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Originally Posted by 94braassyota
What's the best way to remove the hub bolts off the old rotor? I don't have an impact gun and tool rental places are closed today or don't have one to rent. Is it safe to heat up these bolts for an easy removal?
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I had no problem with a 18" breaker bar and a short length of pipe for a cheater. Make sure you loosen the hub bolt when the hub/rotor are on the axle. If you already removed it, you can just put the axle in, then slide the hub/rotor over the axle and slide the drive plate over it and the 6 drive plate studs (the ones that have cone washers). This is what I did last week. They are only torqued to 54 ft-lbs, so unless rust is an issue, they should not be hard to remove.
I know for a fact, that trying to remove them with the hub off the vehicle, can be really difficult, to impossible. Done that...