please help ASAP

[4g63gst20]

ok this is the deal, right now i'm trying to change my front rotors, but it's being a pain in the ass,i'm usin one of them rubber hummers, and some wd-40, but can't get them off, anyone knows how to get those fuckers off, please reaply asap, thanks in advance

[10.5sec92AWDTALON]

If your dumping the old ones don't be afraid to use a big, heavy hammer to knock it loose.

[4g63gst20]

never mind , i just took them off, i had to hit it really hard , one of the discs broke, i'll upload a picture tomorrow,thanks anyways,

[Daeshara'cor]

i always use my dad's impact hammer (air tool) to get stuck rotors. come right off.

[97GSTspyder]

i find it easy by threading bolts into the special holes in the rotors to 'kick' the rotor out...usually if that doesn't work, sledgehammer does

[kjewer1]

A little heat and a lot of hammer... Never let me down yet. I've seen some rear rotors break some massive 3 jaw pullers though. Like 18" long jaws. Not sure if those poeple put any heat on it though... I really need an oxy/acetelene setup.

[EclipseRST]

Originally Posted by 95 GSXracer

Not sure if those poeple put any heat on it though... I really need an oxy/acetelene setup.

I love mine Cant beat having a portable heat source (cut/weld/heat) Works wonders on those late night trips to the junk yard.

[kjewer1]

I think I might get one tomorrow. Dammit.

Might as well drag this completely OT now... I have my old TDO6H 20g back, its going on the 91 tomorrow. PRoblem is the WG flapper and arm were removed for use with an O2 mounted setup. Like the 2g, the 1g is using a manifold mounted setup (venting all 4 runners as well). Rather than weld to the housing, I typically just make a new "gasket" and dont cut out the hole for the WG passage. The last one was relatively thin mild steel, and it started to warp at the WG passage after many thousands of hard and hot miles. And that was an absolute bitch to fab up, I cant imagine how much of a pain in the ass thicker material will be. Hole saws just dont get through before they eat shit, and a grinder is so slow and sloppy. Some pnuematic nibblers might be worth looking into. Anyone ever try the Fisher Price "My First Cutting Torch" mapa and oxy cylinder setup? It was relatively cheap at Lowes IIRC, and for the limited use it will get over the next year or so may may it worthwhile. A full blown torch setup would be nice but after making this piddly little block off plate it will collect dust for the next year while I waste my life trying to build a house. Hardly worth the expense.

[EclipseRST]

Originally Posted by 95 GSXracer

I think I might get one tomorrow. Dammit.

Might as well drag this completely OT now... I have my old TDO6H 20g back, its going on the 91 tomorrow. PRoblem is the WG flapper and arm were removed for use with an O2 mounted setup. Like the 2g, the 1g is using a manifold mounted setup (venting all 4 runners as well). Rather than weld to the housing, I typically just make a new "gasket" and dont cut out the hole for the WG passage. The last one was relatively thin mild steel, and it started to warp at the WG passage after many thousands of hard and hot miles. And that was an absolute bitch to fab up, I cant imagine how much of a pain in the ass thicker material will be. Hole saws just dont get through before they eat shit, and a grinder is so slow and sloppy. Some pnuematic nibblers might be worth looking into. Anyone ever try the Fisher Price "My First Cutting Torch" mapa and oxy cylinder setup? It was relatively cheap at Lowes IIRC, and for the limited use it will get over the next year or so may may it worthwhile. A full blown torch setup would be nice but after making this piddly little block off plate it will collect dust for the next year while I waste my life trying to build a house. Hardly worth the expense.

If I need to cut anything out that is thick I use my plasma cutter then just grind it smooth with an air grinder. But that only works if you have a big enough air compressor to keep up. Personally if I were you Kevin, drill a hole in the steel and use a jigsaw with a flexible metal blade to cut thru it.

As for the torch, I bought mine from sears, it was about $350 ($199 for the kit and $149 for the tanks) or around there and it is completely portable. I dont use it enough to get a huge one, I just bought it to get me by and cause its portable!

[imtheoneandonlyD]

Originally Posted by EclipseRST

I love mine Cant beat having a portable heat source (cut/weld/heat) Works wonders on those late night trips to the junk yard.

Late night trips to the junkyard are my best friend. Cant beat those prices.

[Gsx_hooptie]

A little more on topic, there's a great writeup here on how to get the old rotor off. It's a little more eloquent: http://vfaq.com/mods/BrakeRotors.html Not that I'm not a fan of my mallet, but I'd be a little nervous wacking the hell out of a wheel with the car off the ground.