Rear Rotor removal for a 98 Honda Passport

Joined: Sep 11, 2005 Posts: 1

Hello everyone. I am doing rear brakes on a 98 Passport LX 4wd V6. I have pulled off the calipers and am trying to remove the rotors, but they don't come off. I've looked for a clip and it doesn't seem like pulling the hub or trying to knock the studs out would help. Does anyone have any idea on how to remove them? Thank you in advance for any help you can give.

External Since: Apr 20, 2005 Posts: 988

mpwiv wrote in

> Hello everyone. I am doing rear brakes on a 98 Passport LX 4wd V6. I
> have pulled off the calipers and am trying to remove the rotors, but
> they don’t come off. I’ve looked for a clip and it doesn’t seem like
> pulling the hub or trying to knock the studs out would help. Does
> anyone have any idea on how to remove them? Thank you in advance for
> any help you can give.
>

Are you in NYC? If so, you've got RUST.

Judging by how the rotors look on this page:
http://tinyurl.com/ct5tr
they're probably just rusted on.

They should slide off, but are seized to the hub itself. You could have a
struggle here.

First make sure any Phillips-head screws have been removed. If you can't
get those out, use an impact driver. If that fails, drill them out.

Now get a nylon hammer and try pounding the rotor off from the inner face
(keep close to the inside edge of the friction surface). You might have to
pound hard.

If that doesn't work, get a 1# steel hammer and tap the side of the "top
hat" while turning the rotor in an attempt to make the rust crack. Once in
a while try the nylon hammer thing again.

Good luck.

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