OceanView

I am trying to remove the front rotor of my 98 ES300.
I have the caliper and the caliper bracket removed.
There doesn't seem to be any screws that are holding the rotor.
I sprayed WD40 around the bolts and the back of the rotor to see if it may loosen it but it won't move at all.
I tried hitting it with a mallet but nothing.
Am I missing something here?
I looked at a few links of rotor removal but there were for the LS400 and they mentioned a screw being removed. I don't know if the ES300 has one or not.

Any hlep would be appreciated.

/Aerostar\

iTrader: (2)

On the "hat" area of the rotor, there are the holes for the lugs, then there are other threaded holes. Find a bolt that screws into one of those other holes and just keep tightening, it will force the rotor off.

OceanView

OK, that 's great.
Are the bolt for these holes a standard bolt that I can buy at a Lexus/Toyota dealer?
Do you know the size?

Thanks.

pgt89

If your car has a screw, it would be between the wheel studs. When I removed my rotors to upagrade to cross-drilled rotors I just beat the crap out of it to pop it out. It is just baked on. Keep on spraying WD-40 and hitting the rotor, it will pop off.

Tammy

The metric bolt thread on the RX rotor is M8 X 1.25... A length 20-50MM long should do. A quarter of a turn at a time per bolt as you press the rotor free. An additional mallet tap may be needed.

kaidoy021

If it doesn't budge, most mechanics use a Impact driver. Which is basically a huge bulky screwdriver that turns when you hit the end of it with a mallet or hammer. Good luck

OceanView

Thanks everyone,

I was able to get the screws from a local Lexus dealer.
They don't sell these but the Parts personnel grabbed a few for me an gave them to me at no charge.
Anyway, they worked well.
The entire job took me 1.5 hours to replace both front rotors and pads.