My husband is trying to fix his brakes and apparently the rotors are rusted to something preventing him from replaceing the pads...I have heard allot of hammering and I know they are using somekind of spray lube...and scraping rust...any of you Yahoos have a suggestion maybe something that worked for you? It's a Ford expedition if that helps
2007-09-14 11:40:43 · 6 answers · asked by Jennifer 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
yes, this is a common problem. in a shop we use a torch to heat the hubs up and then beat the heck out of it with a BMFH (big mother f*ing hammer).
2007-09-14 11:49:07 · answer #1 · answered by mitch stein 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.alldata.com/techtips/2006/20060109b.html
It's common. Click the link above.
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’00 Ford Expedition AWD, Rear Brake Rotor Removal
Q: The rear brake rotors are not coming off my ’00 Ford Expedition AWD. Have you got some suggestions?
- Nick
A: Doesn’t it drive you nutz when a seemingly simple task turns into an adventure of its own? The problem you’re having is not uncommon and there are a couple of possible causes for your brake rotors not coming off the rear of your vehicle. One would be rust and the other could be rust. The first rust problem is where the rotor meets the flange and hub
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Tell him to release the parking brake........(rear)
2007-09-14 18:57:04 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm glad I dont go to Mitch's shop. You are NEVER supposed to heat brake rotors or any other front end part to get it off, that tends to warp it. Have your husband spray it down with some PB blaster and get a BFH and hit the rotor from the inside. I hope you dont live in a rainy or snowy area, I lived on the east coast and in a shop it took me 4 hours to get two rotors off the front, it was a crappy design by Ford but what isn't?
2007-09-14 18:57:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just keep using Liquid Wrench AND a torch, and banging on it (from behind), you'll eventually get it unstuck. You might have to repeat this many times, just like with 02 sensors, which do the same thing. Note: a prybar will also help. Just work it off slowly, you'll get it.
2007-09-14 20:18:40 · answer #4 · answered by MrZ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kroil is the best penetrating fluid I've found.
If you cant find that, try Liquid Wrench.
2007-09-14 19:09:44 · answer #5 · answered by chewy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
never heard of that. maybe he just doesn't know the proper way to take them off, hope he has a shop manual.
2007-09-14 18:44:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋