Removing old brake discs?

[GregMcN2]

Anyone got any tricks to remove old brake discs? I've been hitting it all night with a sledge hammer and it's just laughing at me.
(I have removed the screws!)

Greg

 

[Bluebeard]

Sledge hammer???

I removed two back ones tonight with by tapping it with the end of my ratchet! lol.

Not that that helps, but I thought i'd share it.

 

[sbridgey]

I remember my rears being a pain, just kept rotating and tapping them, eventually came off.

 

[guysy]

Heat / penetrating fluid overnight.

 

[GregMcN2]

Yes I have worked up to a sledge hammer and worried about doing some damage - can not get much of a swing but still not budging. A caliper has been sticking so may have got pretty hot. I have been using penetrating fluid and have put more on tonight.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Taken the calipers off first ?

 

[bloke]

Taken the calipers off first ?

and the carrier have seen that done before now

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

your not hitting it hard enough. get a good swing at it

warning- i am not responsible for any damage done to you or your car, do so at your own risk ... or lack of )