I'm doing my breaks and I can't get the ##@$$@ rotor off on the drivers side. The other one slid right off with no problem. It still has life left so I dont want to damage it while removing it if possible. Please help!

 

It should slide right off. Did you take the caliper off 1st?
How is it stuck?

 

just take a rubber mallet and beat the crap out of it at all angles. it wont hurt anything and should pop it off

sometimes they just get stuck on there and are a little difficult

thomas

 

are u the original owner of the car, b/c if you are then chances are the passenger one was replaced because the factory ones are held on by studs in the back and when you change/clean them you dont have to put the studs back in.

in short...remove the studs from the back!

 

They should be hat rotors meaning they just slide onto the hub. Beat the $#$# outta it and it'll pop off. Also make sure that there are no metal retainer rings on the wheel studs. If they're factory rotors they may still have the retainer rings. These brakes are pie, actually 99% of brake jobs are pie but I did them for 6 years so.....

 

mine were easy as cake, after the rotor was removed. they practicly fall right off. and while you are greasing the bearings and pins, get the rotors turned

 

dont do anything stupid like using a hammer or anything that will dent the rotor

 

bleh

just get a piece of wood and place it on the back side of the rotor, than pound the hammer on the piece of wood. the rotor will pop right off. both of mine were stuck really good on there and i tried for an hour pulling on them, but about 3 good whacks with the hammer and they popped right off no problems.

 

For now, I just put the new pads on and will drive it as is untill sat. Then I'll try some of your guys' tricks. Thanks!

 

dude,

just hit it with a hammer, it will take you 1 minute to do each rotor. take them to o'rieleys and get them turned. then put them back on. if you are gonna spend the money on pads, you might as well have your rotors turned otherwise you would be shortening the lifetime of your brake

thomas

 

As my saturn mechanic friend says, use the BFH tool (Big F'n Hammer)

 

Why do people always tell others to get the rotors turned? Are they warped, no, then don't touch 'em. If they are, then yes, get them turned. Why make them thinner for no damn reason thus making them more prone to warp?

-Dave

 

I had this problem before. Just use the damn hammer. It took me a 5lb sledge and about 15 whacks before mine would come off on my old 2000 bird. It put some dents in the rotors, but they came out after being turned. Either that or just buy a new rotor, not that expensive I believe. It's gonna hafta come off one way or another, it's just a matter of whether it'll be replaced or salvaged.

 

Because they don't have to be warped to cause problems. Ever heard of glazing? Take your whell off, look at the rotor. If it has a mirrored finish then it is glazed and can/will cause squealing and poor stopping power. The rotor should have a dull finish and not mirrored. This condition is caused by riding your brakes while coming to a complete stop or when going down hills. Stay off the brakes people.

 

exactly, your in a camaro, why the heck do you need to stop at those stopsigns