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i know i had this problem with my old 97 ls, i had to beat the crap out of the rotor while the car was on the lift. now, with my 97 es i cannot get the rotor off adain. i beat it pretty well with a 3lb hammer and even soaked it with wd40. being smart i decided to change my brakes blockin in all the other car in the driveway, well it started raining and i quit for the day. i have to ge this done early tomarrow. any suggestion on getting this stuck rotor off
assuming that you have all the necessary hardware off. get a bigger hammer and just keep hitting it all around the rotor.
or an even better idea, reassemble everything. move all the cars so they can get out, then get back to work.
yeah, that pretty much what ive been doing, i though maybe there were some tricks
When i had mine removed.. the person that did it had to head the rotors up with a tortch and bust them off with a big hammer... Thanks to the stupid fuckers at the dealership i had to replce them. They tightened my lugs up so much it took 2 peope to loosen them....
instead of beating it to death... go ahead and just tap lightly around the rotor and the center... beating it will make it stick more...
Usually they stick because they rust around the hub. Just get a wire brush and try to get out as much rust as you can in between the rotor and the hub. Then spray it with some pb blaster or something and work it out with a hammer.
literally beat the shit ouut of it with a hammer
and swing it like you have a pair
it will come off...
if it doesn't
buy a new car
07 ES what? Galant?
If so, front or back?
You know the rear is disk but also has a drum brake for hand brake so if your hand brake is up then the rotor wont move.
Also, as I remember, there are screws on the rotors. Im pretty sure you saw them and i hoped you used an impact drive to get that screw removed and not strip it by trying to unscrew it with a regular screw driver.
For the rear rotors, I used the timing belt cover bolt which fits nicely to the screw hole on the rear rotors. Just screw it in and the rotor just goes off.
If you knew everything that i mensioned already then go ahead and do what they have suggested.
my bad, i meant 97 es galant
front rotors, no screws at all
mine didQuote:
Originally Posted by dsm galant
yeah, boy am i a bad typer, lol. i menat to say no 97 came with rear disc, i am aware the 94 gs had 4wdb
still cant get this damn rotor off. i heathed it with a torch todaybut no luck. plus its freezing cold out! i am afraid i am going to fuck up the weheel bearing or something from all the pounding
if you can't take it off then take it to a professional to take it off.
but seeing that you're from boston, and how it snows there and all the salt chemicals they put on the roads there's probably alot of rust buildup holding the rotor on. to top things off, only god knows when the rotor was last removed.
ok, look at the rotor. towards the center near the lugs, is there two small holes. if so, get a bolt that will fit that hole and screw it in there. this will help lift the center of the rotor off. then use a hammer to do the rest.
i put a piece of wood by the Rotor and went off on it. the rotor came off like in the 3rd hit.
just beat the living shit out of it.
there really isn't much else to it.
actually hit the hammer against the swept area.
not the hub hat.
bea it till there are a hundred nicks in the swept area and the rotor is no longer recognizable.
it will come off.
i jacked it up cut the wheel all the way to the left, sprayed it down with pb blaster. let it sit for an hour and beat it with a 3lb hammer for 20 mins. i broke several chips off the edges but it did not budge
i had to put my new cheapo pags on this not totally fucked rotor cuz i have to drive this car tomarrow. this should be fun. the rotor is super warped. waste of some cheapo autozone valuecfaft pad
you should sell the car
how far are you away from bedford?
i dunno. i am in the dorchester/roxbury area
ok
do the tooth fairy method...
tie a chain to the rotor and then the other end of the chain to a truck....
and just yank it off
i am sure the car will fall off the jack, brake a ball joint, then rip out the fender and the rotor will still be on
are you still having problems with this? post up some pictures of the rotor you are having trouble with.
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Originally Posted by dsm galant
Maybe you should take all your wrenches and tools and get a ride to Sears and get a refund. :lol: :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by little blue
The solution is not to beat the shit out of it. The solution is to screw a bolt in the removal holes and pop the rotor off. My fronts were so warped they vibrated the car and this method still works. It's also whats recommended in the service manual. If you haven't damaged your rotors beyond repair by beating them try the advice little blue gave you.
sorry pal, at this point, the only thing thats going to happen is the bolt will strip out the thread of those holes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fishboy55
if he has beat the rotors to hell like suggested and they havne't come off, then they are on there in a way a few ftlbs of torque from a 8mm thread bolt is going to put out.
i've never ever seen a rotor that didn't come off with a few solid strikes from a ball peen hammer.
usually just the first will beark it loose.
so, did you try sitting the car down on the rotor?
put a concrete block under the rotor then lower the car onto it.
the weight of the vehicle should break it loose.
by beating the rotor from the front and back, he probably wedge the thing on there from friction. try the bolt method, before you try and sheer off a lug. it will take a whole five minutes to try and then if it doesn't work, kick the jack out and let the car drop.
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Originally Posted by dsm galant
just give it a break and bring it to a shop or something.. don't wanna fuck it up don't you??
This thread is funny...
If you have a floor jack, I think setting the car down on the rotor is a good idea, just make sure it isn't going to fall more than 1/4 or 1/2 an inch. If it does, then it'll mean body damage...
ouch, i dunno....
this is a 2 year old topic
why reviving it idk