| Author | Message | ||
     Janaka Perera (Jperera) New Member Username: Jperera Post Number: 3 Registered: 05-2003 |
Any tips on how to remove the disc retaining bolts to separate the brake disc from the hub? | ||
| Brian Dickens (Bri) Senior Member Username: Bri Post Number: 396 Registered: 08-2002 |
I believe this is just one big philips machine screw. I removed this with a very large philips screw driver and a vice grip attached for leverage. | ||
| Janaka Perera (Jperera) New Member Username: Jperera Post Number: 4 Registered: 05-2003 |
Thanks, Brian. The break disc retaining bolts on my '97 Disco SD seem to take a 12 pt 14mm socket (perhaps a standard socket). I can't hold the disc/hub in place to get leverage on the bolts. I was just wondering if it would be easier to put it on a bench vise or something to keep it in place. | ||
| Ron Brown (Ron) Senior Member Username: Ron Post Number: 390 Registered: 04-2001 |
Use a big breaker bar and a pry bar to hold it . . . or the IR2135Ti works beautifully. Ron | ||
| Jason T. Barker (Speedminded) Senior Member Username: Speedminded Post Number: 277 Registered: 10-2002 |
You talking about these 5 bolts? http://www.speedminded.com/images/landrover/hubassembly/dsc00023.jpg I would just do like you said and clamp the rotor in a vice. Try to soak the bolts in something like WD-40 or PB Blaster Penetrating Catalyst. **Clean of with brake cleaner after removing** How do you use a prybar to hold a rotor? nevermind....put a prybar between the studs on the back? | ||
| Ed Hsu (Ed_h) New Member Username: Ed_h Post Number: 13 Registered: 04-2003 |
Reinstall the the tire back on it. It will give your alot more leverage. | ||
| Jason T. Barker (Speedminded) Senior Member Username: Speedminded Post Number: 279 Registered: 10-2002 |
Ed wins. | ||
| Paul Long (Humveewannabe) Member Username: Humveewannabe Post Number: 45 Registered: 03-2003 |
A hammer type impact tool works great for loosening fasteners on pieces hard to hold. | ||
| Robbie Donaldson (Robbie) Senior Member Username: Robbie Post Number: 371 Registered: 02-2002 |
i'm sure you have it by now, but like ed says, flip the tire over on the ground, put the disc/hub assembly in the wheel and crank it with a breaker bar. | ||
| Jack Quinlan (Jsq) Senior Member Username: Jsq Post Number: 330 Registered: 10-2002 |
Is someone inferring that they have 12 point impact sockets? | ||
| Peter Matusov (Pmatusov) Senior Member Username: Pmatusov Post Number: 793 Registered: 09-2002 |
Jack, i used 12-point cheap taiwanese socket with my air gun, and it didn't suffer any damage. these bolts aren't that tight (at least, the 20 or so i've tried) peter | ||
| Jim H. (Victor_mature) Member Username: Victor_mature Post Number: 48 Registered: 02-2003 |
Any socket that has a lifetime warranty is an impact socket!  Oh, and it's 'implying'. He 'implies', I 'infer'. | ||
| Paul T. Schram (Paulschram) Senior Member Username: Paulschram Post Number: 1575 Registered: 02-2002 |
Safety Man Hat firmly atop my head... Impact sockets are impact sockets for a reason. The use of a non-impact socket on an impact driver will damage the driver (the non-impact sockets are much harder than impact sockets).Also, impact sockets are not chromed for a reason, when the socket flexes (impact sockets are supposed to) the chrome plating flakes off, as most of us support the socket with our hand when running impacts, this makes it mighty easy to inject a piece of the broken plating into your hand. Please, do not use non-impact sockets on your impact drivers. Peace, Paul | ||
| Peter Matusov (Pmatusov) Senior Member Username: Pmatusov Post Number: 795 Registered: 09-2002 |
come on Paul. you can use any kind of socket with impact wrench, but it rarely hurts to wear eye protection and gloves. also... the 99-cent-per-pack taiwanese sockets are anything but hard. which makes them fairly safe for use with impact wrench. | ||
| Jack Quinlan (Jsq) Senior Member Username: Jsq Post Number: 333 Registered: 10-2002 |
ACTUALLY Jim, I was speaking in the third person. Being of royal descent (the last pagan king of Ireland) I often feel compelled to adress myself. In this case I was asking you all to decide whether or not I (stated as "someone") was making a deduction about "they" (all you commoners) and whether or not they posessed 12 point impact sockets. the answer should have been: "yes and yes, your esteemed highness." |
