On an escort, is there a trick to getting the rotors off? one of them is rusted on and is soaking in PB now, but the other was pretty loose.... Is there something other than a little rust holding it on? the assembly screws are gone, and it wiggles freely, but wont move more than 1/4" from the base of the hub. thanks!

 

BFH....

Try a cartoon hammer, you know, the rubber mallet.

 

check where the studs go through the rotor, sometimes there are little retaining clips that hold it together.

 

1. remove clips
2. BFH

Alot of the times, if you do not plan on reusing the rotors, just nail it with a BFmetalH. They require it at times.

To prevent the headache from happening again, I brushed the rust off of the hub area with a wire brush and gave it an uber thin coat of wheel bearing grease. Be careful here, too much grease will sling up onto the pads/rotors and make it very difficult to stop. Hope that helps you in time.

 

yup, iy was a ring of rust. we let it sit with pb all over it multiple times, then leonard went at it with a metal hammer for a little bit, and they came off... COATED in salty rust. now, for the calipers... replacing them, theyre so rusted over, and I dont want to push those rusty pistons back.

 

1 word.. NEVER SEIZE!! ... er.. ok that was 2.. but you get the idea

 

you mean... anti-seize?