Problem removing rear rotors/discs on 03 2wd blazer

[XTREME 520]

hey everyone. im new here so i hope this is the right section to post. i have a 2003 blazer xtreme. it's 2wd. i'm working on replacing the rear discs and pads and i'm having a problem getting the rear rotors off . they aren't rusted. they are somewhat loose but wont pull off the hub after a certain point. i would say i have about 1/4 inch of movement and that is all. the e-brake is released. it just feels like something is holding it back. this is driving me nuts. i researched a few threads and some people had the same problems with no replies. any advice would be greatly appreciated. thanks

[S15vortecpwr]

loosen the e-brake pad if there is a hole in the backing plate to do this. It is probably at the bottom on the back and may have a black rubber plug in it. If not get a bigger hammer.

[XTREME 520]

yeah, im gonna go take another look right now. i was hoping i could find an adjustment screw for the parking brake cuz i feels like the shoes are still grabbing the rotor a bit.

[XTREME 520]

Ok I think I found the adjustment screw for the parking brake shoes. I'll try my best to explain. its behind the black oval boot or cover where the parking brake cable connects to the back of the rotor or hub assembly. it looks like a torx screw. it's really hard to get at and i think ill have to unhook the parking brake cable from the back of the rotor b/c its blocking me from getting a screwdriver to it. what a pain. i have no idea how to unhook it. any advice?

[j894]

I have an 01 4x4 with rear discs.
I was having the same problem today, trying to get the rotor off to adjust the parking brake with the little wheel, because it never held that well even after adjusting it previously with the wheel and the equalizer.

The ****ing rotor would not come off or move more than 3/16" or 1/4".
I beat it with a hammer a bunch of times, and was jerking the rotor back and fourth yet it still would not come off. Finally I had someone press the "L" shaped lever on the backplate, towards the rear of the truck; even though the cable had slack and wasn't pulling against the lever it seemed to allow me to rip the damn rotor off.... finally.

BUT, the parking brake's shoe/pad came off the top of backplate with it, I had to unscrew the little clamp/braket thing that holds it & reattach it. That might be the only reason it came off.

The reason it was stuck is the damn shoe/pad wears a 1-2mm grove about 5/8" into the inside surface of the rotor which prevents it from coming off easily. This is why I was never able to the rotor off or adjust the parking brake shoe to hold properly without not being able to get the rotor back on.

I was out of Ideas as to how to get the rotor on while having the ebrake work, so i took out a dremel and ground/sanded down the area next to the groove on the outside circumference of the rotor (bordering the brake surface)till it was even. It was a very small amount of material, only about 1-2mm total.

If this is not GHETTO I dont know of anything that is.... But it was either see if it worked, or buy a new rotor anyway (rotor had only 12k miles on it); I was able to adjust the brake shoe all way out so it would hold, and the rotor it still went back on without a lot of trouble so it seems to have worked.

My ebrake seems to work well now for the first time since replacing the rear brakes a year & a half ago.

Sorry for the novel.
I wouldn't tell everyone to do this but hopfuly this helps someone desperately trying to get their Pbrake to work.

[Wicked Mayhem]

i just took mine off, they slid right off. woot for me!

[j894]

**** you LOL. :flipoff :

I wasted over an hour on just getting it off.