Easy way to remove the rotors on a Dana 60 HD rear?
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Easy way to remove the rotors on a Dana 60 HD rear?
I've got a Dana 60 HD rear that came out of a 2001 Ram 2500 4x4 truck that I have sitting on jack stands. The rear has been sitting a bit and the rotors don't want to come off. They are also on so tight that the rear won't turn by turning the yoke even with a pipe wrench. I suspect the brake shoes that are actuated by the emergency brake inside the rotor might be causing the issue.
Does anyone know of any tricks to get the rotors off?
Does anyone know of any tricks to get the rotors off?
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On some, the rotors are staked to the hub by the lug bolts. (notorious on the 3/4 ton trucks....) At some point, they changed, and you can knock the rotors off without having to disassemble the front half of the truck..... I would like to think that dodge got 'smart', and did NOT do that on the rear axles..... but, ya never know. (I haven't see a rear disc rear yet...... I think only the LATE model 3/4 and 1 tons got 'em.)
It's easy to tell which flavor you have.... If the rotor is on the back side of the hub flange..... hub has to come off as well. If the hub flange is hidden the the rotor, then you should be able to just knock it off. There is an adjuster for the e-brake stuff, might have to back that off, and then pound on the rotor with a BFH, right where it meets the hub......
It's easy to tell which flavor you have.... If the rotor is on the back side of the hub flange..... hub has to come off as well. If the hub flange is hidden the the rotor, then you should be able to just knock it off. There is an adjuster for the e-brake stuff, might have to back that off, and then pound on the rotor with a BFH, right where it meets the hub......
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On some, the rotors are staked to the hub by the lug bolts. (notorious on the 3/4 ton trucks....) At some point, they changed, and you can knock the rotors off without having to disassemble the front half of the truck..... I would like to think that dodge got 'smart', and did NOT do that on the rear axles..... but, ya never know. (I haven't see a rear disc rear yet...... I think only the LATE model 3/4 and 1 tons got 'em.)
It's easy to tell which flavor you have.... If the rotor is on the back side of the hub flange..... hub has to come off as well. If the hub flange is hidden the the rotor, then you should be able to just knock it off. There is an adjuster for the e-brake stuff, might have to back that off, and then pound on the rotor with a BFH, right where it meets the hub......
It's easy to tell which flavor you have.... If the rotor is on the back side of the hub flange..... hub has to come off as well. If the hub flange is hidden the the rotor, then you should be able to just knock it off. There is an adjuster for the e-brake stuff, might have to back that off, and then pound on the rotor with a BFH, right where it meets the hub......
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Here is a link to some photos of the Dana 60 HD rear with factory disc brakes.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9apedsb95...tKMxNI4ka?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9apedsb95...tKMxNI4ka?dl=0