Take rear rotor out
#1
Take rear rotor out
So one of my wheel stud snapped when i did tire rotation the other day.
Can someone provide me instruction on how to take out the rear rotor?
I had the caliper and caliper bracket out but what's next ?
Do I loosen up the rotor with the two empty bolt holes with the M8-1.25 bolts(I think I can also use a hammer on this as well) or take the rubber cover off and use a flat head screw driver to loosen up the e brake first? (The star or whatever that calls)
Do I need to put the car on N for this?
Can someone provide me instruction on how to take out the rear rotor?
I had the caliper and caliper bracket out but what's next ?
Do I loosen up the rotor with the two empty bolt holes with the M8-1.25 bolts(I think I can also use a hammer on this as well) or take the rubber cover off and use a flat head screw driver to loosen up the e brake first? (The star or whatever that calls)
Do I need to put the car on N for this?
#2
Take it off with a hammer, but the two bolts is the easier smarter option and the rotor should pop off. It will depend how rusted on it is, but I feel like you should take it to someone to do if you are asking if you need to put the car in neutral to take off a rotor.
#4
Make sure parking brake (PKB) is released, not engaged. In your photo, at around 4 o'clock position on the front face of the rotor, there is a rubber plug with a slot in it, take it out, then rotate the rotor so that the hole is at about 6-7 o'clock position. There is a star adjuster for PKB, use a flat head screwdriver to turn it (up-down), keep turning it to compress the shoes for PKB. Once loose enough, the rotor will come off easily. Any Qs, feel free to DM/PM me or ask here
#5
I think you are confusing this with front rotors. Rear rotors may come off with a hammer, but with it so will PKB shoes and other hardware, and you will need a very large hammer to make it come off
#7
True, and if it is, then it needs to be done via the star adjuster... When I did mine, rear brakes were roughly 8-9 years old and a nice lip formed on the inside edge by the shoes, and the shoes had to be pulled in a LOT in order to overcome the lip as well...
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#9
Skip to 3:00. At 5:00 he shows how to loosen the inside adjusters. Guess I got lucky, at 170K, my rotors slid right off. I replaced with cheap $26 DuraGo rotors, BR900342; they are holding up well and stopped the shuddering when braking at speed.
Last edited by chuyrobles; 12-13-17 at 10:35 PM.
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