93 pickup 4x4 rotor job
#1
93 pickup 4x4 rotor job
hey yall! i am in some serious need of help with my rotors. I have tried searching through the threads anddid all that but it dosen't make any sence when i compare it to my hubs etc. I am trying to replace the rotors and i took the caliper off no prob. but then i came into a huge prob and i can't get the hubs off to get to the rotors!!
can somebody help me out here?
can somebody help me out here?
#3
what's the "cone inserts" ?
edit: i figured out what they are but what is the BEST wat to get them off? i have heard of the hammer option but is there any way that is less damaging?
edit: i figured out what they are but what is the BEST wat to get them off? i have heard of the hammer option but is there any way that is less damaging?
Last edited by Heber; 06-22-2012 at 02:55 PM.
#4
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For the cone washers I never had any that were seized up really bad. I would lightly hammer a very fine tip flat blade screwdriver in the slot, spread it slightly and smack the outside of a hub with a hammer to pop it out (leave the nuts on, the will fly if you aren't careful).
To get the hub separated from the rotor... Not as fun lol. I have a few extra lugnuts laying around that I use to screw on to the end of the lugs to preserve the thread. If I have time I will hose them down with PB Blaster and let it sit overnight first. I have at times used a torch to heat things up, MAPP gas usually. It does help. A nice hand held sledge, a nice drift preferably brass, a few blocks of wood or whatever you have and a swift beating. The rotors aren't difficult they can just be time consuming. I hope this helps.
To get the hub separated from the rotor... Not as fun lol. I have a few extra lugnuts laying around that I use to screw on to the end of the lugs to preserve the thread. If I have time I will hose them down with PB Blaster and let it sit overnight first. I have at times used a torch to heat things up, MAPP gas usually. It does help. A nice hand held sledge, a nice drift preferably brass, a few blocks of wood or whatever you have and a swift beating. The rotors aren't difficult they can just be time consuming. I hope this helps.
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