2008 nissan xterra rear rotor replacement

I believe this model has internal e-brakes (underneath the rotor)… First, ensure your ebrake is not on! (this happens on occasion)… The ebrakes may be sticking… You may be able to loosen these up by looking on the backside by the hub (backing plate) for a rubber piece and remove the rubber piece and adjust the e-brake to loosen it up…

Also, most times the rotors are just stuck and some good swift whacks with a hammer will remove them (loosen them up by striking the area between the studs and around the hub)…

If you are going to replace the rotor and know this, Hammer away on the rotor and rotate it while doing this, it should pop… (a little PB or other good lubricant sprayed around the hub and studs may help..

On occasion, I have had to literally sawzall off an old rusty rotor… rare, but sometimes the hammer doesn’t cut it…

-Karl