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89k5350

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ok well im replacing rotors and i cant seperate the hub housing thing from the rotor ive heated it a little bit ive been beating it with a hammer i soaked it in pb blaster i just cant get them to seperate at all this need to be done by tomorrow morning. all help will be appreciated:bow:
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You have to take the whole hub/rotor assembly off, then use a hammer to tap the studs out and the rotor will come off.

Requires taking the bearings out, etc.
 
press out the 6 studs and remove rotor. then install new rotor and press studs back in.

those look like new for upstate ny rust belt why change ?
 
yea ive had the hole assembly aprt already so i need to take the studs out and then the rotor will seperate?
 
ok did that and it came apart in bout 20 seconds awsome thanks but now i cant get them to seat flush all the way with the new rotor its very close i hammerd them in then tried tightening a lug nut down to pull on the stud but i still have a tiny tiny gap any suggestions?
 
89k5350 said:
ok did that and it came apart in bout 20 seconds awsome thanks but now i cant get them to seat flush all the way with the new rotor its very close i hammerd them in then tried tightening a lug nut down to pull on the stud but i still have a tiny tiny gap any suggestions?
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Is it like that on all of them? If so it may be a slight difference in the size of the holes drilled in the new rotor. This will not hurt anything, but I would recommend rechecking the torque on the lugnuts after 5-10 miles. If it's just one or two I'd pop them back out and try to reseat them.
 
Sounds like the holes aren't quite the right size. Do you have a drill bit big enough to true them up to the size of the old rotor's holes?
 
my brother says to just barely grind the stud because its easier to fix if you mess up a stud than a rotar
 
That's true, but the studs press into the hub not the rotor. They just go through the rotor, so if you grind the studs they may not hold into the hub any more. If that's the case they may slide backwards when the lugnuts aren't holding everything together.
 
ok im going to go see if the stud will go thru only the rotor with out the hub if not ill drill a tiny bit
 
89k5350 said:
ok im going to go see if the stud will go thru only the rotor with out the hub if not ill drill a tiny bit
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That's where I'd start. In fact the holes in the rotor don't really need to be perfect. If you don't have a bit big enough you can use a carbide burr and just open them up a tad.
 
ok they go thru the rotor no problem the rotar wholes r indeed big enough so i tried putting them in again and they just wont get flush now im going to go try putting the studs back thru the old rotar and hub
 
89k5350 said:
ok they go thru the rotor no problem the rotar wholes r indeed big enough so i tried putting them in again and they just wont get flush now im going to go try putting the studs back thru the old rotar and hub
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What are you using to seat them? I like to use my air hammer with regular flat hammer bit to get studs to seat. Seems to work the best for me usually.

There aren't any burrs or anything on the studs keeping them from going in all the way are there?
 
89k5350 said:
im using a hammer and a flat head screw driver to hammer them in and i havent really seen any burs
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If there's room and your aim is good enough try hitting the stud with the hammer, it might give you enough more oomph to drive them in all the way.
 
i hammerd the studs into just the hub alone no problem cause it was open and i could use just the hammer and the studs seated properly but the the rotar i cant really fit a hammer im really at a stand still
 
do you have a solid punch or something with a bigger footprint than the screwdriver? If not I would say put it together and torque the lugs down and drive it a mile, retorque, drive another mile, retorque, etc. Maybe do this 3-4 times and then recheck again in a week. They're not going to spontaneously come off and if you're getting them close but not quite they may seat the rest of the way just with you torquing the lugnuts all the way.
 
since its all apart i tried standing on the rotor and tightening it but im strong enough that im turning my self while both feet are on the rotar i dont have a punch uhhhh this sucks i really appreciate ur help
 
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