Stupid brake question

BlackCJ · 06-21-2014, 11:15 PM

Y'all are going to laugh at me for this one. I've never had a 4x4 long enough to have to replace the brake rotors or hubs. How do I separate the hub and the rotor? There's a groove but I'm not having any luck with my biggest prybar. Do I have to press the studs out?

comanchedude · 06-21-2014, 11:27 PM

From Jeep forum

Rotor goes on the INSIDE of the hub,

Remove lockouts, remove spindle nuts (2-1/16"),
Remove the brake caliper and pull the hub off with the rotor attached.

Drive out the lug studs (Wheel attachment bolts) and the rotor will fall off the back side of the hub.

MAKE SURE YOU DRIVE THE NEW LUG STUDS IN ALL THE WAY!
And recheck lug nuts two or three times in the next couple of days!

If you don't drive the lug studs all the way in when you put the new rotor on the hub,
The wheel will pull the studs through the hub up tight as you drive,
But that will leave slop in the lug nuts to wheel,
So MAKE SURE you check lug nuts frequently for the first few days!

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BlackCJ · 06-21-2014, 11:29 PM

Thanks!!

06-21-2014, 11:15 PM	#1
BlackCJ Stuck Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 37 Images: 24	Stupid brake question Y'all are going to laugh at me for this one. I've never had a 4x4 long enough to have to replace the brake rotors or hubs. How do I separate the hub and the rotor? There's a groove but I'm not having any luck with my biggest prybar. Do I have to press the studs out? Attached Thumbnails

06-21-2014, 11:27 PM	#2
comanchedude COMANCHE NUT Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ross Twp Posts: 166	From Jeep forum Rotor goes on the INSIDE of the hub, Remove lockouts, remove spindle nuts (2-1/16"), Remove the brake caliper and pull the hub off with the rotor attached. Drive out the lug studs (Wheel attachment bolts) and the rotor will fall off the back side of the hub. MAKE SURE YOU DRIVE THE NEW LUG STUDS IN ALL THE WAY! And recheck lug nuts two or three times in the next couple of days! If you don't drive the lug studs all the way in when you put the new rotor on the hub, The wheel will pull the studs through the hub up tight as you drive, But that will leave slop in the lug nuts to wheel, So MAKE SURE you check lug nuts frequently for the first few days! __________________ __________________ just don’t get stupid and stick a Chevy engine in your Jeep. Man I hate that

06-21-2014, 11:29 PM	#3
BlackCJ Stuck Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 37 Images: 24	Thanks!!