Removing Rear rotors
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Racer
Joined: Aug 2007
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From: Ooltewah TN
Removing Rear rotors
I am having a problem removing the rear rotor on my 04. It has 24,000 miiles and I want to paint the rotors. I can only get the rotor to come out about 1/2". The e-brake is off. It then wants to spring back in to the hub. Any ideas?
Pro
Joined: Oct 2005
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From: Richmond VA
If it comes out 1/2 inch and then "springs back", your rotor is most likely hung on the e-brake pads. Rotor has a slight groove worn on its inside and the pads are hanging on that. Don't know of any good way to resolve this. Maybe someone else can chime in.
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St. Jude Donor '08
Try removing them.
Melting Slicks
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From: Orlando,Fl,USA
I just went through the same thing. Keep working at them with the aid of a large screwdriver. I was able to get one side off by prying down on the back of the E brake shoe and it popped off. The other side took the shoe off with the rotor. I had to fiddle with the E brake spring for a 1/2 hr trying to get it back in place before putting on the new rotors. PIA but not to bad. 
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make sure as you start getting the rear rotor to move that you keep it as square a possible, that helps it get by the parking brake shoes.
While it is off. adjust the parking brakes so they just fit ( rotating the brass colored star wheel) that way your parking brakes will catch and hold with the lever at a 45 degree angle