Rear Disc Knuckle Removal HELP!!!!!!

JhnBrackett · 04-29-2005, 06:40 PM

The SOB won't come off. There is a 18mm bolt on the bottom of the knuckle that goes all the way through. It's about 6" long. I can remove the nut, but the bolt wants nothing to do with moving. How the heck does someone get it out? There's got to be some secret. I spent 2 hours cranking at it and it wouldn't do jack. Trying to figure out how everyone else did this for the rear disc conversion. I know you could technically just remove the 4 10mm bolts for it... but that's not happening, they are rusted to all hell and do nothing but break so that's impossible.

getz999 · 04-29-2005, 06:44 PM

Break out the dremel and cut nothces into the cover....then use a screw driver and mallet to crack that sucker open!

bennett9000 · 04-29-2005, 08:10 PM

You don't have to remove that bolt for the rear disc conversion. The knuckle stays, The hub goes. It's only held on by 4 10mm bolts and some rust.

JhnBrackett · 05-02-2005, 12:49 PM

Great job of reading the post bennett

S3aturnR · 05-02-2005, 01:03 PM

i soaked mine over the course of 2 days in pb blaster before i even tried and still had a hard time with it. be careful, the hub can't take much of a beating...

s3aturnr

04-29-2005, 06:40 PM	#1
JhnBrackett Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 44	Rear Disc Knuckle Removal HELP!!!!!! The SOB won't come off. There is a 18mm bolt on the bottom of the knuckle that goes all the way through. It's about 6" long. I can remove the nut, but the bolt wants nothing to do with moving. How the heck does someone get it out? There's got to be some secret. I spent 2 hours cranking at it and it wouldn't do jack. Trying to figure out how everyone else did this for the rear disc conversion. I know you could technically just remove the 4 10mm bolts for it... but that's not happening, they are rusted to all hell and do nothing but break so that's impossible.

04-29-2005, 06:44 PM	#2
getz999 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Great Mills,Maryland Posts: 1,106 2001 SL1 2001 SC2	Re: Rear Disc Knuckle Removal HELP!!!!!! Break out the dremel and cut nothces into the cover....then use a screw driver and mallet to crack that sucker open!

04-29-2005, 08:10 PM	#3
bennett9000 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 1,887 bennett9000's Photos	Re: Rear Disc Knuckle Removal HELP!!!!!! You don't have to remove that bolt for the rear disc conversion. The knuckle stays, The hub goes. It's only held on by 4 10mm bolts and some rust. ... -Andy 01 SL1 (2011-2014) • 99 SW2 (2002-2009) • 95 SL2 (1997-2002) 00 ROUSH Cougar V6 • 03 SVT Focus #2370 • 08 Mustang Bullitt #5389 • 2013 Fiat 500 Abarth

05-02-2005, 12:49 PM	#4
JhnBrackett Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 44	Re: Rear Disc Knuckle Removal HELP!!!!!! Great job of reading the post bennett

05-02-2005, 01:03 PM	#5
S3aturnR Master Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oxford, Mi. Posts: 3,545 S3aturnR's Photos 1996 SL2 1999 SL1	Re: Rear Disc Knuckle Removal HELP!!!!!! i soaked mine over the course of 2 days in pb blaster before i even tried and still had a hard time with it. be careful, the hub can't take much of a beating... s3aturnr ... "reno is a lot like maybury, except everyone's on crystal meth and prostitution's legal" - junior

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