DAKSY wrote:
> Hey, Andy...
>
> <snip> I have a 99 2wd with rear ABS. I have taken off the wheels and
> calipers but
> cannot get the rotors to come off on either side. There are no flat washer
> clips holding them on and I have banged and yanked and pried on them until
> I thought the truck would come off of the jackstands. Is this a "one piece
> unit" or what? <snip>
>
> If there is any type of retainer on your rotor, it'd be on one of the lug
> studs. It looks like a Belleville
> washer, with slots around the I.D. The DAKSY had none on it. The rotor was
> restrained by the wheel
> & lug nuts. It may just be rusted tight. Get some PB Blaster in there & let
> it soak over night.
> Then try smacking it with a BF dead-blow hammer...
>
>
> <snip>I saw a post by Jared Buckley dated Apr 01, 2003 wheel
> bearing install update in which he claimed to have a one piece rotor/hub
> assembly but every other place I've looked assures me that they are two
> separate parts, including the local Dodge dealer.Has anyone else seen
> this?<snip>
>
> Nope. All the Gen III DAKS I've crawled under have had separate parts.
>
>
> <snip>Are they machine pressed together?
> I have a drivers side front wheel bearing making noise, by the way.<snip>
>
> If you're talking about the bearing/hub assembly, I believe it IS pressed
> into
> the knuckle. I couldn't get the passenger side off the DAKSY...I hadda pay a
> local indy to
> do it. BTW, the bearing/hub assembly runs about $150 +/- US...
> HTH,
>
> Bob Smith (DAKSY2K on AIM)
On the two wheel drive Daks there is no hub and bearing assembly. The
"hub" is actually the rotor. The bearings are set in the rotor. All you
should have to do is remove the center spindle nut and it should come
off if I remember correctly.
Don't quote me on that... my brain has turned into sludge after the day
I just worked.
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