Rear Rotors

[College Student]

I need to replace a lug stud and i cant get he rotor off, could anyone point me in the correct direction i have no idea what to do after removing the brake caliper

 

[Joe Dirt]

I found this, if it's correct:

"You have the drum in hat assembly( or hat in drum, forgot how they
called it), which is the E-brakes sitting inside the rotors. You need
to turn the adjusting star on the back of the rotor assembly so the
e-brakes can retract thus clearing the rotor so you can pull them out.
Its a similiar setup to the old drum brakes. Usually you need just a
screwdriver to stick into the back slot to turn the star."

 

[JoshMcMadMac]

Do you need to remove the rotor to replace the stud? Usually you can smack the stud out without having to mess with much else.

 

[jrford]

with the 3rd gen there really is no slot, its actually a knock-out (similar to the electrical boxes). About a quarter size near the bottom center of the dust shield. I used a punch and took a few good hits with a 2lb sledge.
After that shine a flashlight up there and you should see the 'Star', it might be above and a little forward/rearward of the hole depending on which side your one. And the hole is to remove the stud when you get there.

another thing when doing the rears i had to also redo the parking brake as the shoe sheered off the backing when i took the rotor off, the thing was full of rust by the way.

 

[College Student]

well the car went in the shop today for an ignition problem, and i guess they thought they needed to fix the stud anyway