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Seized rotors or drums

by 1986chevyman on Dec 05 2018, 2:40 PM

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If you have badly seized rotors or drums due to rust. Do not attempt to remove with a regular hammer. Grab your air hammer and put in a hammer bit. Then with the air hammer hit the surface between the wheel studs with a few air hammer bursts and the frozen rotor or drum will pop loose.

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By charger440 Feb 27 2019, 2:35 PM

use a little heat then hit with hammer from back side . always works good for me.

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By kevinmuhle Feb 23 2019, 1:44 PM

Many of them have a threaded hole to run a bolt into to push them off

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By celkins24 Jan 05 2019, 4:54 AM

I've also used a 3 jaw puller or slide hammer with flange attachment

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By bsquared1231 Dec 19 2018, 2:38 PM

I personally use a hammer... I go to a tech center for training and they taught us the best way to do it was to hit it with a hammer... It does make sense to do it both ways (air hammer or normal balphine hammer)

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By autohawk Dec 13 2018, 11:00 PM

Be very careful. several good hits with a hammer and you will probably be replacing wheel hub bearings soon. my worst case scenario, I grooved the rotor with a wizzer wheel and then split the rotor along the groove.

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By uncle bob Dec 13 2018, 10:07 PM

That is the way I do a majority of my seized rotors - but every once in a while I still need to break out a really big hammer. Just saying.

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