Scottish Elises

anyone got super tips on how to remove a front discs that is seized on?

I've tried tapping the centre of the disc from behind, but still not wanting to move and i dont want to risk damaging the hub assembly/ bearings etc by sledgehammering it!
not really wanting to use WD40 either as i want to be able to stop at some point when out on a run/ track!

I assume the locating screw is out I drilled the head of one and it did catch.

S1 - there's no screw.

You just have to give it some rough love sometimes - mine always seem to fall off. That said, I tend to use a light smear of copaslip when they go back on.

Shug wrote:S1 - there's no screw.

You just have to give it some rough love sometimes - mine always seem to fall off. That said, I tend to use a light smear of copaslip when they go back on.

this is the 1st time ive had them off, so cant be sure the last guy who done it used copaslip.
found a post with someone using boiling water - i'll try that next!

Water - pffff

Bloody big 'Poadger' - brute force and ignorance.

Still, try your nancy water method if you must...

Have you removed the calliper ? sounds stupid but recent stories regarding people working on their brakes I have to ask.

Big dead blow hammer, kick it etc. (but not off jack/axel stands)

Has anybody tried direct heat, ie blowtorch?

tut

tut wrote:Has anybody tried direct heat, ie blowtorch?

tut

Do you not give your poor bearings a hard enough time without spit-roasting them?

Shug wrote:S1 - there's no screw.

You just have to give it some rough love sometimes - mine always seem to fall off. That said, I tend to use a light smear of copaslip when they go back on.

Thats a good idea as its a waste of time on the S2 .

tenkfeet wrote:

Shug wrote:S1 - there's no screw.

You just have to give it some rough love sometimes - mine always seem to fall off. That said, I tend to use a light smear of copaslip when they go back on.

Thats a good idea as its a waste of time on the S2 .

S1 has old skool studs (off a metro) to locate the disc, as opposed to the chocolate fecking splined bolts the S2 uses.

ah so, wondered where the bearings were.

Obviously it would not do the bearing grease much good.

tut

Best thing would be hammer the disc at the outside edges ie: 3 o'clock then 9 o'clock, 12 then 6 etc etc, hit it pertty hard and it will come off.

Dry ice on the hub

Get Dominic round with his grinder.

Or as Obi used to say "Hit it, don't tickle it"