02-02-2017, 03:48 PM
Stuck disc? With a proper puller you can put pressure on it until the disc breaks like a cookie, if necessary.
https://www.amazon.com/OTC-6980-Heavy-Br...004CGOGFS/
The screw trick can help but there isn't enough meat in those little screw threads to press a really stuck rotor off. And they're too close to the center of the rotor to get max leverage.
I would guess that calipers that don't quite slide on need to be de-compressed a bit farther. Usually a C-clamp will do this but some calipers need to be twisted as they're decompressed, a bit like a screw, and it's hard to do this without a tool.
I've made more than my share of mistakes but over time I'm way, way ahead on vehicle maintenance compared to the investments in tools. Brakes have an outsized share of this success. Don't give up the concept due to one pothole.
https://www.amazon.com/OTC-6980-Heavy-Br...004CGOGFS/
The screw trick can help but there isn't enough meat in those little screw threads to press a really stuck rotor off. And they're too close to the center of the rotor to get max leverage.
I would guess that calipers that don't quite slide on need to be de-compressed a bit farther. Usually a C-clamp will do this but some calipers need to be twisted as they're decompressed, a bit like a screw, and it's hard to do this without a tool.
I've made more than my share of mistakes but over time I'm way, way ahead on vehicle maintenance compared to the investments in tools. Brakes have an outsized share of this success. Don't give up the concept due to one pothole.