Having trouble getting rear rotors off 2003 Silverado
05-30-2009, 02:55 PM
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Having trouble getting rear rotors off 2003 Silverado
I am trying to replace the pads and rotors on my 2003 silverado. I am having trouble getting the rears off. I can get the rotor to slide back and forth a 1/4 but thats it. The parking brake isn't engaged at all. I am assuming the the parking brake shoes have dug into the inside of the rotor which is keeping it from releasing. Is there a way to retract the parking brake shoes so I can get the rotor off?
05-30-2009, 05:05 PM
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on some drum brakes there is a little plug on the backside of the backplate that you can pop out and it will allow access to the self adjuster, if so you can just adjust yourself some slack and they should come off.
05-31-2009, 09:22 AM
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Agreed. Once those retainers are clipped, it should work. Mine were real hard to get off. Tap on side, go opposite that 180*, spin rotor. Repeat in a different area. If it's done evenly, & not bashed on too heavily on 1 side/ not enuff on the other, it will just **** it. Hammer blows evenly & w/ same force applied is what I'm sayin.
Or did you already get rotors off?
Or did you already get rotors off?
