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MAFA
06-01-2006, 06:15 PM
How do you get the rotors off? I got the caliper off but the old rotor is stuck between the wheel bearing housing and the caliper bracket. I can't slide in a large enough wrench to get the bracket off and I cant hammer out the wheel bearing. Any ideas?
steve99m3
06-01-2006, 06:17 PM
You have to take the caliper bracket all the way off AFAIK. Once you do that, you'll probably want to PB Blaster or something to loosen up the existing caliper. Then use a rubber mallet and wail away at the old rotor to break it free of the hub.
Don Nguyen
06-01-2006, 06:53 PM
take the caliper off, caliper bracket off, then take the allen nut off in the center of the rotor sort of and if you are just trashing the rotor, just bang around the edges of it and it should slowly slide off.
M3 Pete
06-01-2006, 07:03 PM
take the caliper off, caliper bracket off, then take the allen nut off in the center of the rotor sort of and if you are just trashing the rotor, just bang around the edges of it and it should slowly slide off.+1, and you can just bang the sh!t out of the backside of the rotor with a BFH until it comes off. I'm pretty sure you need to pull the caliper bracket though.

If you are going to reuse the rotor, you need to use a rubber mallet, or a BFH with a piece of 2x4 between the rotor and hammer.
bimbum
06-01-2006, 07:20 PM
size matters.
sledgehamma' FTW! :p

http://f5.putfile.com/5/13801364772.jpg
///Mundr
06-01-2006, 07:34 PM
size matters.
sledgehamma' FTW! :p

http://f5.putfile.com/5/13801364772.jpg

:lol:lol:lol
M3 Pete
06-01-2006, 08:14 PM
size matters.
sledgehamma' FTW! :p

that's a mighty fine BFH.

Oh wait, I guess it's just a BH. :stickoutt
Don Nguyen
06-01-2006, 08:23 PM
that's a mighty fine BFH.

Oh wait, I guess it's just a BH. :stickoutt

Does it really matter as long as it gets the job done? :rofl


Oh yea, if you ever need some rotors/pads in the future I can get you guys some :devillook