In this video, I will show you how to remove a stuck rotor. I beat on it with a hammer, and then I show you how to pop it off using bolts, washers, and nuts.
Used this method to remove a stuck rear rotor from an Infiniti. After tightening the bolts against the rotor, I stepped away to get a second wrench, and as I returned, the rotor went BANG and popped off by itself. Thank you!!
Great video and I can vouch that it works! The only thing I must mention is that, for safety, it's best to loosely screw on 2 or more of the lug nuts to prevent the rotor from popping-off or flying-off because they can and both of mine did, and if wasn't for the lug nuts, the rotors would have flown off and hit something (like me)! Because once the rust bonds break free, it can be a violent release of force!!
Tried this on my son's Ford Focus that had been sitting in the grass untouched in Maine for 3 years. Worked like a charm. Had been beating in them with a 3 lb hand sledge hammer for half an hour. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for refreshing my memory. I used anti- seize on my rotor, where it gets rusted to the hub, and it still got stuck. I had a problem with it in the past and used this method. Thank you!
This video helped me big time! Thanks for posting. I never thought my 7 year old BMW X3 would have rear rotors stuck on like they were. It's seen some ice, snow and salt in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada but not much. Mostly in the valley near Sacramento - low humidity and high heat. But I smacked the bejesus out of one rotor for 10 minutes with a 5lb hammer and it came off. The other, I gave up after 15 minutes. I watched this, went to Lowes and cursed for about 10 minutes as I had nowhere near the same amount of room to swing a wrench than you do.
Thanks A.J.! Son and I were beating up on his stuck rotor for better than an hour. Watched your vid and used the bolt @ 2:00 min. Put a ton of pressure on them and then beat up on it for another 30 minutes before it finally let loose. We would still be out there smacking it if not for that trick! Thanks again!
SONOFABITCH! I just spent hours in my garage, an entire can of WD-40, half a can of brake cleaner, one destroyed rubber mallet, and 45+ minuets of heat gun couldn't get the rotors off a damn 2008 Corolla. Now I find this video. You're a saint.
+dustysquito Oh man that sucks, sometimes rotors can be a real pain in the butt for sure. Well I am glad my video helped you out. Thanks for the comment and have a good day.
Thank you for this, I was about to give up on my 2014 f-150... saw this video than ran to Home Depot for the nuts an bolts worked like a charm! 👍 saved me!
Very happy to have this help. Thank you so much for sharing. We were able to use this video and once one was done, it took less than an hour to finish the driver's side.
lifesaver this morning!!! banged drivers rotor for 10 mins switched to passengers side with this method, and pop went the rotor in 1minute!! THANKS BUD!!!!!!!
Hey I am glad my video helped you out and you got your rotor off. Sometimes getting parts off can be a real pain in the butt. Well thanks for watching and thanks for the comment. Have a good day.
This is allot easier than drilling 5 holes into the rotor, tapping them, installing 5 bolts, and then sequentially turning them until the rotor comes off. It also saves the flange from getting marred. Thanx for the idea, I will try this.
Oh Man!!!,I wish I would have discovered this video last weekend while doing a brake and rotor change on a 2011 Dodge Ram 1500 Sport 4x4.I got the front end done but when I tried to get the rear rotors off there was no luck.I beat the hell out of them for for near an hour but the damn things did not break free.I gave up and brought the truck to the dealership to have the rears done. I was curious as to how the mechanic at the garage got them off and now I think I know after watching this video.Should have searched for a technique before starting the job.Will be doing the wife's Charger soon and this new found knowledge will no doubt serve me well. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Oh man dthat sucks you were forced to take it into the stealership. Yeah the mechanics at the garage will have a rotor and drum puller tool to get off seized rotors and drums, or they use a torch for heat, or they keep smacking it with a big hammer. I like using simple screw jacks to force it off. Really everyone of these methods is a good thing to try, and at the same time can be a bad thing to try. Each of these methods can cause damage to the vehicle. But sometimes you just have to do what you gotta do to get that dam thing off. Sometimes they pop off easy and sometimes you fight them for hours. Well anyway thanks for the comment and thanks for watching. Have a good day.
AJ thank you.....Hats off to this guy . The first stuck rotor removal technique that had some outside of the box info to pass along. Just saying that some posters should consider if their info is just another redundant video before making and posting.
This is so great... I had a hole in my rotor expressly for pushing the rotor away from the hub, but the bolt broke... After putting flame to it for more than 15 minutes, it would still not come off.. I was in a bad situation because I had damaged the rotor after hitting so hard on it...so it was deformed (waved).... the I search for some ideas and found your... it's amazing because it only took 4 minutes with a single bolt from the back.... Thank you so much for this.... priceless !
I never had a stuck rotor that needed more than a mild nudge until now. THIS REALLY WORKED AND VERY EASILY!! Thanks a million. And I will take the hardware back to the store since there was almost no force on it. I used lots of WD40 for several hours but hammering did not budge it.
Thank you. I tried the PB Blaster and hammer technique for hours. Your technique is way better. It only took me a couple of minutes to removed my rotor. From now on, I will use your method.
Stephen Thomas Hey I am glad my video helped you out. I also had a stuck rotor on my F150, here is the video for it. ruclips.net/video/ZYZLYWuMWyQ/видео.html Thanks for the comment and have a good day.
Thanks for the tip! My Silverado 2500 rotors were stuck like no tomorrow, but this got them free. My truck doesn't have the screw threads in the hubs, so this was my only option.
Amanda Pierce that's hack trick I've been a tech for 24 years and never had to do that you have to hit the center of the rotor with a big hammer and drift punch. In the video someone was doing that but not hitting it hard enough. If that don't work then a little heat will work you just need enough heat to expand the metal and loosen the corrosion most of the time propane or map gas will do the trick. You should never do what your showing in the video you can bend and damage those mounting ears that's not what there designed for.
Jonathan Lessard air hammer is my preferred method but not everyone has access to one, and it can be extremely dangerous in the wrong hands, you can do more damage then good
AJ Pierce i can,t thank you enough your tip worked well i also found by bolting caliper to same hole helped me to wind back caliper piston using winding tool and a rachet
used this yesterday and it worked wonders! A couple of pops from the rotor later and it was free! One thing I did was took the bolts that go through the hole originally to the hardware store and picked up the same size (m12 in my case). That way I knew they would fit without needing to worry about them getting angled like they do in the video.
Hey I am glad it worked out for you, and yeah that was good thinking using the same size bolt as the original. I bet that did work great. Yeah when I did mine the bolts did twist and angle a little bit making it a little harder. Well thanks for the comment and have a good day.
I used that method many times, it always worked..... to make it even easier use shorter bolt or at two nuts on the right side of the braket... and one nut against the rotor(end of the bolt)
@@figibloom your video is from 8 years ago, and I think its still the simpliest and easiest method out there to remove a stuck rotor... I'm sure your video have helped many guys in that situation....
5against4 Hey glad it worked for you. Yeah most of the time it does not take to much effort, but I have seen some rotors that just did not want to come off no matter what. Well thanks for the comment and have a good day.
I'm trying this. I've got a 99 Chevy Silverado with rear disk brakes and the rotors are seized on the hubs. I can see this working out just fine. I'm replacing the pads and rotors so I'm not concerned if the rotors get damaged. Great idea.
@@psirider Well I haven't done it yet. I need a bit cooler a day when I'm actually off from work, but I expect in another week I'll be able to get it done.
If you do use this method I suggest you use thicker bolts than what I used. They worked ok but the bolts I used tended to stray off track and made it a little harder. So try to get bolts that fit snug into the caliper bracket, so the bolts dont move on you. Well thanks for the comment and have a good day.
I just broke one ear of the bracket using this technique. Must use two bolts at the same time. And pay attention to the two ears , they could bend if the rotor is very stubbornly stuck and the bolts are big and very strong.
I must have a rotor that has a mind of it's own. I tired the sledgehammer, the two bolts with washer and nuts method, and nothing. It actually snapped one of the bolts. Maybe my rotor is possessed.
Mine snapped the mounting flange on the knuckle right off! I've also seen it bend them. Rust-frozen rotors are Satan manifesting himself in car form, I've decided. Just hatefully inconsistent and difficult. There's no defeating them, you just struggle mightily for awhile and sometimes get lucky.
Thanks! It worked! BUT BE CAREFUL! On my Mazda 5 the bolts ended a little inside the brake disc, but i used ONE long piece of metal between the two bolts and the disc. BUT BE CAREFUL! I BENT MY BRACKET WITH THE HOLES A LITTLE. I had to bend/hammer the bracket back some millimeters.
eindrid Oh man bending the bracket is not good. That is surely something to watch out for good point. Yeah also if the bolt goes inside the brake disc put a nut on the the end or add washers. Anything to make the bolt bigger on the end. I guess using a long piece of metal would work to. Well thanks for the comment and tips. Have a good day.
I wonder if you could just get the bolt tight yo to the caliper and then give the bolt a tap toward the caliper. That seems to work with a ball joint press.
I used the same method to get the rear rotors off my Dodge Ram conversion van. Nothing else worked except doing it this way. I did use beefier bolts though
This is the method I used to successfully "BEND THE CALIPER MOUNTING PADS" and still didn't break the rotor free. Turned out to be an expensive trick !
Richard LaPensee Wow that sucks, must have been stuck pretty good. So how did you get the rotor off? Did you have to cut it off with a cutting torch. What all did you end up having to replace. Well thanks for the comment and sorry that didnt work out for you. Have a nice day.
I do something similar except I use crowbar to apply torture between those two points while I give a reasonable tap/smack on the opposite side with a hammer. Rotate repeat until it comes off...
Shouldve put a piece of small timber between the screw and the rotor disc brake....to prevent any damage on the rotor and to also to spread the force along a wider area.
I have a 97' Camaro that I drive yearly and the rotors are warped and nicely rusted on. I protected the studs with the nuts and was hammering away at the center but it just won't budge. If this doesn't work it'll have to be heated up I think but this looks like it should work.
simonriddick Yeah you can generate a lot of force with a simple screw jack. However it is not a perfect fix because a few things could happen. 1. it pops the rotor right off and everything is good. 2. your screws push and bends the bracket back and your bracket bends and the rotor does not move so that could happen so watch closely. 3. while you are turning the bolt the dam screw snaps and breaks (I recommend high grade bolts) Well any method you use to remove a stuck rotor has its pros and cons. Other things to try are use a big sledge hammer and smack the rotor on the inside hammering towards the outside, and of course as you mentioned the old heat and beat works to. Or a big puller there is a video on youtube where a guy made a home made a simple puller for rotors and I thought that was a pretty good idea, and I plan on making one, but cant remember the title of the video. Well I hope this info helps you out. Thanks for the comments and have a good day.
One additional step can be used to prevent this problem from repeating itself, Apply an anti seize compound such as Never Seez to the surfaces where the rotor contacts the bearing hub.
I'm trying to change the brake rotors on my 73 monte carlos but i can't use the screw it from back method because the holes are not inline with the rotor. Any suggestions?
Yeah maybe try 2 elevator bolts and a threaded coupling ( google elevator bolts if you are not sure what I am talking about). Put one flat side on the rotor and the other flat side against something sturdy and start unscrewing the coupling (one wrench on coupling and one on the elevator bolt) forcing the bolts out. Or figure out a way to make another type of screw jack. Also you could try heating with a torch, or just keep smacking with a big hammer. Well good luck in getting your rotors off. Thanks for the comment and have a good day.
Dint work for me bolts would slide into the rotor so i just tried a little harder with my hammer ,i was replacing the rotor so it dint matter . A couple really good wacks and it came off thanks for the tip
I usually remove the rotor when I am trying to replace a wheel stud. However, different cars may have different procedures, it is best to look up the service procedure. Usually the two phillip screws on the rotor are for using screws to press the rotor off, if it becomes stuck or seized. (at least that is what I have used them for in the past) Well thanks for the comment. I hope this info helps you out. Have a good day.
Damn my 2004 Lexus Gx470 front rotor same as this. I cant get them off. Hammer hit and i do this & that. Still dont come off. I will try same As u tmr. Let see how it go.
Ever try just putting a brake pad behind it ( like a new one that is thicker ), and use the bolts that normally screw into the holes anyways- as jacking screws ? It does work.. To rotate the wheel, loosen slightly, and spin. the pad acts just as a spacer.
Huh? Most rotors have 2 threaded holes in their hubs that are intended to be used to help you get them off. You simply find out what size the thread is and get the appropriate hex-head screws. Put of drop of oil on each crew, then you screw in the screws until they seat, then turn one a half a turn, then the other, alternating until you hear the "pop" that tells you that the rotor is free. It usually pops after the first turn on the second screw.
Theodore Zuckerman I have seen rotors with the screw holes in place like you are talking about, and if it has them use them, they work great. Thanks for the comment and have a good day.
Why don’t you use a steering wheel pulley works great also to remove the disc. Remember to turn it off the emergency brake and also compress the brakes shoes with the wheel adjuster
i havnt tried this yet but will tomorrow. I used kroil on the rotor and it just wouldnt go. I gave up after two days.. now after seeing this, it makes sense. Definitly using anti seize on the new rotors fuck ever having to go through this trouble again !!!!!
Well good luck to you i hope you can get your rotor off. They can be a real pain in the butt some times. I like using Kroil as well that is some good stuff. My engines teacher got me started on that stuff, and I really like using it. Works pretty well most of the time. Yeah a little anti seize works great, also it holds up to high temp very well so a lot of people use it to lubricate the brakes (metal to metal contact points) Well thanks for the comment and have a good day.
This is surely NOT a good idea because caliper hold bracket holes are relatively easy to bend. If penetration oil and soft hammer doesnt work then a large gear pulley or persistence is required.
I was worried about this too. Used this method to remove stuck rotors on my Wrangler, but now driver side brake is dragging. Only applied 11 ft-lbs max of force, but an online calculator show this equates to 2000 lbs of clamping force, each bolt!!! Did I really just apply 4000 lbs to my caliper mounting bracket, and did that bend it a little?
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This worked perfectly, thanks so much. 10 years later your video is still helping people 👍🏻
Used this method to remove a stuck rear rotor from an Infiniti. After tightening the bolts against the rotor, I stepped away to get a second wrench, and as I returned, the rotor went BANG and popped off by itself. Thank you!!
Thanks for watching!
Great video and I can vouch that it works! The only thing I must mention is that, for safety, it's best to loosely screw on 2 or more of the lug nuts to prevent the rotor from popping-off or flying-off because they can and both of mine did, and if wasn't for the lug nuts, the rotors would have flown off and hit something (like me)! Because once the rust bonds break free, it can be a violent release of force!!
Thanks for the tip and thanks for watching!
Tried this on my son's Ford Focus that had been sitting in the grass untouched in Maine for 3 years. Worked like a charm. Had been beating in them with a 3 lb hand sledge hammer for half an hour. Thanks for the video.
Thank you for watching!
Thanks for refreshing my memory. I used anti- seize on my rotor, where it gets rusted to the hub, and it still got stuck. I had a problem with it in the past and used this method. Thank you!
Thanks for watching!!
This video helped me big time! Thanks for posting.
I never thought my 7 year old BMW X3 would have rear rotors stuck on like they were. It's seen some ice, snow and salt in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada but not much. Mostly in the valley near Sacramento - low humidity and high heat.
But I smacked the bejesus out of one rotor for 10 minutes with a 5lb hammer and it came off. The other, I gave up after 15 minutes. I watched this, went to Lowes and cursed for about 10 minutes as I had nowhere near the same amount of room to swing a wrench than you do.
Thanks for watching!
Thanks A.J.! Son and I were beating up on his stuck rotor for better than an hour. Watched your vid and used the bolt @ 2:00 min. Put a ton of pressure on them and then beat up on it for another 30 minutes before it finally let loose. We would still be out there smacking it if not for that trick! Thanks again!
Hey I am glad my video helped you out. Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment. Have a good day.
SONOFABITCH! I just spent hours in my garage, an entire can of WD-40, half a can of brake cleaner, one destroyed rubber mallet, and 45+ minuets of heat gun couldn't get the rotors off a damn 2008 Corolla. Now I find this video. You're a saint.
+dustysquito
Oh man that sucks, sometimes rotors can be a real pain in the butt for sure. Well I am glad my video helped you out. Thanks for the comment and have a good day.
Thank you for this, I was about to give up on my 2014 f-150... saw this video than ran to Home Depot for the nuts an bolts worked like a charm! 👍 saved me!
Thanks for watching!!
Very happy to have this help. Thank you so much for sharing. We were able to use this video and once one was done, it took less than an hour to finish the driver's side.
Awesome! Thanks for watching!
lifesaver this morning!!! banged drivers rotor for 10 mins switched to passengers side with this method, and pop went the rotor in 1minute!! THANKS BUD!!!!!!!
Hey I am glad my video helped you out and you got your rotor off. Sometimes getting parts off can be a real pain in the butt. Well thanks for watching and thanks for the comment. Have a good day.
This is allot easier than drilling 5 holes into the rotor, tapping them, installing 5 bolts, and then sequentially turning them until the rotor comes off. It also saves the flange from getting marred. Thanx for the idea, I will try this.
Thanks for watching!!
This was the stuff of pure genius. Can't even imagine how many hours this saved me. Thank you for sharing.
+Ryan Berding
Thanks for the nice comment, I appreciate it. I am glad my video helped you out. Thanks again and have a nice day.
You saved the day! Worked like a charm. Heard a big pop and it was off. Thank you!
+conifergreen2
I am glad my video helped you out. Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment. Have a good day.
Un genuine thank you to your video. It was so helpful and it got me out of trouble!
Oh Man!!!,I wish I would have discovered this video last weekend while doing a brake and rotor change on a 2011 Dodge Ram 1500 Sport 4x4.I got the front end done but when I tried to get the rear rotors off there was no luck.I beat the hell out of them for for near an hour but the damn things did not break free.I gave up and brought the truck to the dealership to have the rears done.
I was curious as to how the mechanic at the garage got them off and now I think I know after watching this video.Should have searched for a technique before starting the job.Will be doing the wife's Charger soon and this new found knowledge will no doubt serve me well.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Oh man dthat sucks you were forced to take it into the stealership. Yeah the mechanics at the garage will have a rotor and drum puller tool to get off seized rotors and drums, or they use a torch for heat, or they keep smacking it with a big hammer. I like using simple screw jacks to force it off. Really everyone of these methods is a good thing to try, and at the same time can be a bad thing to try. Each of these methods can cause damage to the vehicle. But sometimes you just have to do what you gotta do to get that dam thing off. Sometimes they pop off easy and sometimes you fight them for hours. Well anyway thanks for the comment and thanks for watching. Have a good day.
AJ thank you.....Hats off to this guy . The first stuck rotor removal technique that had some outside of the box info to pass along. Just saying that some posters should consider if their info is just another redundant video before making and posting.
+Steve Burke
Thanks for the comment and have a good day.
Thank you so much! Been trying to get my rotor of for 2 days and it wouldn't budge untill i tried this.
Nice! The bolt/press thing is a trick I dd not know! Rotors were STUCK! Beat with a sledge for hours! Found this video...in five minutes we were done!
Thanks for watching!!
don't no why anyone would thumbs down this vid? it worked great, thanks for posting this helped me out a lot
I am glad my video helped you out. Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment. Have a good day.
This is so great... I had a hole in my rotor expressly for pushing the rotor away from the hub, but the bolt broke... After putting flame to it for more than 15 minutes, it would still not come off.. I was in a bad situation because I had damaged the rotor after hitting so hard on it...so it was deformed (waved).... the I search for some ideas and found your... it's amazing because it only took 4 minutes with a single bolt from the back.... Thank you so much for this.... priceless !
I am glad my trick helped you out. Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment. Have a good day.
it definitely works!!! absolutely BRILLIANT!!!! THE SIMPLICITY!
I never had a stuck rotor that needed more than a mild nudge until now. THIS REALLY WORKED AND VERY EASILY!! Thanks a million. And I will take the hardware back to the store since there was almost no force on it. I used lots of WD40 for several hours but hammering did not budge it.
I am glad my video helped you out. Yeah sometimes those rotors just do not want to come off. Thanks for the comment and have a good day.
Thank you. I tried the PB Blaster and hammer technique for hours. Your technique is way better. It only took me a couple of minutes to removed my rotor. From now on, I will use your method.
Hey glad I could help. Yeah that rotor was a pain to get off. thanks for the comment and have a good day.
Thanks. Used your tip to remove F150 4x4 stuck rotor. Worked great.
Stephen Thomas
Hey I am glad my video helped you out. I also had a stuck rotor on my F150, here is the video for it. ruclips.net/video/ZYZLYWuMWyQ/видео.html Thanks for the comment and have a good day.
Fantastic. I got it off with this technique, thank you so much!!!
Thanks for watching!!
Fantastic Worked like a charm. Never got one off so easy thanks for your help.
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the tip! My Silverado 2500 rotors were stuck like no tomorrow, but this got them free. My truck doesn't have the screw threads in the hubs, so this was my only option.
Joe Adkins Hey glad it worked out for you. Thanks for the comment and have a good day.
Amanda Pierce that's hack trick I've been a tech for 24 years and never had to do that you have to hit the center of the rotor with a big hammer and drift punch. In the video someone was doing that but not hitting it hard enough. If that don't work then a little heat will work you just need enough heat to expand the metal and loosen the corrosion most of the time propane or map gas will do the trick. You should never do what your showing in the video you can bend and damage those mounting ears that's not what there designed for.
bleachinuri air hammer with the tapping tip is working great too
Jonathan Lessard air hammer is my preferred method but not everyone has access to one, and it can be extremely dangerous in the wrong hands, you can do more damage then good
wow I have rusted stuck rotors on a 1994 celica and now because of you and this video I got them off - so much thanks
goldiegoo
Hey I am glad you got your stuck rotors off, and I am glad my video helped you out. Thanks for the comment and have a good day.
AJ Pierce i can,t thank you enough your tip worked well i also found by bolting caliper to same hole helped me to wind back caliper piston using winding tool and a rachet
Thanks for watching!!
This saved me even after using penetrating oil and heat. We get some nasty rusted rotors from salt here in the rust belt! Thanks for the tip.
You are welcome. Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment. Have a good day.
Worked like a charm on my 14 yr old truck with original rotors.
used this yesterday and it worked wonders! A couple of pops from the rotor later and it was free! One thing I did was took the bolts that go through the hole originally to the hardware store and picked up the same size (m12 in my case). That way I knew they would fit without needing to worry about them getting angled like they do in the video.
Hey I am glad it worked out for you, and yeah that was good thinking using the same size bolt as the original. I bet that did work great. Yeah when I did mine the bolts did twist and angle a little bit making it a little harder. Well thanks for the comment and have a good day.
Worked quickly (after hammering on the rotor for 10 min) Thanks !
Dandyd19 Hey glad it worked for you. Thanks for the comment and have a good day.
I used that method many times, it always worked..... to make it even easier use shorter bolt or at two nuts on the right side of the braket... and one nut against the rotor(end of the bolt)
Thanks for the tip. Thanks for watching!
@@figibloom your video is from 8 years ago, and I think its still the simpliest and easiest method out there to remove a stuck rotor... I'm sure your video have helped many guys in that situation....
@@ja4476 thanks so much for saying so.
Work like a charm, I only used one bolt on the inside, and a metal plate. I found it doesn't take much to break them free once they get started.
5against4 Hey glad it worked for you. Yeah most of the time it does not take to much effort, but I have seen some rotors that just did not want to come off no matter what. Well thanks for the comment and have a good day.
Worked like a charm, thanks for the post!
+Jeffrey Barnes
I am glad it worked out for you. Thanks for the comment and have a good day.
I forgot about this method....I've got a really stuck one... gonna try this, this weekend...💪
Hope it helped! Thanks for watching!
@@figibloom I actually put everything back together and haven't gotten a chance to try it again I am going to try it this coming weekend
Nevertheless, I did enjoy your video. Thanks for taking the time to upload.
Worked great. Many thanks!
Worked like a charm.... thanks for the tip.
You are welcome. I am glad my video helped you out. Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment. Have a good day.
works awesome. just did it today. thanks so much!!
Hey I am glad my video helped you out. Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment. Have a good day.
Merci
Grace à cette vidéo j'ai pu changer mes disques sur ma hyundai i30
thats alot, this method worked very well for my mx5 nb1
Raven Kt Hey I am glad it worked out for you. Thanks for the comment and have a good day.
Awsome idea!! thank you for your post, saved my ass!!!
+JimmyGunXD556
Hey I am glad my video helped you out. Thanks for the comment and have a good day.
I'm trying this. I've got a 99 Chevy Silverado with rear disk brakes and the rotors are seized on the hubs. I can see this working out just fine. I'm replacing the pads and rotors so I'm not concerned if the rotors get damaged. Great idea.
That’s why I’m here Silverado front rotors. How did it work?
@@psirider Well I haven't done it yet. I need a bit cooler a day when I'm actually off from work, but I expect in another week I'll be able to get it done.
@@dannyo6699 well I tried today and it worked. So give it a shot. And mine we’re stuck about as bad as I imagine them getting.
I used this method today on a stubborn rotor.
Great! Thanks for watching!
If you do use this method I suggest you use thicker bolts than what I used. They worked ok but the bolts I used tended to stray off track and made it a little harder. So try to get bolts that fit snug into the caliper bracket, so the bolts dont move on you. Well thanks for the comment and have a good day.
I got it off with this technique thank you so much
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Thanks your a freaking life saver
Thanks for watching!!
Thanks, great tip.
Thanks for watching!
I just broke one ear of the bracket using this technique. Must use two bolts at the same time. And pay attention to the two ears , they could bend if the rotor is very stubbornly stuck and the bolts are big and very strong.
If you're lugnuts are on your rotor. Put your tire on backwards with 3 lose lugnuts. And use the tire as a puller works great.
Excellent video! No disrespect intended, but would bolts about half that length work better? Not so much length to deal with.
what size bolts and nut did you use ?
Wish I would have saw this Saturday. Lol.
will be trying this out today!! hope it works for me
+Zander T
Good luck. I hope this works for you. Have a good day.
I must have a rotor that has a mind of it's own. I tired the sledgehammer, the two bolts with washer and nuts method, and nothing. It actually snapped one of the bolts. Maybe my rotor is possessed.
Mine snapped the mounting flange on the knuckle right off! I've also seen it bend them. Rust-frozen rotors are Satan manifesting himself in car form, I've decided. Just hatefully inconsistent and difficult. There's no defeating them, you just struggle mightily for awhile and sometimes get lucky.
Try using a cutting wheel. Give it the slice and dice treatment.
Great idea
i save 40 bucks by using your technique,thanks
Nice technique 👍🏽
Thanks for watching!!
Thanks! It worked! BUT BE CAREFUL!
On my Mazda 5 the bolts ended a little inside the brake disc, but i used ONE long piece of metal between the two bolts and the disc.
BUT BE CAREFUL! I BENT MY BRACKET WITH THE HOLES A LITTLE.
I had to bend/hammer the bracket back some millimeters.
eindrid Oh man bending the bracket is not good. That is surely something to watch out for good point. Yeah also if the bolt goes inside the brake disc put a nut on the the end or add washers. Anything to make the bolt bigger on the end. I guess using a long piece of metal would work to. Well thanks for the comment and tips. Have a good day.
cheers mate very helpfull
Hey thanks for watching and thanks for the comment. Have a good day.
I wonder if you could just get the bolt tight yo to the caliper and then give the bolt a tap toward the caliper. That seems to work with a ball joint press.
Sir what seize bolt are you using I’m having the same problem right now and was going to used this method
My husband passed away years ago, but I hope you can figure out what you need. Thanks for watching his video.
@@figibloom I’m sorry to hear that, but yes I figure it out.
I used the same method to get the rear rotors off my Dodge Ram conversion van. Nothing else worked except doing it this way. I did use beefier bolts though
Cathy Witzke
Hey I am glad this method worked out for you. Yeah the beefier bolts the better. Thanks for the comment and have a good day.
3lb or 4lb sledge hammer or what do you prefer ?
This is the method I used to successfully "BEND THE CALIPER MOUNTING PADS" and still didn't break the rotor free. Turned out to be an expensive trick !
Richard LaPensee Wow that sucks, must have been stuck pretty good. So how did you get the rotor off? Did you have to cut it off with a cutting torch. What all did you end up having to replace. Well thanks for the comment and sorry that didnt work out for you. Have a nice day.
I do something similar except I use crowbar to apply torture between those two points while I give a reasonable tap/smack on the opposite side with a hammer. Rotate repeat until it comes off...
Shouldve put a piece of small timber between the screw and the rotor disc brake....to prevent any damage on the rotor and to also to spread the force along a wider area.
Good on ya bro. Save me alot of cussing and wrench throwing. . . 👍
Man this saved me so much time great ideal !
gabriel robles
Hey I am glad this trick helped you out. Thanks for the comment and have a good day.
I have a 97' Camaro that I drive yearly and the rotors are warped and nicely rusted on. I protected the studs with the nuts and was hammering away at the center but it just won't budge. If this doesn't work it'll have to be heated up I think but this looks like it should work.
simonriddick
Yeah you can generate a lot of force with a simple screw jack. However it is not a perfect fix because a few things could happen. 1. it pops the rotor right off and everything is good. 2. your screws push and bends the bracket back and your bracket bends and the rotor does not move so that could happen so watch closely. 3. while you are turning the bolt the dam screw snaps and breaks (I recommend high grade bolts) Well any method you use to remove a stuck rotor has its pros and cons. Other things to try are use a big sledge hammer and smack the rotor on the inside hammering towards the outside, and of course as you mentioned the old heat and beat works to. Or a big puller there is a video on youtube where a guy made a home made a simple puller for rotors and I thought that was a pretty good idea, and I plan on making one, but cant remember the title of the video. Well I hope this info helps you out. Thanks for the comments and have a good day.
Thank you! I will be ready to save $400 at sunrise!
You are welcome. Thanks for the comment and good luck on your project. have a nice day.
One additional step can be used to prevent this problem from repeating itself, Apply an anti seize compound such as Never Seez to the surfaces where the rotor contacts the bearing hub.
anon2240 Thanks for the tip that is good advice, and thanks for the comment. Have a good day.
That's what I did on my Dakota. I replaced the old rotors with the new and new pads as well.
I used to have on old 92 Dodge Dakota, and I really liked that old truck, but I ended up giving it to my nephew.
+AJ “Figgy” Pierce Yeah. Mine is a 2005. Had it since then. I ordered it with a manual transmission.
I'm trying to change the brake rotors on my 73 monte carlos but i can't use the screw it from back method because the holes are not inline with the rotor. Any suggestions?
Yeah maybe try 2 elevator bolts and a threaded coupling ( google elevator bolts if you are not sure what I am talking about). Put one flat side on the rotor and the other flat side against something sturdy and start unscrewing the coupling (one wrench on coupling and one on the elevator bolt) forcing the bolts out. Or figure out a way to make another type of screw jack. Also you could try heating with a torch, or just keep smacking with a big hammer. Well good luck in getting your rotors off. Thanks for the comment and have a good day.
Dint work for me bolts would slide into the rotor so i just tried a little harder with my hammer ,i was replacing the rotor so it dint matter . A couple really good wacks and it came off thanks for the tip
thanks AJ
You are welcome. Have a good day.
do i have to remove the two phillip screws on the rotor to remove the studs
I usually remove the rotor when I am trying to replace a wheel stud. However, different cars may have different procedures, it is best to look up the service procedure. Usually the two phillip screws on the rotor are for using screws to press the rotor off, if it becomes stuck or seized. (at least that is what I have used them for in the past) Well thanks for the comment. I hope this info helps you out. Have a good day.
How do you spin rotor to use bolts to push out other side? My rotor doesnt spin
I had same problem. I had parking brake on then I released parking brake and it turns
Damn my 2004 Lexus Gx470 front rotor same as this. I cant get them off.
Hammer hit and i do this & that. Still dont come off. I will try same As u tmr. Let see how it go.
I hope it helped. Thanks for watching!
Nice.
Thanks for watching!
With this method, you can easily break the metal holding a calliper
Ever try just putting a brake pad behind it ( like a new one that is thicker ), and use the bolts that normally screw into the holes anyways- as jacking screws ?
It does work.. To rotate the wheel, loosen slightly, and spin. the pad acts just as a spacer.
Mad Dawg
No I have never tried that before, but maybe next time I will give that a try. Thanks for the comment and the suggestion. Have a good day.
Thanks
+Arthur Kirk
Yep you are welcome
Many people don't know that the brake caliper can push off the rotor.
I would invest in an angle head impact lol.
Huh? Most rotors have 2 threaded holes in their hubs that are intended to be used to help you get them off. You simply find out what size the thread is and get the appropriate hex-head screws. Put of drop of oil on each crew, then you screw in the screws until they seat, then turn one a half a turn, then the other, alternating until you hear the "pop" that tells you that the rotor is free. It usually pops after the first turn on the second screw.
HUH ? not all rotors have the 2 holes you mentioned.
+Dandyd19 Writes "Not all rotors have the 2 [screw] holes you mentioned." Huh? Screw that!
Theodore Zuckerman I have seen rotors with the screw holes in place like you are talking about, and if it has them use them, they work great. Thanks for the comment and have a good day.
Theodore Zuckerman Only true of little peanut vehicles in my experience. Not true of trucks and fullsize automobiles.
I tried this and it bent the actual calipar carrier bolt hole. But removed the disc.
a three jaw wheel puller works best..... but if you don't happen to have any tools, this works great...... just takes some patience.
+MrJimbee
Yeah having the right kind of puller does work very well. Thanks for the comment and tip and have a good day.
Why don’t you use a steering wheel pulley works great also to remove the disc. Remember to turn it off the emergency brake and also compress the brakes shoes with the wheel adjuster
Thanks for watching.
i havnt tried this yet but will tomorrow. I used kroil on the rotor and it just wouldnt go. I gave up after two days.. now after seeing this, it makes sense. Definitly using anti seize on the new rotors fuck ever having to go through this trouble again !!!!!
Well good luck to you i hope you can get your rotor off. They can be a real pain in the butt some times. I like using Kroil as well that is some good stuff. My engines teacher got me started on that stuff, and I really like using it. Works pretty well most of the time. Yeah a little anti seize works great, also it holds up to high temp very well so a lot of people use it to lubricate the brakes (metal to metal contact points) Well thanks for the comment and have a good day.
I just used a piece of 4b2 and a hammer put the wood against the rotor and wacked it a couple of time and it came of
Great! Thanks for watching!
This is surely NOT a good idea because caliper hold bracket holes are relatively easy to bend. If penetration oil and soft hammer doesnt work then a large gear pulley or persistence is required.
2000 Ford e350 econoline, when removing rotors do we need to remove the axle
Step away from the wrench. Seriously.
Do this carfully. I didn't notice but my bolt went it crooked. The rotor rounded and fatten the tip of the bolt and was stuck
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How did you get the bolt "Un-stuck" and how did you get your rotor off?
I used the bolts to screw into the 2 threaded holes in the hub. And the bolts break and stuck in my rotor.
I may need to find mechanic to change it.
Jimmy He Man that sucks. Your rotors must be super stuck. Well thanks for the comment and have a good day. I hope you are able to get it fixed.
I would be careful with this method as if you dont pay attention like me you can bend or even snap off the mounting flanges on the steering knuckle
I was worried about this too. Used this method to remove stuck rotors on my Wrangler, but now driver side brake is dragging. Only applied 11 ft-lbs max of force, but an online calculator show this equates to 2000 lbs of clamping force, each bolt!!! Did I really just apply 4000 lbs to my caliper mounting bracket, and did that bend it a little?
Where can i get these bolts?
+LKJZXC1990 ali
Hardware store is where I got mine.Thanks for the comment and have a good day.