removing a stuck rotor....

[alphatarget1]

how hard are they to rebuild?

My legacy's seals were easy- you just take the caliper offa nd use compress air to push the piston out. replace with the new seal and put it back in.

 

[basslover1]

A tip to prevent this stuck rotor fiasco the next time. Grab a packet of anti-seize from your auto parts store (usually by the checkout counter), and run a light bead around the wheel hub where the rotor makes contact with it.

I did this when I swapped my brakes, though I haven't gone back to see how it's working. On the other hand, my car doesn't have studs on the hub so a swift kick to the rotor usually breaks it loose anyway.

 

[StageLeft]

A tip to prevent this stuck rotor fiasco the next time. Grab a packet of anti-seize from your auto parts store (usually by the checkout counter), and run a light bead around the wheel hub where the rotor makes contact with it.

I did this when I swapped my brakes, though I haven't gone back to see how it's working. On the other hand, my car doesn't have studs on the hub so a swift kick to the rotor usually breaks it loose anyway.

I can't remember if I tried that or not last time. On one of my vehicles after the winter the wheels are in fact a BEAST to remove, really. I tried anti-seize but wasn't sure it did anything, so last time I used some spare brake grease on the parts where the wheel contacts the hub. I'll find out within a month how well it worked.

 

[sjwaste]

Bleeding brakes is easy. Get yourself a set of speedbleeders and replace your bleed screws with those. Makes it a one man job.

 

[Gibson486]

Hey guys, I just want to say quickly that I have to solution to removing a rusted rotor.

On your rotor there should be two holes for bolts. Go to your auto store, tell them your car ask to see a rotor for your car. Then find the bolt sizes that will fit in the threaded holes.

I have been banging for hours, using a torch, pb blaster. Nothing helped. Read a post on this thread and remembered the bolts. Went to Advanced Auto got us a pack of 10, came home put them in and it was off in less than a minute. Turn the bolts evenly.

or you could just use the holes on back of rotor that hold the caliper in its place. You just uses it as a guide for these long big bolts. It just pushed the rotor off. That is what I ended up doing. Mine does not have the bolts in the front.

 

[Paulus757]

You can avoid life shortening actions like heavy blows and heat by doing this:
https://youtu.be/t2Ody4WCIWY


Paulus757... No reason to bump a thread this old so DON`T do it again...

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