right buy the studs for a really long time just to loosen it. Finally when I felt it loosen a little I turned the rotors and banged on it more. Even when I put the new rotors on it was hard to take back off.
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