2001 rear brake rotor removal

[greenallgreg]

having a hard time removing my rear brake rotors on my 01 with Dana 80 rear (SRW). All clips are off the studs and park brake seems to be backed all the way off. Hitting it and pulling pretty hard but no luck. Tried a little heat as well. Anyone else run into this problem?

 

[BarryG]

I had to use a little persuasion on mine. I used a 2x4 and a BFh (like a 3 or 5lb hammer). I used the 2x4 to hit on instead of the rotor but when I started working on the second one I realized why do I care if I scar up the rotor if I am replacing it so quit using the wood. Iirc you only have a small area to hit due to the shield and not much room to swing it but hit,rotate,hit rotate repeat until it comes off.

 

[greenallgreg]

I had to use a little persuasion on mine. I used a 2x4 and a BFh (like a 3 or 5lb hammer). I used the 2x4 to hit on instead of the rotor but when I started working on the second one I realized why do I care if I scar up the rotor if I am replacing it so quit using the wood. Iirc you only have a small area to hit due to the shield and not much room to swing it but hit,rotate,hit rotate repeat until it comes off.

Thanks I got it. Found a sledge in the garage and put it to use lol. Was afraid to beat it off in case the park brake shoes weren’t backed off far enough. Thanks again!