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Old 01-02-2006, 10:38 AM
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Best way to remove rotors?

Want to get them resurfaced, but they wont budge.
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Old 01-02-2006, 10:54 AM
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Penetrating oil around the hat (lugnut holes, spray behind it) and give it a couple hours, then pound it hard with a rubber mallet. Don't strike it with metal. A wood block with a big hammer might work.

Be sure to rotate the spindle after every few strikes so you strike it all around, not just in one place.
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Originally Posted by myMAXse
Want to get them resurfaced, but they wont budge.

I never resurface rotors, just get new ones. Blackbird loves the cheap **** NAPA ones. They will prob cost you less than re-surfacing them.

To get them off you will have to use some force, take a hammer and pound them off, who cares becuase you will be getting ones anyway.
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Old 01-02-2006, 10:55 AM
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just bang on the edges with a rubber hammer, they will get loose, even easyer is find the threaded screw hole on the rotor by where the studs are, and screw a matching screw into it,i think thats why they are there for.

but i would just get new brembo blanks
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Old 01-02-2006, 11:00 AM
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My 91 Maxima had the hole for the screw, but this one doesn't. I'll try the hammer.
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Old 01-02-2006, 12:17 PM
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Old 01-03-2006, 09:27 AM
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Thanks for all the info. Sprayed some WD40 around the central hub and a couple of wacks with the hammer and they came right off. Got them resurfaced and now no more vibrations.
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great. wd40 and rubber mallet worked 4 me.
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o, and a 6 pack :-)
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Old 01-14-2006, 07:51 PM
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you can do this...: or or : don't waste your money with the resurfacing the rotors.. they won't last.....
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Old 01-15-2006, 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Lontar1
don't waste your money with the resurfacing the rotors.. they won't last.....

I bought Brembo blanks a while back and installed them w/ new pads and had judder problems again after a few months. Took the car in to a shop and the tech told me that even new, off-the-shelf rotors should be turned while on the car...no more problems with brake judder after a year+ (surfaced Brembo blanks and stock pads)



any truth to this, or have I just been lucky so far...?
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