Can I remove the rotors and still move the RV?

[gmiller442]

Can the front rotors be removed and still be able to remount wheel and tire?  I need to resurface my rotors, but I'll have to move my winnie. Is this something I can do?

[salplmb]

i,m not the guru here,
but i think the rotor is what the rims bolt on to? so without the rotors on you will not be able to mount the rims.
hope this helps.
sal

[Oz]

Yes, there is something you can do.  Move the Winnie then take the rotors off.

You will have to remove your calipers to get them off. If you decide to do this, I highly suggest you put a piece of wood between the brake pads and wrap the whole assembly once around with duck tape because, when you step on the brakes, the pads will extend and there will be nothing there to keep them from expanding the full way and the vibration of the road may even cause them to fall off. 

Of course, you did't say how far you wanted to move the rig after removing the rotors.  So, in the event you are planning on driving it across town, consider this:  You are taking away more than 50% of your stopping ability.  Yeah, you could drive very slowly, but if someone else pulls out or stops suddenly in front of you, you very well may not be able to stop in time.  Is that a risk you'd want to take?

My advice.  For whatever reason, forget moving the rig until you've re-mounted the rotors.

[DaveVA78Chieftain]

The rims mount to the hub however:

1. You cannot remove the rotors then move the rig because the pistons in the calipers will shoot out of the cylinders first time you hit the brakes.  You will have no brakes because the pistons have nothing to work against.  Towing will be your only option.

2.  The place where you will have the rotors resurfaced will require them to be mounted to the hub which means the hub cannot be mounted back on the rig during the operation.

3.  On your M-400 chassis, the rotors are bolted to the back of the hub with 8 very large bolts.   It will take some serious power to break those bolts loose from the hub.  I had to take the hub rotor to a garage and have them use a 3/4" drive impact wrench to remove them.  Because of 2 this should not even be an issue unless you have to replace a rotor.

Inspect the rotors first to ensure they can be resurfaced.  The minimum thickness is cast into the rotor though I believe it will be 1.52".  New M-400 rotors cost around $225 or more.

Dave

[Oz]

Well, there you go.  You gotta have the hubs and the rotors at the shop at the same time.

You can keep the pistons from shooting out using the method I described...  But then, "Why would you even consider such a dangerous undertaking?"

"Towing will be your only option." Neither of us want you to move that thing with no front brakes and that's 2 against one.  We win, you don't move the rig, and nobody gets hurt.