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Old 06-12-2010, 01:40 AM
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Left front came off smoothly, right front is on solid. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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Old 06-12-2010, 02:06 AM
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there are two threaded holes the purpose of them is to put a bolt in, then the rotor is forced off


not sure the size of the threaded holes
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Old 06-12-2010, 03:10 AM
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If there were bolts in with your new pads , use the old ones on the caliper to take em off ( they are they correct size for some strange reason , ever wonder why they put those bolts in there?)
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Old 06-12-2010, 03:18 AM
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Thanks for all of the help and quick responses, I just got ol THOR aka big hammer and smacked it free, now its on to 10-20 trips from about 45mph down to about 5 mph to bed in the new slotted rotors, thanks again!
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or you can put one lugnut on bout 5 turns then use a rubber mallet and smack it off. the lugnut will prevent the rotor from flying off.
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I was going to suggest a BFH
but it seems you figured it out....
those threaded bolt holes work to..but not near as quick as the BFH
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bigger hammer and PB Blaster
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Originally Posted by RedneckwithanxB
bigger hammer and PB Blaster
^that

hit it hard. if it doesnt come off, hit it harder.
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BFH = Big F'n Hammer
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But sometimes you just need a bigger hammer...

and if you dont have a bigger hammer, your screwed in life...
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BFH for the win!

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