Hi, Guest
07-20-2008, 03:52 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-20-2008, 04:14 AM by OAC_Sparky.)
This always works for me.
Use a stiff wire brush or a Dremel with a wire brush attachment and remove all the rust scale from around the lip where the hub and rotor meet.
Then get a can of Liquid Wrench. NOT WD-40, Liquid Wrench; it's a penetrating oil. WD-40 isn't. Spray it around the lip of the hub (where the hub and rotor meet), and down the gap around each wheel stud. Let it sit for a couple of hours or overnight.
Then take two hammers -- personally I use two 3 pound plastic dead-blow hammers but since you're scrapping the rotors it doesn't matter; and hit on the rotor face on opposite sides alternating so you "rock" the rotor loose. Then it breaks free, then you can tap it from behind.
Be careful about using a torch -- you'll wreck the bearing hub if you're not careful.
Use a stiff wire brush or a Dremel with a wire brush attachment and remove all the rust scale from around the lip where the hub and rotor meet.
Then get a can of Liquid Wrench. NOT WD-40, Liquid Wrench; it's a penetrating oil. WD-40 isn't. Spray it around the lip of the hub (where the hub and rotor meet), and down the gap around each wheel stud. Let it sit for a couple of hours or overnight.
Then take two hammers -- personally I use two 3 pound plastic dead-blow hammers but since you're scrapping the rotors it doesn't matter; and hit on the rotor face on opposite sides alternating so you "rock" the rotor loose. Then it breaks free, then you can tap it from behind.
Be careful about using a torch -- you'll wreck the bearing hub if you're not careful.
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