Removing rear brake disc

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john7

Original Poster:

269 posts

223 months

Friday 6th March 2009
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Is it just a case of undoing the 32mm hub nut and then the disc can be removed?

simon3000

125 posts

204 months

Friday 6th March 2009
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noooo.should be a case of just removing the caliper bracket,tapping the disc all round with a hammer to free it from the hub and it should come away easily.mine were quite tight on the hubs and needed a bit of abuse to get them off.
an easy job really and satisfying when it all goes back together properly.

john7

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269 posts

223 months

Saturday 7th March 2009
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Ah, cheers simon.

bluetone

2,047 posts

226 months

Saturday 7th March 2009
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http://www.pistonheads.com/xforums/topic.asp?h=0&a...

There is also a threaded hole that can be used with appropriate sized nut to remove stuck discs.

HTH

lord summerisle

8,148 posts

232 months

Saturday 7th March 2009
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yes - threaded hole, life gets so much easier when you discover the threaded hole and an approproiate sized nut to get the disc off!

i bashed the smeg out of the rear disks to no avail... or even getting a blow torch on it.

mate found a nut that fitted in his garage, and we had the disc off with a couple of twists and a few taps

john7

Original Poster:

269 posts

223 months

Saturday 7th March 2009
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The secret hole! Got the bits from a local motor factors this morning, fitted calipers and discs, bled the system and when test driving noticed I had to pump the pedal so... Rear wheels off checked everything and guess what - one of the calipers was leaking just under the handbrake mechanism! Hope they have a replacement for me in the morning.

Edited by john7 on Saturday 7th March 21:19