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so me and my girlfriend decided that instead of paying 310 dollars to get her front brake pads and rotors changed, we'd give it a shot at doing it ourselves , seeing as the rotors and pads only cost her 95 dollars

ive done rotors and pads on my neon so i figured it wouldnt be so bad but i was wrong

so we got the pass side wheel off, took off the caliper, pads and caliper bracket but now we cant get off the rotor

there are no set screws or clamps or anything that we can see, and according to my google searches, it should just pull off, but the car has 46k miles on it and original brakes, so its giving us a struggle

any tips, hints or suggestions would be greatly appreciated
thanks guys[/u]

slaw wrote:so me and my girlfriend decided that instead of paying 310 dollars to get her front brake pads and rotors changed, we'd give it a shot at doing it ourselves , seeing as the rotors and pads only cost her 95 dollars

ive done rotors and pads on my neon so i figured it wouldnt be so bad but i was wrong

so we got the pass side wheel off, took off the caliper, pads and caliper bracket but now we cant get off the rotor

there are no set screws or clamps or anything that we can see, and according to my google searches, it should just pull off, but the car has 46k miles on it and original brakes, so its giving us a struggle

any tips, hints or suggestions would be greatly appreciated
thanks guys[/u]

If it's rusted on, how about beating on it with a hammer? You're not reusing the rotors, are you?

BFH is your friend. Big Fucking hammer! Even after 46k, rotors will seize to hubs especially up north where we are. I just hit the rotor directly with it, but you could always use a block of wood to disperse the impact as well.

Don't get too crazy though, you don't want to destroy your wheel bearings.

yeah i tried a hammer but i didnt want the car to fall on me
im gonna try so dw40 tomarrow or something
but no, we have no plans on reusing the rotors

and could u explain better about the block of wood thing, im a little slow

-Put one of the lug nuts back on and screw it all the way into the rotor so it's tight.
-Smack rotor with a hammer on the opposite side - right on the edge.

Might take a couple times to get the right hit but after a couple hits it should pop right off.

tried hitting it going clockwise as i read online
and i realized what you meant with the block of wood, and im using a rubber mallet
im gonna try the lug nut thing tomarrow and upgrade to a bigger hammer
worst case scenario you guys will see a funny video of me trying to get this thing off

Go to local harbor freight and get a 4lb mini sledge for $6 I call mine the enforcer, rotors, ball joints, anything you want to move suddenly becomes your bitch

well my uncle just stopped in, hammered it off with a bunch of good swings
so tomorrow ill put on the new rotor and pads and stuff and give the other side a shot

thanks for the tips guys

VERY common.

As a tech, 8 out of 10 brake jobs, I see the same thing, and I live in sunny california!

standard size hammer, right on the center section in between the wheel studs and they came off
brakes are on and working great
thanks guys

DannyBoy wrote:VERY common.

As a tech, 8 out of 10 brake jobs, I see the same thing, and I live in sunny california!