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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 10:43 AM
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i am upgrading the brakes on my c5, and i cant get the drivers side rear rotor off i did the passenger side with no problem. sure could use some help
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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 10:52 AM
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take your emergency brake off!!!j/k

It's often a pain to get those rear rotors off. I finally forced it with screwdrivers/prybars. Some people say not to do that because it's hung up on the ebrake. Apparently you can damage some of the ebrake parts if you pry too hard.

The ebrake is just like a drum brake - there's an adjustment gizmo in there that you can spin to pull the shoes back. Look at the other side that's off to see what I'm talking about.

otherwise the general rule is to use a BFH.
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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by mitchcole
take your emergency brake off!!!j/k

It's often a pain to get those rear rotors off. I finally forced it with screwdrivers/prybars. Some people say not to do that because it's hung up on the ebrake. Apparently you can damage some of the ebrake parts if you pry too hard.

The ebrake is just like a drum brake - there's an adjustment gizmo in there that you can spin to pull the shoes back. Look at the other side that's off to see what I'm talking about.

otherwise the general rule is to use a BFH.


I sprayed a little WD40 on the hub and stud area also.
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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 06:45 PM
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a little nudging with rubber hammer helps
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