[DML] Re: Removing Rotors

["Dave Swingle" <swingle@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Put the nut back on the inside of the spindle our you'll likely pull 
the spindle out of the knuckle. If that happens you'll have the hub 
off with the spindle still stuck in it, which makes it even harder to 
get apart.

After the Big Nut is removed the hub and rotor should should slide 
off. But sometimes they don't. You should be able to rent a hub 
puller (a very large slide hammer) from a rental place. This bolts on 
to the lug studs and then you slide a big weight to pull it off. 

This will probably pop the inner roller bearing out of the carrier. 
The bearings are supposed to be sealed, i.e. you don't re-pack them 
because you can't get them sealed again, bu I've seen it done. 

Using the slide hammer will probably leave the center of the bearing 
race on the spindle (THAT is what is stuck). You may need some other 
sort of large jaw puller to get that off. Do not be tempted to leave 
it there and assemble the bearing in place. If you do that you'll end 
up with no seal on the inner bearing and it won't last very long. 

Dave Swingle


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "thebrave65" <johnnysher1@xxxx> wrote:
> I'm in the process of rebuilding my brakes.  I'm going to have the 
> front rotors trued and turned by a local shop but I'm having a hard 
> time getting them off.
> 
> I have both hub nuts removed, (inside and out including the angle 
> drive), but I don't see anywhere else to unbolt anything.  The 
> manuals don't go into this so I'm a bit lost.
> 
> I know that I'm going to have to re-pack the bearings when I remove 
> the hubs so I am prepared for this venture.
> 



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