How to remove front disc?

[wattersk]

I am painting my wheels and took my front off with no problem. The rotor however is giving me some problems. I used my allen wrench but it took an awful lot of effort to get just a little movement. I don't want to force anything for fear of stripping.

Please advise me on what to do.

Thanks a bunch

-Ko

[The Buddha]

Dude ... you're going to need some real tools to get it off, its got a bit of red loctitie. Get allen 3/8th drive socket types from craftsman or snap on. Mickey mouse shaZam! is going to tear up itself and the bolts and die on ya. Oh yea, some heat with a torch may help too.
Cool.
Srinath.

[wattersk]

I just bought a AmPro folding wrench. It's pretty tough and not really value-save quality. I need bigger and better?

I didn't know if there was some method other than left turns I needed to make to get it off.

[dgyver]

I use a 2' breaker bar with a socket allen. You better soak the bolts overnight with Liquid Wrench. Use slow pressure and make sure the allen wrench stays seated in the bolt head. Stripping the head is not good.

[wattersk]

Thanks for the advice

[Kerry]

I added a photo of the "socket allen" to the FAQ topic [HOW TO: Front Rotor Replacement].  You can make out the Sears part number if you don't already have one.

As you can see in the pictures, I loosened the rotor bolts while the wheel was still mounted on the bike (you can use the front brake to keep the wheel from turning).  I finished the job with the wheel removed.  I did things in the reverse order when mounting the new rotor.

[chromecrusher]

I used easyout bolt head remover, just hammered it over the lip, used breaker too, easy.  The allen head wasn't strong enough for the torque, with allen key.  I tried it all for days and the bolt easyout took 5 mins.

[X-ray]

I just painted my wheels and replaced my front rotor.  I have to say heat was my friend.  Nothing to extreme of course, just a propane.  I slowly heated the rim around one bolt at a time, inside the "hub" of the rime and out.  Periodically give the bolt a twist like DGyver said.  Paitience is the key if they are really stubborn.  Also I let the rim cool before trying the next bolt to avoid overheating the rim.

[nastynate6695]

I just painted my wheels and replaced my front rotor.  I have to say heat was my friend.  Nothing to extreme of course, just a propane.  I slowly heated the rim around one bolt at a time, inside the "hub" of the rime and out.  Periodically give the bolt a twist like DGyver said.  Paitience is the key if they are really stubborn.  Also I let the rim cool before trying the next bolt to avoid overheating the rim.

Kudos thats what i did when i had to take mine off to do the front end swap..