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Re: [evolution-disc.] Rusted on rotors

To: "'autox'" <autox@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [evolution-disc.] Rusted on rotors
From: "Mark J. Andy" <marka@telerama.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 17:23:07 -0500 (EST)
Howdy,

On Mon, 19 Mar 2001 knuckledragger@kcweb.net wrote:
> My Neon's rear brake rotors are rusted solidly onto the hubs, and I do mean
> SOLIDLY!!  I spent a good while on several occasions trying to gently coax
> them off  to no avail.  Then I proceeded to beat the living snot out of them
> with every large metallic beating object that I could lay my hands on.  I
> even gave them a good dousing of Liquid Wrench but got no joy that way
> either.
> 
> Any ideas on how to remove them?  And yes, I had the parking brake
> disengaged as they turned freely on the hubs.

What I've done with drums in this situation is to take an air hammer with
a "cut-off chisel" driver/chisel/thingy and bap that around the face of
the hub seating surface, breaking the rust seal.

I must say I'm surprised though.  You'd think that this wouldn't be that
hard.

Mark

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