Hello...
Yesterday I decided to remove the disk brakes on my '78 Spit to rebuild the
calipers and replace rotors and wheel bearings. When I got down to removing
the rotor from the hub I did as the book said.
Remove the 4 bolts holding the rotor to the hub and remove rotor.... Nope...
Rotor won't come Off.
PLAN-B: Applied a spray of Rust Buster to mating surface between rotor and
hub, smack smartly with mallet... Nope... Rotor won't come Off.
PLAN-C: Fired up the propain tourch and heat rotor, smack smartly with mallet
.... Nope... Rotor won't come Off.
PLAN-D: Slip rotor/hub into freezer (when wife wasn't looking) and wait half
hour, Swap out Propane with MappGas, Heat rotor, Smack smartly with
mallet..... POP, Off comes Rotor :-) Yea !!!.... Miller Time !!
What was Plan-E you ask, a 10 ton bearing press.
Plan-F? A new hub to replace the one destroyed when Plan-E Failed.
We're Havin Fun Now!
George
'78 "Spiffy"
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