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Originally Posted by PureCRXtasy

Eh, Sorry to break it to you son. I went at it with a 16 lb slide hammer for about 3 hours. Then my neighbor and I went at it for another hour using the slide hammer and a 16 lb sledge. Nobody was getting this thing out with a slide hammer. I wore a pair of welding gloves and I had bruises all over my hands when I finally stopped. I also tried using 4 longer bolts and an air hammer as the Wagner technical bulllitin shows, that didn't budge anything. When I did finally get it to break with the 12 lb press, I broke the rotor in half. Then the hub snapped so loud, I thought I broke the press. I had to take a wire wheel to it and grease it with white lithium to get it back in using the press.

damn!!! I guess the skinny man is made of steel j/k were those rotors ever replaced? or was this the first time?

Re: tools that you need to have

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Originally Posted by skinnye

damn!!! I guess the skinny man is made of steel j/k were those rotors ever replaced? or was this the first time?

I don't know. I've only had the car a little over a year. If they were replaced, it was a long damn time ago. I swapped on some cross-drilled rotors and hawk hps pads. It stops much better now. I also changed the outer tie rod ends while I was in there so I know when they were last changed. AKA I fucked up the boots with a cheap HF pickle fork ;) because of that, I got an OEM fork kit on ebay with 3 fork ends, a screw on attachment for an air hammer and a manual one and it made a night and day difference. I got the ball joints out with 3 whacks with a little 6 lb sledge and didn't ---- up the boots at all. That set is HIGHLY recommended. The forks just sing when I tap them on the end with a hammer. Best $30 I spent during this "project".

Re: tools that you need to have

,3/8 and 1/2 inch inpact and air racthet die grinder, torx bits, crows feet. pry bars, goodoil filter tools, long shank needle nose plyers, radiator hose pliers...