Removing the rear rotor dust shield

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Fx35-man

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Location
Sunnvale, ca
Car
2007 FX35
I've been trying to replace the rear rotor for the last three hours and I still couldn't get the stubborn old rear rotor off. I've removed the caliper, released the E brake and sprayed the area with lube. Then took a rubber mallet and pound the hell out of it and it still doesn't move even a little. :mad: I think one of the reason might be because I only can hit it in one certain spot of the rotor since the other 75% of the rotor is covered in the back by a dust shield. Is there a way to remove the dust shield so I can apply equal pressure on different area of the rotor?
 
bro just hit the rotor inward... with a rubber mallet.. i know you being trying for 3 hours but it takes a bit.. specially when the rotor being in that stationary place for over 5 years.. just beat that rotor up.. it will come loose..
 
Put it in neutral and roll the rotor thats gonna be your best bet.

---------- Post added at 12:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:24 PM ----------

if your replacing the rotor all together then maybe try with a regular hammer or small sledge hammer cation though because it will be quite loud lol
 
Put it in neutral and turn one of your other wheels. If it's AWD you'll have to have all four wheels off the ground, then just turn another wheel to turn that rotor...
 
I just get on the ground and kick it repeatedly, left side, then right side... That's how I had to get my wheel off too.

I used Anti-Seize so I don't have this issue again.
 
Tko512iFX said:
Glad you were able to pop it off you'll have alot of fun if you ever try to do the pulleys your self!
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The only one that's a real bish is the crank pulley, at least from my experiences.

The only way I could finally do that one was to get a very large ratchet (like 2 feet) and put the socket over the crank pulley bolt and put the end of the ratchet on the cement then go in and crank the starter for a second or two and it spun it loose without a problem. After that broke it free, piece of cake. Sorry for the off-topic... :frown:
 
Finally got it off lastnight! I had to buy a three claw puller and use that to apply some serious pressure on the rotor. Then when I went to look for my rubber mallet, the rotor just popped off. Lucky I wasn't sitting in front of it or it would've flew into my face. Glad to get this done and thanks for all the help!
 
The rear rotor can be a pain, kicking it off was the only way I removed mine. As said above apply some anti-sieze...
 
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