Is there anyone as stupid as me?

[TwinTurboGTR]

Yeah, you might have forgotten the 6mm retaining screw or it is just rusted on there pretty good.

The handbrake mech work differently on our cars than most cars. Ours is a drum brake design. Where the rear rotors effectively have a drum/shoe set up. Pulling the handbrake spreads the shoes out whereas others have a floating caliper. Where pulling on the handbrake engages the caliper to apply pressure to the rotor. But its all rear, nothing up front.

Check the ring of the hub and make sure you wire brush the crud on there. Then use PB plaster or liquid wrench to have the oil penetrate. If you are going to waste the rotor, rubber mallet isnt gonna cut it, use a hammer or 3lbs sledge. Had the same problem on my 01 4.4 Hub wouldnt come off for anything. Sprayed some PB and used a 3lbs sledge. LIGHTY tapped around to loosen and then just gave it a few whacks to get it off.