Hoping that someone that is really familiar with removing rotors on a 95 ram 2500 (front-passenger) can give me some much needed advice.

This weekend I decided it was time to replace my rotors, driver side came off with out too much of an issue, however the passenger side one is giving me hell, I can't figure out why it won't come off.

I've removed the brake caliper, and the large castle-nut from the center of the hub area. I removed the 4 knuckle-to-hub bolts on the back side, yet it's on there solid. I've tried using some leverage, a hammer, everything I can think of but it doesn't even budge.

Am I missing something? Or do I just need to get a BIG sledge hammer and have at it?

TIA...

 

You'll probably have to give it a little more "encouragement" It should come off the same way the driver's side came off. You can try spraying it up with some WD or PB Blaster...it's probably just rusted on. [>:]

 

Yeah, most likely you have a rotor that's rusted/fried itself to the hub support. Spray it down good with some caliper/brake cleaner or WD40 and let it sit for a little while. Come back and bang on it a bit if you have to.

There isnt a whole lot you can do except bang on it and try to break it loose.

 

good luck dude, both of my front rotors did NOT come off of the hubs...at all. i beat the f&^k out of them, used a gear puller on em, they didn't budge at all. luckily i was replacing hubs and rotors at the same time.

 

you removed a whole lot of things that didnt need to be removed. the calaper was the only thing you needed to remove.

soak the crap out of it with PB blast.

and take a BFH to it.

 

Beat the living bajesus out of it. Hit it in the middle where it would rust up.