STILLEN brake cooling kit

spearfish25 · 04-23-2012, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike

mine came off easy too, but a tip for others if its stuck.

Put the rotor back on and secure it with a couple lug nuts and use a rubber mallet on the outside of the rotor to whack it off,,,,haha I said whack it off!

Hmmm, good idea. While it could have worked, I didn't want to damage my new rotors. FWIW, I'm not sure it would have gotten them off given how stuck they were. Renting the slide hammer was key. For those who don't know what it is, imagine a 5lb weight that slides on a metal bar. On one end is a thread and the other end has a stopper to limit travel. You put the threaded end through the hole in the hub, screw on a big bolt on the back side of the hub, apply traction so the bolt is up against the hub, and then ram the weight into the stopper on the slide hammer. 10 good whacks and it pulled the hub out. Cool tool.

ChrisSlicks · 04-23-2012, 10:31 AM

One trick I saw a guy do once was put the wheels back on with the lugs a little loose and then go drive some figure 8's

I don't think it is very good for the studs but works in a pinch (red-neck mechanics 101).

04-23-2012, 10:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
ChrisSlicks A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North East Posts: 6,203 Drives: 09 370Z Sport M6 Rep Power: 655	One trick I saw a guy do once was put the wheels back on with the lugs a little loose and then go drive some figure 8's I don't think it is very good for the studs but works in a pinch (red-neck mechanics 101). __________________ Hotchkis ARB \| Stillen CAI \| Art Pipes \| Berk CBE \| Stillen AP Racing Brakes \| AE Performance Oil Cooler \| BC Racing ER Coilovers \| Doran Control Arms

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