I'm having problems removing the rear rotors... The step-by-step procedure from the manual does not work... There seems to be a bit of an issue that DC left out... It has a 12 point star nut that has been sealed to the axel by crimping a divot into the end of the nut, onto the shaft...

The manual describes a very basic process, which I followed to the T... But this darn thing won't budge... Any help from someone would be appreciated... Because I can't figure this one out...

 

Do you have a wheel spacer on it? Sometimes I noticed that the wheel spacers seat crooked in the hub, you might try to use a rubberized hammer to loosen it up.

 

The spacers have only been there for a couple of weeks with very few miles, so I don't think that's it... I WD40'd the heck out of it... The manual is pretty specific, remove caliper, remove set screw, remove rotor... Yet, neither side will budge even with a bit of tapping. Even though the manual doesn't mention it, it looks like you have to remove the hub nut, but it is forged onto the axel with a divot.

Have you removed the rears ?

The fronts came off easily...

 

BET A RICER DON'T HAVE THAT PROBLEM.

 

ROY... Stop it with the RICER stuff... LOL, Sounds like you need a good take out order of Chinese food... KUNG POW CROSSFIRE !!!

 

I don't have the answer as i have not needed to remove the rotors yet,
I would try the slk forum.

 

I replaced the front and rear with Brembo's and as far as the manual goes it is really that easy. I did try tapping it when I first installed it.

 

Yeah, it turned out that the rotors were seized to the hub... A little persuasion in the form of a mallet helped...

 

WELL YOU WILL LEARN ONE OF THESE DAYS, YOU HAVE TO USE A HAMMER ON A GERMAN CAR JUST LIKE A RICER. SEE YOU DID LEARN SOME THING TODAY. THE MORAL BUY A BIG HAMMER BEAT THE H OUT OF IT HELPS RELIVE THE TENSION.

 

Just remember, if brute force doesn't work it just means you're not using enough of it.

 

sorry i didn't see this thread earlier; i could have helped. took the rotors off when i painted the calipers, and it is as easy as removing the calipers and the set screws...

too late to help you, but maybe it'll help someone else in the future --

 

Thanks: It turned out my rear rotors were seized on the hub and needed a little persuasion !!!

 

Glad to hear you got them off. Be sure to let us know how those SRT-6 parts work out. I'm half tempted to do this mod myself....

 

BOBS: Will do... as a test, I only ordered the left front SRT6 rotor, caliper, pads, backing plate to see if it will work... The parts should arrive this week...