cookiedough
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« on: November 15, 2020, 09:38:25 PM » |
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for those who try hammering vehicle brake rotors off or heating up, then hammering rotors off, I utubed AFTER 4 hours of cussing and found a TRICK that works. One other car had the bolt holes where you can put metric size bolts in the threads of the rotors pushing against inside plate behind rotors with socket set tightening them up and POP POP they come off after spraying hole with oil, tightening, untightening 2 bolts, spray more oil in holes, then tightening 2 bolts again and POP POP right off.
Well, other car today does not have those 2 bolt holes in front rotors, so Utube idea works: the brake pad bracket 2 bolt holes in back find 2 longer and either same size or slightly smaller bolts and a washer and 1 or 2 nuts and put the washer against hole first, then the 1 or 2 nuts closer to rotor in back and use wrench on inside nuts and socket tightening the nuts/bolt against the inside of the rotor. I had to do it once, loosen up, spin the rotor half way around, tighten again and POP, POP, the darn rusted rotor came right off. Sure as heck beats hammering and oiling and heating and hammering both sides some more for 4 fricking hours with NO LUCK. 2 fricking bolts/nuts/washer has MORE FORCE than wacking with ball peen hammer on the rusted stuck on inside and outside surface of the rotor.
Also, suggestion: if say your brake pads lasted 60-70K miles like mine did, go ahead and spend the extra 70 bucks or so per rotor and replace the rotors if look all rusted all over like mine did due to WI winters.
Now, to get the other one done in front tomorrow night after work in the garage since I have to go into work the following Monday for a few fricking months or longer due to coworker quit on me her last day is this Friday and who knows how long it will take to get another replacement? maybe never due to not many will take the job for what they pay us am sure of it. Will not surprise me whomever they hire will make 1-2 bucks more per hour than me and I will be the one training him/her and they will probably end up quitting anyways due to lack of pay for daily job workload. It is a 2 person full time job and no way can I do 2 jobs in an 8 hour day without 3+ hours overtime daily will not be good when millions of dollars do not get applied properly every week and fall behind millions in unapplied funds even in one week by myself. My boss who does not know a thing on my job duties daily, thinks she can hire someone in a few shorts weeks and be up to speed by mid December. She is wrong...
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