HELP!! How do I get these rotors off?

[bennymetal]

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[steelerguy]

Originally Posted by bennymetal

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First, just pull real hard once calipers are out of the way. BTW...the picture in my Haynes manual is wrong, but if you look close, you can see the part that needs compressed to after you loosen both caliper mounting screws. If you don't have some kind of manual, you should get one.

Sometimes I have to use a screwdriver to pry my rotors alittle & then they pop right off. Be careful what you touch with that screwdriver.

Also, you better have the correct torque & use a torque wrench & even then could still strip a caliper screw pretty easy. The only place that I could find a cheater replacement was NAPA. They're not always in stock either.

[n8zdogg]

Heres a trick you might try: Once the caliper is removed. Take one ball pin hammer and hold the ball end between the wheel studs. Now take another hammer and hit the head of the first ball pin. One good solid whack, don't go nuts, then move between each stud and repeat. This impact should free the rust from the hub. This has worked many times for me on trucks with much larger rotors. And when you re-install a very thin layer of never seize on the flat surface of the hub will prevent the rotors from rusting on again, should you have to replace them again.