How to remove brake rotor from wheel hub?

I have all the parts unscrewed, wheel and caliper. I have taken a rubber mallet and beaten the brake rotor for a good 30 minutes. I have even let liquid wrench soak in between the two parts to help break the rotor free. Kung Fu kick and beating on the rotor will not help removed seized rotor. Any general maintenance advice on how to break a rotor free?

2007-07-02T17:54:42Z

Guys, guys, guys. Make, model year is irrelevant. I have removed the wheel which holds on the rotor to the wheel hub and the brake caliper. The rotor at this point according to the FSM should just slip off. But the metal on the rotor is seized to the metal on the wheel hub. On my wife's car, you just beat it with a mallet a few times and problem solved.

2007-07-02T17:57:00Z

If you must know it is a 2003 Nissan Altima. I have removed the wheel and both bolts that hold the caliper to the wheel assembly. Other than that, there are no other bolts to remove.

2007-07-02T18:05:45Z

The correct answer was a hammer. Good thing I am not turning the rotors since it has three dings in them. Apparently the rust on the rotor fused with the outside lip of the wheel hub. I am sure I have knocked off my alignment now.

Anonymous2007-07-03T04:31:48Z

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Martin, a hammer indeed!

I grew up on a farm. Worked part time welding and fabricating in a small independent farm equipment manufacturer.

We had a saying "if you have a big enough hammer, and a hot enough torch you can make anything fit". The same goes for dis-assembly.

I don't think that you will need an alignment. Think about the abuse the font end gets just going down the road, while supporting the weight of the car. The hammer is nothing.

Mark

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How to remove brake rotor from wheel hub?
I have all the parts unscrewed, wheel and caliper. I have taken a rubber mallet and beaten the brake rotor for a good 30 minutes. I have even let liquid wrench soak in between the two parts to help break the rotor free. Kung Fu kick and beating on the rotor will not help removed seized rotor. ...

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Country Boy2007-07-02T18:45:28Z

I hate to mention this but make year and model is VERY relevant. All manufactures with rear wheel drive cars have a unitized rotor wheel hub. You must remove the grease cap remove the cotter key and nut before removing the hub disc brake rotor and wheel bearings. If your car is all wheel or front wheel drive heat ( acetylene / oxygen torch) may need to be applied to the rotor hub to kick it loose from the back side without any brake caliper or brake caliper bracket in the way. A big dead blow hammer and heat always does the trick.

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