Re: [DML] Help with rotors!
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Re: [DML] Help with rotors!



Once you remove your wheels you must remove the wheel spacer plate on the rotor 
to reveal the philips screw that retains the rotor to the hub & rotor come right off.
I do these brakes for owners around here at least 2 cars a year plus my frame off I 
just finished fronts & working on rears as soon as I get some help to bleed lines ( I 
really need a power bleeder .
Lawrence

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Johnny Sawyer <johnny.sawyer@xxxx> wrote:
> The bearings are indeed sealed - until you remove the rotor.  Same
> thing happend to me on both of the front.  I suggest getting a
> sand-filled plastic mallet of about two pounds and go at it.  That's
> what worked for me.  The rotors and bearings finally gave up the
> fight.
> 
> Also, you may find that the inner racer of the bearing will get stuck
> on the carrier.  I had to use an air hammer to remove them, but it
> worked.
> 
> I haven't had the pleasure of removing the rear rotors, so I'm not
> much help there.  I was told you just need to remove the phillips
> screw and they come off.
> 
> Johnny
> 5518
> 
> On 7/5/05, sweetp01569 <paul.sweet@xxxx> wrote:
> > I am attempting to rebuild my brakes. I got all four calipers off, but
> > am having problems getting the hubs/rotors off.  They are all pretty
> > glazed and all I wanted to do was to take them off and get them turned
> > at a local garage.  Per the manual, once I get the hub nut off on
> > either the front or back, it just says to pull the disc right off.
> > 
> > After a rubber mallet on my front driver's side, ball bearings from
> > the back spilled out, which I thought were sealed.  I can't mallet the
> > passenger side off.  The rears has some sort of friction retaining
> > push washer over the threads and pushed inside.  I thought a rubber
> > mallet again might help, but it seemed to loosen the drive axle joint
> > behind it, instead.
> > 
> > I need help! How do I get the rotors off?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Paul






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