2005 CLK 320 can't remove front rotors

[davidlee]

My neighbor just bought. 05 clk
He doing a full brake job and can't seem to get the front rotors loose
The set star screw has been removed and it still wont budge

Any advise would be greatly helpful and appreciated

[oldsinner111]

heat,and dead blow hammer

[engatwork]

Small sledge applied to back side of rotor will do it. I'm assuming they are not going to be reused.

[tjts1]

Originally Posted by oldsinner111

heat,and dead blow hammer

Originally Posted by engatwork

Small sledge applied to back side of rotor will do it. I'm assuming they are not going to be reused.

That's retarded, don't do that.

Do this.
https://youtu.be/mtsTJCRljAs

[davidlee]

Replacing rotors

[Ferdman]

davidlee, have one lug bolt threaded in a couple of threads to restrain the rotor when it breaks loose.

[oldsinner111]

retard,hey they can rust on

[tjts1]

Originally Posted by oldsinner111

retard,hey they can rust on

Did you even watch the video?

[engatwork]

I did t - thanks for sharing.

[Roncallo]

I generally soak them with penetrating oil. Then give them a burst of impact in between the lug bolt areas with a blunt nose impact hammer. Don't go crazy with this there are bearings in there. Same with hammering. If they give me real trouble I will do the same with a puller in place giving it some tension. I have had them so frozen that a puller by itself will bend the rotor.

[mpolli]

Originally Posted by tjts1

Did you even watch the video?

According to the comments on the video, some people have bent their brake calipers with that method. Impact is a standard time-proven method. Roncallo is correct.

[tjts1]

Originally Posted by mpolli

According to the comments on the video, some people have bent their brake calipers with that method. Impact is a standard time-proven method. Roncallo is correct.

That person is lying or incompetent. The spindle is designed to carry the force of the brakes stopping the entire car. You're not going to bend it removing the rusted on rotor with the method outlined in the video. I've used this metod on countless cars and never damaged anything. This is by far the easiest and least damaging way of removing a rusted on rotor.

When you're hammering on the rotor the impact goes through the wheel bearing. Not something you want to **** around with.

[Hogweed]

i don't think the spindle can be bent that way but possibly the caliper bracket, if one were to forget to apply the force evenly, (moving from one bolt set up to the other) as demonstrated in the video. some people just don't understand the basics of mechanical work and can find a way to break something that shouldn't be broken....i've never had one stuck on there like that but the method in the video seems pretty reliable, low risk and works.....

Originally Posted by tjts1

That's retarded, don't do that.

Do this.
https://youtu.be/mtsTJCRljAs