xTHExBOSSx46 Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 im doing the breaks and rotors on my mustang. the back install went fine. i got everything disassembled on the front and now i cant get the rotors off. they are stuck. i have used penatrating oil and then beat the hell out of it and cant get it off......thats what she said . so im wandering if there is a trick im missing or if anyone has any other ideas to get this rotor off. im bout to just take it to monroe cause they can do it $25 a wheel with my parts but i would rather not pay someone to do something i should be able to do myself. any help would be amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Removed Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 hit them hard with a big hammer...sometimes soaking them in pb blaster helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hal Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 BFH works every time. Try to get some PB blaster behind the hat so it contact the hub. An air hammer can help too if you have one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Then put some anti seize on there so that it wont happen again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xTHExBOSSx46 Posted April 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 word. thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NXfedRam Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Ford expeditions and f-150's were notorious for this. I have beat on rotors so hard that they came off in pieces. Keep swinging away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Removed Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Ford expeditions and f-150's were notorious for this. I have beat on rotors so hard that they came off in pieces. Keep swinging away those are the worst.. i heat the hat real good. rotors sit so close to the hubs flange they seize on with rust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hal Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Worst I ever had was a 3000gt. The rotor split in half before it came off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOZZER Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Big Snap-on or Mac air hammer with a flat anvil and they come right off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Removed Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Worst I ever had was a 3000gt. The rotor split in half before it came off. i have had to split many.. worst is the rx7 5 lugs...madza pickups and so on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hal Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 i have had to split many.. worst is the rx7 5 lugs...madza pickups and so on Yeah, this one was different. Hard to explain, it was tiring. I took many a smoke break during that job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadDawg Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 OEM Mazda rotors have a 10mm threaded hole in them - stick a bolt in and tighten and the rotor pops off. Why don't more OEMs do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hal Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 OEM Mazda rotors have a 10mm threaded hole in them - stick a bolt in and tighten and the rotor pops off. Why don't more OEMs do that? Ever stripped the bolt or the hole? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlr8tn Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 I did a brake job on a sentra or some POS like that last summer.....one of the rotors kicked my ass from start to finish. I've never had to beat one off that much. I've had to beat them off but this thing was special. I had a small sledge beating the piss out of that thing. When it finally did come off I felt like mounting it on the wall somewhere. I didn't think I was ever going to get it. I knew I was in trouble on that car when I pulled one of the calipers off and the inside pad was gone..... I don't mean gone as in "wore all the way down". I mean gone as in missing. The piston itself was what was stopping the car. This chick hauled her kids around in that car. Anyhow, just soak it with PB Blaster, put a good "beat the shit out of something" song on the radio, pick up your favorite BFH, and fire away. It'll come off eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Removed Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 OEM Mazda rotors have a 10mm threaded hole in them - stick a bolt in and tighten and the rotor pops off. Why don't more OEMs do that? im not talking about the floating rotors. :gtfo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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