Front Rotor Removal

[05Moose]

I could use some confirmation here, help, and suggestions. I'm dealing with an '05 Highlander 4wd (w/ABS only). Brake calipers are removed, and I'm trying to pull off the front rotors to take them in and have them turned.

However, there's a lot of rust around the hub and it won't just come off. Because of the rust, I can't tell whether the rotor should just come off (like they always have on toyotas) or if that nut on the hub is actually securing it. Anyone online that can confirm that nothing is holding on that front rotor (except the rust)?

NEVER MIND...IT'S JUST RUST AS I SUSPECTED.

[ddvk]

Ideally there should be nothing that holds the rotors other than the calipers and the wheel studs. If the caliper is off the rotor and it does not come off then I will use a hammer and tap on it from the back. It will break loose...

[05Moose]

I guess I should update this one too (as I did on the other forum). Yes, I was able to take the rotor off easily enough once I found the correct size bolt (easier to run the bolt thru the front as intended to remove these than to use a hammer). But then I didn't take them in because I found stress fractures running perpendicular along the rotor surface just above where the center veins were running. Took it in this morning and sure enough they both have fractures all over them.

So, keep an eye out on those front rotors.