1992 Escort - Front Brake Discs

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Sat 21 Aug 2004 13:33
1992 Escort - Front Brake Discs - Number_Cruncher
Dear Forum,

While under the car, I noticed the front discs are past it, and I need to change them. In the past, I have had great difficulty getting rusted discs off - especially Fords! Does anyone have a good technique for doing this, preferably without potential wheel bearing damaging violence :-)

Thanks
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Sat 21 Aug 2004 13:47
1992 Escort - Front Brake Discs - tr7v8
Easy, hacksaw down the disc from the edge to the hub, once a reasonable distance in cold chisel in saw cut and hit. Never failed me......

Jim
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Sat 21 Aug 2004 19:04
1992 Escort - Front Brake Discs - Number_Cruncher
Jim,

Sounds good - I'll give it a go.

Thnaks,

George
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Sun 22 Aug 2004 01:00
1992 Escort - Front Brake Discs - IanT
If the problem is due to the little screws rusting in place, try heating the screws with a small blowlamp for a minute to break the rust bond.

Ian
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Mon 23 Aug 2004 02:25
1992 Escort - Front Brake Discs - Civic8
I wouldnt recommend either above. Never had a prob with escort discs. few taps with hammer they usualy move without any hassle. Only motor I had to use force on was a 1990 granny. Which I mentioned here before. Just because they are past it wont make em hard to remove
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Was mech1
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Mon 23 Aug 2004 08:51
1992 Escort - Front Brake Discs - jc
I've never had a problem with Escort discs either but put a smear of copper grease on all mating faces when you re-assemble.
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Tue 5 Oct 2004 18:27
1992 Escort - Front Brake Discs - Number_Cruncher
Finally got round to doing this job this morning. Thankfully, the old discs came off with little trouble - just a few taps with the hammer.

Excellent!

number_cruncher
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