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Topic: I replace the front rotors on my 99 F150 4X4
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68 S-code GT
Gearhead Posts: 3221
From: Sayreville, NJ, US
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 01-03-2006 09:48 AM
   
I replace the front rotors on my 99 F150 4X4 the other day. What a pain in the A$$ it was! The truck has 63K on it and both front rotors were frozen on the hubs. It took about an hour and a half to two hours to get each one off.  I was spraying it with PB Blaster, applying heat and whacking the rotors with a mallet that weighs 6 pounds.  It sucked! I put a set of Power Stop drilled rotors on there that are plated so hopefully I will not have this problem again.------------------
Ed S. 68 S-code FB GT 4spd(now C6)/3.25 PS PDB
68 J-code(now 289) Cp Sprint"B" C4/3L00-9" PDB PS AC Bla-Bla-Bla
99 F150 XLT Ext/cab, 4X4, 5.4L, 3L55 [This message has been edited by 68 S-code GT (edited 01-03-2006).]
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 45869
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 01-03-2006 06:25 PM
As long as you had a good time...   ------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 - '70 Mustang Convertible - '72 Mustang Sprint - '94 F-150 XL
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68 S-code GT
Gearhead Posts: 3221
From: Sayreville, NJ, US
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 01-03-2006 06:43 PM
Lets put it this way,My wife new enough to only peek out the window to see that I was ok and it was to cold for the kids to be out. I would suggest anybody with this style truck to make sure your front rotors aren?t frozen. Maybe I will try the backs this weekend.
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GTRocks
Gearhead Posts: 4341
From: Lusby, MD
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 01-04-2006 10:29 AM
I wanted to have the rotors turned on my '01 Expedition, but found they were seized to the hubs also. I was convinced there had to be a pin or clip or something that I was missing. I went down to the auto parts store and had a look at the new rotors to see if I could see a connector of some sort....nope. I finally reverted to the BFH also. Suffice it to say, I bought new rotors. I put anti-seize on the new ones! 
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68 S-code GT
Gearhead Posts: 3221
From: Sayreville, NJ, US
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 01-04-2006 01:46 PM
Sucks don?t it!It?s actually the outer edge of the hub that was seized to the rotor. After getting one off I figured I new what to do to get the other off and it would be quicker. I was wrong! The new rotors I bought were by Autospecialties and are cadmium plated or something but I think I?m going to pull them off and put some anti-seize compound on there also.
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