jkmmenzies Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Rotor will not come off....everything else does but rotor seems to be held by something...any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal3thousand Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Rotor will not come off....everything else does but rotor seems to be held by something...any ideas? I'm thinking rust and/or parking brake. If you don't have the parking brake on and you've removed all fasteners holding it, all you should need to do is give it a good whack with a mallet to jar it off. Some type of rust loosener is advisable. Want to post a pic of where you're at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billb3118 Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 Rotor will not come off....everything else does but rotor seems to be held by something...any ideas? I am having the same problem . Have you found the solution yet. It seems to me the the emergency brake needs to be released but how do you do that. Thanks billb3118 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billb3118 Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 I'm thinking rust and/or parking brake. If you don't have the parking brake on and you've removed all fasteners holding it, all you should need to do is give it a good whack with a mallet to jar it off. Some type of rust loosener is advisable. Want to post a pic of where you're at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billb3118 Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 Mine are loose but will not come off. It seems the Emergency brake need to be released. Is there a trick here. Thanks billb3118 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Depiry Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 (edited) make sure the Emergency brake is off access to adjustment by rubber plug?,Marty Edited July 16, 2011 by Depiry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billb3118 Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 make sure the Emergency brake is off access to adjustment by rubber plug?,Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billb3118 Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 Hi Marty. I can't see anywhere that there is this plug. In the olden days there was a plug that used a tool to adjust and tighten to take off the drum but this invention I don't see that. THis is a 2008 edge limited Thanks Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billb3118 Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 Rotor will not come off....everything else does but rotor seems to be held by something...any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billb3118 Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 Hi ! did you ever get your rotors off. I am still trying to get mine off. Thanks Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smazakas Posted September 7, 2015 Report Share Posted September 7, 2015 someone answered this in another part of the forum but I can't find the link anymore. their answers helped me but I added some steps. First let me detail what they offered. 1. The rotor is also a drum brake! inside the rotor you will find that it houses a circular brake shoe. Often there is rust build up on the drum that prevents the rotor/drum from easily being removed! 2. there is a small rubber plug on the rotor that when removed will give you access to the drum brake adjuster. My adjuster was around the 12 oclock position and hard to see. 3. you can adjust the brake shoes either tighter or looser depending on the direction you spin the adjuster. Use a flat screw drive to turn the adjuster wheel. it has small teeth on it. rotate the wheel while doing this to determine if you are tightening or loosening the brake shoes 4. Some folks suggested removing the e-brake cable / bracket to free the shoes. this did not help me 5. some folks suggested putting lug nuts back on the studs and using a crowbar or other long bar to turn the wheel while periodically beating on the drum to work the thing off. this did knock much of the rust off but was still hard going. 6. The final answer for me was taking a 16" piece of angle iron, laying it across the rotor resting on lug nuts so it was horizontal. Then I took two short bar clamps forcing the forward one in between the rotor and the rotor shield and the back one just place right on the rotor. The bar clamps pull against the angle iron pushing on the center of the axel area and it allows you to bull directly on the rotor. You still need to tap/ bang with the mallot but it come off more easily and under control. Also an important note, before you use the clamps, make sure the adjustment/ access hole is facing the 8 or 9 o clock position. 7. As you start to work the rotor off, before you get too far, take a drift pin and via the access hole, carefully hammer the shoe back out of the drum. This will avoid ripping the shoes away from the spring that holds them in place 8. remember to adjust the e-brake shoes when you re assemble the system Hope this helps, I really appreciated the info someone else shared so I'm trying to pay if forward. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDST777 Posted August 28, 2016 Report Share Posted August 28, 2016 (edited) Hi, I tried to remove back rotors today using the general information which I found here, but just it didn't turn out, the rotor wasn't removed though I regulated a flat wheel with teeths and to remove a tension of the emergency blocks. Now I want to try to take advice to make a stripper from металлическог a corner 16". Look at my image , I correctly understood principle of work of what I will need to make? I don't want anything to damage therefore I ask a question. P.S.: also I want to specify, back rotors how freely have to rotate? (with the wrung-out emergency brake). Disturbs me that I put quite strong effort to shift a rotor and to rotate it hands. At the same time the flat wheel with teeth doesn't hold apart a block. This normal state? or it is a prolema of the basic bearing? I will upload video where it is visible as it occurs. Edited August 29, 2016 by EDST777 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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