Re: removal of hub from front disc rotor

[Mark Denovich <mark@domain.elided>]

Materials needed:  Two cement blocks.  One used brake pad or similar 
sized flat chunk of metal.  One sledgehammer.

Procedure:  Put the cement blocks about 4" apart, put the rotor over the 
gap with the hub facing up, and place the brake pad on top of the hub to 
protect it.  Then WHACK it.

It sounds severe, but, if your hub/rotors are anything like mine were, 
you'll need it.   I was begining to question whether they were ever two 
separate pieces.  I had tried using a piece of wood to cushion the hub, 
but it absorbed too much impact.  Even a full swing didn't budge it.   I 
then switched to using the brake pad as a cushion, gave it a good hard 
whack, and *pink* it just popped appart.   It seems the sharpness of the 
 impact is more important than the overall amount of kinetic energy 
delivered.

I will say that if I had a hydrualic press I would have probably tried 
it first.

	--Mark

Joseph Kanellopoulos wrote:

> Fellow digesters, I need help again, I am trying to remove the hub from the
> rotor in the front in my Milano and the hub and the rotor seem to have been
> rusted into one solid piece.
> Any suggestions?  Is a hydraulic press my last and only resort? IF so how
> should it be pressed out so no damage to the bearing and seal is done?
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