Help rear ROTOR STUCK!
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Tulsa, OK
Okay, changing out my rotors and the rear passenger is completely stuck, I mean completely. I beat on it with a rubber hammer & an iron one too! Not to mention, before I started the process I used PB Blaster and lots of it. I did this for well over an hour and a half!!!! I am sore head to toe from beating the **** out of it! I even drilled some holes into the rotor as a last resort! Still, NO LUCK!!
I eventually stopped for the neighbor's sake (1AM, started at 6PM or so) since its so loud. Please, if anyone has an ideas, reply.
I eventually stopped for the neighbor's sake (1AM, started at 6PM or so) since its so loud. Please, if anyone has an ideas, reply.
More PB Blaster and......
What I always do to remove rotors is take a decent size/thickness screw driver and stick it inside air vents (or whatever they're called) and wiggle it toward/away from me (after removing calipers ofcourse). I keep doing this in different spots of the rotor, turning it after every few wiggles.
Give it a try. Good luck
What I always do to remove rotors is take a decent size/thickness screw driver and stick it inside air vents (or whatever they're called) and wiggle it toward/away from me (after removing calipers ofcourse). I keep doing this in different spots of the rotor, turning it after every few wiggles.
Give it a try. Good luck
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Tulsa, OK
It was definitely disengaged and in neutral.
I will try the screw driver method, thank you gents!
If anyone else has any recommendations, please do not hesitate!
I will try the screw driver method, thank you gents!
If anyone else has any recommendations, please do not hesitate!
when i started reading i was almost FOR SURE it was the parking brake.... as a last resort.. use a hub puller or gear puller. i had a 3 legged puller i used that was big enough, i think mines was orginally for a steering wheel puller. couple turns and one loud bang, rotor is on the floor.
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Tulsa, OK
^^Thank you, I was hoping there was a tool that would do the job! I'll buy it first thing in the morning.
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sometimes just a simple break from the project does wonders. sometimes ill get stuck on something and it gets me so frustrated, but i call it a night and start on it the next day, and what do you know, took only a couple minutes to do what was taking me hours the night before...
sometimes just a simple break from the project does wonders. sometimes ill get stuck on something and it gets me so frustrated, but i call it a night and start on it the next day, and what do you know, took only a couple minutes to do what was taking me hours the night before...
I know i needed it in the past to do inner tie rods on any car.
oh was it just on one side or both sides?
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Tulsa, OK
I replaced all 4 rotors and the rears were both tough. One side only took 15 minutes of beating. The other well, I must've hit it hundreds of times. My fingers are so sore today from beating it and rotating the wheels with the studs. Pretty hard to turn it without the wheel on. Not to mention the rears have a shield around the rotors, so you can only hit it in one small spot... thus having to turn the rotor constantly.
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