Well, Thanks for the help. I pounded the crap outta those things to no
avail. I ended up cheating and taking it to the dealer :-( Guess what!
They couldn't get them off either! They ended up turning them on the truck!
(Didn't know they could do that...) I asked them how they proposed to get
them off when it came time to replace em... They just shrugged and said
"Well cross that bridge when we come to it"... Alrighty Then!!! When I do
replace em, I think I'll definitly go with the ol' Anti Seize!
Thanks,
Nate
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin S." <ksellstr@softcom.nospam.net>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>; "Nate & Brenda Johnson"
<nbjohnson@networld.com>
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 1:07 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Been Awhile (HELP!)
|
| >Nate & Brenda Johnson wrote:
| >Question -- I need to get my rotors turned and I can't get the stinkin'
| >things off! I've soaked em with WD40, pounded on em, everything I can
think
| >of... Anybody got any hints or trick on getting these darned things off?
| >The axle bolt doesn't need to come off does it?
|
|
|
|
| Been there, done that. I removed the calipers once I finally got the
| special allen tool to do so (wow, never thought it would be so hard to
| find a 7mm allen). I was replacing the rotors so the condition of the
| old ones wasn't a prime concern. I soaked the gaps around the studs
| with WD40 for a few hours and used a dead blow on the rotor hat as
| described with no success.
|
| They finally came off and no, there is nothing else to remove to make
| them come of easier. I finally used a thick flat screwdriver gently
| tapped between the inside edge of the rotor surface and the knuckle,
| then turned the rotor and did it again around the rotor until it broke
| loose. It did scratch the rotor surface but it would have been within
| specs to machine out if I wanted to have them turned. There is a little
| risk in the concept, but I was short of other ideas and tools. My next
| plan would have been to make some sort of puller but that would be an
| interesting project to say the least.
|
| When I re-installed them again, I wire-brushed the mating surface real
| good and spread anti-seize on it to prevent this in the future.
|
| Good luck.
|
| Kevin
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