Removing brake rotors
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Originally Posted by Hacker-Pschorr
Blow Torch? Wouldn't the rotor head up and expand at a greater rate then the hub?
We were also concerned of damaging the wheels bearings and didn’t hit the rotors too hard. I guess they can withstand a sledge hammer blow so next time I’ll use a little more force.
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Originally Posted by Andrew Olson
Yes it would. And I think that's what you're after. Since the two surfaces would expand at different rates, it may break the surface corrsion that's holding it together.