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Old 06-30-2015, 02:54 PM
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X3 on anti seizing the back of the rotor.. Mine fall right off when I pull the calipers..
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Like everyone else said, beat on that sumbitch, it'll come off.
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literally same issue. what i did was a really long pipe that reached to the other side. Then smashed the living hell out of those rotors. They gave way.
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BFH!!! That's half the fun!
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3 pound sledge worked great. It's amazing how much rust there is. I had to order new backing plates because they're rusted completely through. This looks like one of my CJ5's and they're from New England.


Thanks for all the help, I didn't want to start hitting on things without checking first.
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use sawzall cut all the way thru right up to the hub assy.
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Originally Posted by mark lt ron
use sawzall cut all the way thru right up to the hub assy.



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