Pull the caliper, and smack the rotor with a mallet. That should loosen the
rust holding the hat to the studs.
TonyC
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Haney <mphaney@attbi.com>
To: Dakota Mailing List <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Date: Saturday, June 01, 2002 9:33 AM
Subject: DML: Front brakes question
>
>I'm trying to get the front rotors off my 2000 CC 4X4, so I can get them
cut
>(or replaced, depending on how bad they're warped), but I'm not having much
>luck at the moment...
>
>The guy down at my parts shop says they're the slip on type (this is a REAL
>parts shop...not Pep boys, and he's rarely wrong about this type of thing).
>Anyways, when I pull the wheel, it kinda looks like they're slip on, but
the
>rotor ain't budging. So I pulled the cotter pin and spindle nut, and
behind
>that, everything is splined. Obviously, I just put all that back together.
>
>The bottom line is I can't tell if the rotor is just frozen on the hub, or
>if the whole thing is splined and needs to go to the shop.
>
>Anyone care to answer this one?
>
>TIA
>
>Mark Haney
>2K SLT+ CC 4X4, 4.7 5sp, 3.92 LSD
>
>
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