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my car won't pass safties because the emergency brake is broken

so i bought the shoes, pulled the caliper, and removed the single allen bolt from the rotor

...then the rotor slides right off, right?

well it wouldn't... i even went to town on it with a rubber mallet

is my repair manual lieing to me or did i miss something?

get a dead blow hammer and hit the hub....hard.... then hit the backside of the rotor face. And if you break it,call me.....I'll be glad to selll a new one to ya cheap... Seriously that's the way to do it, hit the hub right where the screw was and opposite there as well, then hit the back, If it is stuck that badly, they are probalby pretty old anyway, reassemble with antiseize

[QUOTE="XtannerXm535iX"]my car won't pass safties because the emergency brake is broken

so i bought the shoes, pulled the caliper, and removed the single allen bolt from the rotor

...then the rotor slides right off, right?

well it wouldn't... i even went to town on it with a rubber mallet

is my repair manual lieing to me or did i miss something?[/QUOTE]

STOP!!!!

Before pulling and hitting any more, loosen parking brake adjustment (see your manual) which is done through the wheel bolt hole when oriented about 15 degree forward of vertical

haha... okay, thank you!

i am going to try to loosen the parkigd break

...thanks again

Also, soak it in PB Blast. One of my rear roters would not budge. I tried using a 2x4 and an 8lbs. sledge with no luck. After getting as much PB Blast between the roter and hub, the roter came right off.