Rear rotor not coming out. Advice needed.

[majidmo]

Guys,
I really need help with this one as it looks like nobody has experianced this issue.

I tried replacing my rear rotors yesterday following DIY posted on this forum but I was not able to take the rear driver side rotor out after removing brake assembly. I banged on it with a rubber hammer for half an hour but it looks like something is holding it back. When I pull rotor out, it comes out about half an inch on the right side and maybe quarter of inch on the left side but that is it. Also it does not rotate at all. Should it rotate freely? the DIY was saying it might rotate when trying to remove the retaining screw but that was no my experiance.

I think something on the left side of hub is holding it back but there shouldn't be anything there, correct? I ended up putting everything back.

[recklessspyder]

May or may not be related....I had a similar issue with my Lexus...the e-brake spring 'cover' was seized/attached to my rotor...destroyed it and now need to replace it this week. The lexus has the ability to screw small bolts into the rotor to brake it free from the hub. Not sure if the X5 has the same mechanism.

[SlickGT1]

Release the e brake.

[tmv]

Yup

[TwinTurboGTR]

I concur, or if the E brake is off, the e brake shoes might be seized on that side, not releasing the rotor off. Rubber mallet may have not been enough as well. If you are not using it and replacing the rotor, you can use a neoprene dead blow hammer and slam it off.

[majidmo]

Originally Posted by SlickGT1

Release the e brake.

Thanks a lot. I will try again this weekend. I kind of had a feeling that it must be something simple. Not sure if it comes out I will be very happy or pissed off. :-)

[SlickGT1]

Originally Posted by majidmo

Thanks a lot. I will try again this weekend. I kind of had a feeling that it must be something simple. Not sure if it comes out I will be very happy or pissed off. :-)

Lol no worries. Been there before. Then I'm like, wait, e-brake is inside the rotor. Shit. Yea good luck.

[amacman]

I just spent a while posting some great info on this and the forum told me to login again meaning I lost my entire post so here is the half arsed version .

Bang the rotor back onto the hub . The internal parking brake drum will have a lip of swollen rust preventing it passing over the shoes .
You will need to back off the adjusters which are exactly at the opposite part of the drum from where the cable enters .
The adjuster is a cogwheel which you adjust one cog at a time with a flat blade screwdriver through one of the wheel bolt holes . You will see it if you use a fine focus light such as an led pencil torch .
To adjust the cog you either rotate it in the direction of where the cable is or rotate it toward the outside of the drum / disc . You will find info on this forum on how to do this , it`s listed somewhere under parking brake adjustment and you may need to search a while .

When you rotate the cog the cog may become tight meaning you have expanded the shoes and so you need to turn the opposite direction until the drum is loose . If this is still not enough clearance or if you have trouble with the cog you can release the parking shoe securing pins which you will see protruding at the rear of the backplate . There are 2 pins at opposite ends . They are "T" pins which you turn 90 degrees to release . They are spring tensioned and may fall into the drum which is no problem . This trick will allow you to pull the drum and shoes out an inch or so to give easier access to the cogwheel although it is best if you can follow the first directions on this .
Sounds like you may already have forced the T pins out by using the hammer .
If so you will need to straighten out locator holes in the backplate .

[majidmo]

Originally Posted by SlickGT1

Release the e brake.

Yep. That was it. Thanks a lot for great help. I became premier member so at least I can pay back something to the site.

[SlickGT1]

Yup no prob. I've been there.