rear brake rotor stuck

[waflet]

hideehoi have an '04 g35 coupe. i am changing the rotors & upgrading to ss lines. the fronts are done. both back rotors are stuck on. i can not get them off to save my life (possibly literaly ). i have pulled, pushed & beat on them. they wont budge at all. any suggestions, or is there a magical e-clip hidden somewhere that releases them? tia

l8rcuwaflet

[awdjdmtalon]

Is the E brake on? If it is release it. There are parking brake shoes inside the drum part of the rear rotor.

[JeromeS13]

And if that doesn't work, get a larger hammer.

-Jerome

[waflet]

hideehothe brake was off. i finaly got them off. penetrating oil & a large hammer did the trick. i'm glad i'm not putting those rotors back on!

l8rcuwaflet

[Sentientbydesign]

You can use a little anti-seize between the hub and the rotor to prevent this from happening in the future.

Some rotors also have a threaded hole where you can insert a bolt and tighten until it pushes the rotor off of the hub.

[tollboothwilley]

+1 to the threaded hole

of course penetrating oil/hammer work well...but can take a while. That little 12mm hole can help out

[jbillion]

hideehothe brake was off. i finaly got them off. penetrating oil & a large hammer did the trick. i'm glad i'm not putting those rotors back on!

l8rcuwaflet

I had this happen on my Audi a few years back and a gear puller worked like magic.