mattyb Donating Members 1,097 Member For: 16y 11m 11d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast, QLD Posted 18/10/10 05:20 AM Share Posted 18/10/10 05:20 AM Hey guys, I've replaced my front rotors with DBA4000's today, and just gave the old ones a little love tap with a soft faced hammer to remove them, now I'm onto the rear, and I have removed the caliper, but can't get them to budge... Here's the thing, I mis-hit and hit the edge of the rotor with the metal handle and have dinted the rotor, so there is not going back now Do I have to undo anything to do with the hand brake? or are they just being stubborn, and I need to be more forceful??? Any held ASAP would be GREAT, as the car is on a stand and I kinda need it tomorrow to get some new tyres fitted, lol.Cheers in advance. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/71124-urgent-help-required/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redback Banned 236 Member For: 15y 11m 13d Gender: Male Location: Blacktown NSW Posted 18/10/10 05:23 AM Share Posted 18/10/10 05:23 AM They're stubborn to get off. The shoes sometimes catch. Just keep at it with the hammerometer. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/71124-urgent-help-required/#findComment-1048494 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyb Donating Members 1,097 Member For: 16y 11m 11d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast, QLD Posted 18/10/10 05:25 AM Author Share Posted 18/10/10 05:25 AM Cheers, so there is nothing to worry about with the hand brake? I only realised today out of default I don't actually know how the hand brake connects to the rear rotor... no time like the present to learn, lol. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/71124-urgent-help-required/#findComment-1048495 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyb Donating Members 1,097 Member For: 16y 11m 11d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast, QLD Posted 18/10/10 05:26 AM Author Share Posted 18/10/10 05:26 AM Oh, by the way, it's a BF1 running standard size BF1 brake package (I think it's called PBR2, I think) Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/71124-urgent-help-required/#findComment-1048496 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wenier Donating Members 1,736 Member For: 15y 4m 7d Gender: Male Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Posted 18/10/10 05:58 AM Share Posted 18/10/10 05:58 AM You do have the handbrake off thou right? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/71124-urgent-help-required/#findComment-1048503 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillz Three pedals are better then two.. Donating Members 15,637 Member For: 17y 11m 29d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 18/10/10 06:14 AM Share Posted 18/10/10 06:14 AM I'd say you need a bigger hammer Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/71124-urgent-help-required/#findComment-1048505 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 16y 11m 24d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 18/10/10 06:28 AM Share Posted 18/10/10 06:28 AM smash the crap out of em they dont like cumming off bubble wrap might help Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/71124-urgent-help-required/#findComment-1048509 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest XR09 Guests Posted 18/10/10 06:36 AM Share Posted 18/10/10 06:36 AM (edited) Hey Matt, be careful with that hammer lolOk on the rears. First chock your front wheels, so the car cannot roll.When you take the rear wheels off and look at the hub. You will see a rubber gromet or just a hole in the hub, just a bit bigger than a ten cent piece. Make sure you have the front stable and the thing out of gear and the hand brake off. Turn the hub till you see the hand brake pretensioner in the hole. It's at 7 on an FG. I believe 5 on a BA/BF. You will see the wheel you have to turn to release the brake off a bit. Just a flat blade screw driver to turn it.The hubs should come off much easier now. Give them a good scrub with emery cloth and a spray of some good rust inhibitor before you put them back on. Edited 18/10/10 06:37 AM by XR09 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/71124-urgent-help-required/#findComment-1048510 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatWod Member 51 Member For: 18y 8d Gender: Male Location: Baldivis Posted 18/10/10 07:24 AM Share Posted 18/10/10 07:24 AM mine were very tough to get off gave the hub a good bath in WD40 and some light grit sand paper to try get some of the rust off. Ended up being a 2 person job 1 man on a pry bar putting some pressure against the rotor then kept belting it with a soft hammer much easier with the pry bar helping Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/71124-urgent-help-required/#findComment-1048519 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyb Donating Members 1,097 Member For: 16y 11m 11d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast, QLD Posted 18/10/10 09:51 AM Author Share Posted 18/10/10 09:51 AM Sooooo, it's all done.Now I have to pull the rear wheels off again, the calipers off again, and the rotors off again... I didn't line up the hand brake adjuster!!! F-A-R-K-I-N-H-E-L-L-!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!But on a side note the car looks tough as with the new 19's on it and a set of slotted DBA4000's all round Oh, and Jeturbo, I didn't need bubblewrap, lol. just BRUTE STRENGTH, (and a pry bar). Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/71124-urgent-help-required/#findComment-1048617 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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