So I have an 04 Ram 1500. I have had it for 5 months and need to do the brakes. I bought new rotors and pads and went to do them yesterday. I was able to get the calipar off but was unable to get the rotor to come off..I hit it with pb blast, heat and a mini sledge and still it will not come off. Is there something I am missing or not removing? I really need help. I had to put the new pads on the old beat up rotors b/c I had to get to work today. Please help.

 

I was able to get everything off other than the rotor. Both pieces of the caplipar setup where off...

 

You'll have to just keep hitting it until it pops off, if you had everything else removed.

 

Ya I took of the caliper and the bracket. Everything was off and I hit it with a mini sledge for soo long and it still would not do anything. Than I hit it with some heat and tried to hit it off and still nothing. So I honestly have no idea what to do anymore. I hope many the pb blast worked it magic and loosened it up cuz I am going to try today.

 

Well i've had to deal with rusted on brake drums in the past, and that's just about all you can do.

 

Take a wire brush to the center part where the rotor slides on the hub. Get in there as much as you can then PB blast it again. Let it soak in for awhile then try wiggling it off. Sometimes it rusts up in that one spot and you play hell trying to get it off.

 

I'd spray P-oil in/around the studs, around the axle tube and then hammer inward between the studs like your hitting the rotor On. Then hammer on the outer edge where the vent holes are. Then tap evenly around the back side. If you hit on one side, you'll just wedge it and it'll be a bear to come off, even if you hit it really hard, it'll wedge itself on the rust.
Hopefully that all made sene. Hard to explain, easy to show.

 

Ok,

Now that the calipers are off, turn the steering wheel all the way to the right, if you are doing the left front wheel, the back side of the rotor inner hub gets tremendous rust growth, and locks up the rotor to the wheel hub, use whatever you can to break out that rust, or at least most of it, then wail on the rotor with as big a sledge as you can get your hands on. A chipping hammer for welding works great for breaking out the rust, but a needle gun (pnuematic descaler) works best. Once you get most of the bigger chunks cleared, it should work off with ease.

Now, BEFORE you install those fresh clean rotors back on the hub, LIGHTLY coat the inner section of the rotor with never seize, or paint them with a rotor paint, and you'll never have to deal with this again.

The rears will most likely be similar--but you obviously can't turn the wheel to make it easier


Good Luck!

 

Great advice, guys. I'm attacking my brakes for the firs time tomorrow, as well, so I'm following this closely incase I come up against the same thing.

 

try this: