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rear brake disc removal help!!

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Old 08-08-2008, 11:18 PM
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so i got the caliper off and the break disc in the back end of the truck wont come off is there some kind of bolt or a trick to get it off, do i have to take the parking brake off or somein?
 
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Make SURE your e-brake is fully off by being underneath looking at the mechanism, when someone releases it.
Road debris and pad/shoes dirt and dust causes the rotor to get stuck.
Pound on the backside of the rotor with a good size club hammer. First one side then the other and wiggle the rotor free.
A lot of shoe dust from the e-brake and rust behind the rotor in the "drum in hat", makes removal sometimes very difficult.
Just be patient and use one of mans best tools............a hammer lol.
Hope this helps?
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Old 08-09-2008, 12:41 PM
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well i got it done late last night, but it took a lot of hammering but it came off
 
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Put some anti-seize on the hub before reinstalling the rotor and it will come off easier next time. Rust on the hub makes them a bear to remove.
 
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