SUSP: Taking that POS rotor off

[wed3k]

So what you are saying is.... If you remove the hub assembly from the steering knuckle, you can pry the bearing off?

Caleb

kinda, i started to remove mine off (on accident) but it could damage the bearing, i was lucky enuf to not dmg mine.

[Clueless]

kinda, i started to remove mine off (on accident) but it could damage the bearing, i was lucky enuf to not dmg mine.

Well....I need a new bearing, that why I was wating to know...

Caleb

[ray ray]

go to napa or checker or autozone whatever auto store is near you and buy a ball joint separater its much easier to use and safer than jacking up your rotor and they dont cost very much, good write up still. glad to see at least someones trying to do this without having to pay a fortune. good job man.

[Clueless]

go to napa or checker or autozone whatever auto store is near you and buy a ball joint separater its much easier to use and safer than jacking up your rotor and they dont cost very much, good write up still. glad to see at least someones trying to do this without having to pay a fortune. good job man.

Can you get some pics how you do it with a ball joint separater? How do you get it back together?

[wed3k]

get a pitman puller...not the ball joint seperator because the seperator is jsut a fork type bullshit and it could damamge the balljoint boot. it also made a hole in my dut shield so whenever i take hard right turns, the dustshield hits my rotor and causes what sounds like rattling cans.

i even tried a 2 jaw puller but didnt work...id HIGHLY suggest my way.

[Clueless]

get a pitman puller...not the ball joint seperator because the seperator is jsut a fork type bullshit and it could damamge the balljoint boot. it also made a hole in my dut shield so whenever i take hard right turns, the dustshield hits my rotor and causes what sounds like rattling cans.

i even tried a 2 jaw puller but didnt work...id HIGHLY suggest my way.

I still don't understand how you canget to the rotors using your method, all I'm seeing that this method alowes you to remove the hub, bearing, and rotor as one piece....

[wed3k]

I still don't understand how you canget to the rotors using your method, all I'm seeing that this method alowes you to remove the hub, bearing, and rotor as one piece....

i meant the ball joint method.

[Clueless]

i meant the ball joint method.

[wed3k]

jesus christ, every time i try and explain shit to you...you get hella confused. forget it.

[Clueless]

jesus christ, every time i try and explain shit to you...you get hella confused. forget it.

Ok....this is what I do understand, when you put the four bolt in the back and bang on it, you remove the hub, rotor and bearing as one piece, right? So now you have the bearing, rotor, and hub off the steering knuckle, do you use that bearing puller to get the bearing off the assembly(rotor, hub, and bearing assembly)? That's is what I understand, and sorry that I'm getting so confused.....

[wed3k]

Ok....this is what I do understand, when you put the four bolt in the back and bang on it, you remove the hub, rotor and bearing as one piece, right? So now you have the bearing, rotor, and hub off the steering knuckle, do you use that bearing puller to get the bearing off the assembly(rotor, hub, and bearing assembly)? That's is what I understand, and sorry that I'm getting so confused.....

yes, you do get that one piece...but you remove another 4 bolts and the rotor removes from that ONE assembly as shown in the pic.

no bearing remover required unless of course you need to change the wheel bearing and in that case, id get that part pulled out.

what was kinda funny is that i proved my shop teacher wrong by going with this method.

[skinnye1]

I always just use a slide hammer, its pretty fast, I've gotten down to doing brakes on mine in less than 45 min the last time I did them

[starchland]

slidehammer...skinnny can you please elaborate on this method, ive heard little bit about it.

[uslspct]

What the hell, I can't get the hub assembly off of the knuckle. Banging it with those 60mm long bolts ain't doing anything. Any suggestions? Bang harder? I'll be damned if I'm taking the whole knuckle somewhere for someone to do it.

[wed3k]

What the hell, I can't get the hub assembly off of the knuckle. Banging it with those 60mm long bolts ain't doing anything. Any suggestions? Bang harder? I'll be damned if I'm taking the whole knuckle somewhere for someone to do it.

just to verify, you have ALL 4 long bolts and banging them in a star shaped pattern?

i had a really big hammer (as seen in the vid)...so idk what to tell you.