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Any tips on removing them?
Thanks,
..Joe
98 GL sport (V6 MTX)
The Durable Duratec? - (DMD, Metal impeller WaterPump, Synth & Stinky in the tranny)
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Piece of 2 X 4 + large sledge hammer = rotors off!!!
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Hammer. Torch. Sweat. Been there, done that (and it sucked). Make sure to put some anti-sieze on the back of the new rotors to prevent this next time. 
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I whaled on the rotor with my mini sledge for about 5 minutes. Pieces were flying off and enough rust fell out to make a new rotor. Put the new ones on (with plenty of anti seize) , bleed a bottle of dot 3 (1/2 bottle eac side of front calipers) through the system and now braking is fantastic.
I was medieval on both rotors with the sledge and the wheel bearing seem unaffected. Whew!
Thanks for the tip...
..Joe
98 GL sport (V6 MTX)
The Durable Duratec? - (DMD, Metal impeller WaterPump, Synth & Stinky in the tranny)
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Originally posted by joe:
I whaled on the rotor with my mini sledge for about 5 minutes. Pieces were flying off and enough rust fell out to make a new rotor. Put the new ones on (with plenty of anti seize) , bleed a bottle of dot 3 (1/2 bottle eac side of front calipers) through the system and now braking is fantastic.
I was medieval on both rotors with the sledge and the wheel bearing seem unaffected. Whew!
Thanks for the tip...
..Joe
Those damn Canadian winters will do wonders for your rotors eh?????? 
1998.5 E1 SVT Contour #5482/6535
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It's the freaking salt that kills yah...
98 GL sport (V6 MTX)
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Originally posted by joe:
I was medieval on both rotors with the sledge and the wheel bearing seem unaffected.
Archived for future reference. 
98 Mystique LS v6 atx 163,000km
97 Contour LX v6 atx 163,000km
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