Sahara_Maverick

Howdy!

I'm the middle of exchanging my Jeep's rotors but the spacers are stuck.

Already tried a rubber mallet, didn't move.

Tried to wedge a metal wedge between spacer and rotor with a hammer. It didn't move also.

Sprayed WD40 over the seam and inside but also did not help.


Any hints?


Thanks in advance!

ade

You can try a little bit of heat on the Alum-steel interface, but be very careful not to warp anything.

Sahara_Maverick

It worked! Thanks much!

jadmt

I use anti-seize on mine.

thzpcs

Anti-seize is super important on stuff like this

Sahara_Maverick

Thanks! I applied more this time. Last time I just applied very few. It came out easily once I headed it up with the torch.

Finished installing and did a quick ride around the neighborhood to set the new pads and let them dig into the new rotor.

Everything seems fine.

Sahara_Maverick

I took photos of the steps and did a quick write up in case other forum members run into similar snags while changing the rotors and pads.


https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/jk-w...8/#post4156808


Thanks a lot again! Cheers!

ade

Glad I could help. The Aluminum will expand a lot more than the Steel when heated so breaking any bond between the two.

Evangelos k

This I do not have spacers, but I make sure I apply antiseize (very little goes a very long way) between wheels and rotors every tire rotation, and rotors and hubs, when replacing rotors.