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Sounds like you have the type where the studs are swaged to secure the hub and rotor. Swaging is performed after the stud has been pressed through the hub and rotor. There is a special tool used to force a slight amount of metal on the wheel stud downward to form a lip which will then lock the hub and rotor together to keep them from separating. This is common on heavy-duty vehicles ( eg 8 stud rotors). If you are not sure, have a local machine shop take a look at your rotors. They'll be able to tell you if it is this type. If you do have this type and you pound it off, be careful not to distort the hub. You may be better off pressing it off.
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