well I had a heck of a time doing the brakes on my 97 f150, then the second time I got one front rotor off, but no way was I getting the second one off...I beat it up pretty bad and then just had to file it flat and put new pads on to use the truck....I sold it eventually...I gave the guy the new rotor that never went on.... and told him good luck if you try..... now I have a 2002 f150.....and I already replaced the disc pads up front.....the dealer wanted $600+ to do the front brakes.....all I did was put a new set of $45 pads on..... the vibration and noise went away........does anyone ahve a tip that they have used to prevent the rotor from siezing onto the hub?......I only have 37K on the truck now....and figure if I can get the rotors off soon and put the prevention in.... that the next time I need to do a brake job and it calls for new rotors....I will be ABLE to get the rotors off again..........I think I used anti seize greese on the 97, but it didnt work...............................bob

 

Bob, I have had luck using caliper paint on the hub and rotor contact areas. As i'm sure you have seen the tolerances Ford uses are VERY tight between the inner rotor surface and the bearing/hub itself. Introduce a little rust and .......... stuck rotor/hub, I have painted these surfaces on some of the vehicles I service that do high milage. (fleet) I have had "pretty good" luck removing the rotors after 20-24k to service brakes. Keep in mind the time frame is only about 1-1 1/2 years so I can't say how this will hold up to a long term test! Jon

 

Clean thouroughly and apply a thin coating of anti-sieze to the contact areas.

Steve

 

In my humble opinion, we have two related problems here - corrosion and heat. Note that "siezing" was not on my list. What's actually happening here is that the mating surfaces on the hub and rotor corrode and stick together. Heat accelerates corrsion. So, we have the worst possible situation.

Most folks say to apply a layer of Never Sieze on the mating surfaces. The first problem is that Never Sieze is intended to prevent siezing - not corrosion. It's a lubricant, not a corrosion inhibiter. The second problem is that standard Never Sieze does not tolerate high heat well and just dries out.

So, what we need is something that inhibits corosion, tolerates high heat and doesn't interfere with braking. This eliminates my first choice - corrosion inhibiting grease. (Used all the time on boats.) My second choice - high heat paint - might work - if you did it when all of the components were new and could apply a thin enough coating. Attempting to apply this over a surface that is already corroded is a waste of time.

What do I use? I've settled on High Heat (copper colored) Never Sieze and will tell you in 50,000 miles if it works. Hope that helps.