Rear Rotors

[edbro9]

I tried to remove the rear rotors on my 00 Avalon but I ran into problems. The rotor was loose and not rusted to the hub but, it seemed to be hanging up on the parking brake. Of course, I had the parking brake off. I could wiggle it back and forth and when I looked behind there, I could see the parking brake shoes moving forward with the rotor.

Is this normal? If so, how do I remove the rotor without pulling the parking brake apart? I ended up putting the new pads on the old rotor.

[njerald]

What does your Factory Service Manual say??????

[LE05]

if you are having trouble removing the rotor because of the parking brake... you need to retract the shoes. there should be a rubber plug on the rotor... remove it, and align the hole (and rotor) with the parking shoe adjuster. the adjuster should be on the bottom. i forget which way to turn the adjuster to retract the shoes, but you should be able to figure it out

[johawk79]

If you still have problems with getting the rotors off after adjusting the e-brake shoes you're going to have to just beat the rotors until they come off. At that point, you are likely going to have to replace the e-brake shoes and the hardware. The brake shoes are availiable aftermarket, but the hardware is going to have to come from the dealer.

[davidb4775]

IF you have to beat it (as I did), hold a piece of wood (2x4) against the rotor and hit the wood and not the rotor directly, especially with a metal hammer. Hit it a few times on one side, then a couple on the other side.