Okay so it was in fact my pads that were worn down to the wear indicators and making noise (see my previous posts about debris in the pad). So I got new pads and also new rotors. Well I could not get the rotor screws to come out, so I just went ahead and installed the pads. Will this be alright (new pads on old rotors) until I can get access to a drill and stuff in a couple of weeks to get the screws out and replace the rotors? I have already gone over the rotors w/ sandpaper to remove any glazing, etc.

 

You should be okay. However, you cannot just pull those screws off with a typical screw driver. You will have a shop remove them.

 

go buy an impact screwdriver for $20 at sears

 

that's what i did, it worked wonders.

 

I will be drilling the screws out. They are pointless, really. My old car did not have screws on the rotors. The wheel holds it on so who cares.

 

well, I don't know but I did my brakes a few weeks ago and those screws came out just fine.....maybe i was just lucky........

 

If you do buy an impact screwdriver, make sure it's made out of metal, and not plastic...I don't know why companies came out with them...the plastic absorbs some of the impact.

 

if it's not the first time you've taken them out then the screws should come out easily..

 

 

And what's wrong with that? I know many cars don't have any kind of screws in the rotors. My old car didn't. What exactly do they do besides hold the rotor tight onto the hub while the wheel is off? What difference does it make?

 

Don't you already have an impact wrench? You can buy an adapter and use a #2 or #3 phillips bit to bust them off using the impact wrench.

 

hells yeah just drill'em out.

 

I agree with dlplayboy... Leave the screws in there. They're there for a reason, to keep the rotor on the hub snugly. When you take your tires off, somtimes the wheel will oxidize to the rotor. Now when you're pulling the tire off, you're putting all kinds of pressure on your caliper. Use the screws! Buy the impact screw driver...

 

I don't have an impact gun, I opted to have my parents buy me a CD burner instead because I needed it more (gotta back up my HD and reformat ). Never had any problems w/ the rotors/calipers on my old car, no screws on its rotors.

 

Big difference between an impact gun and an impact screwdriver. The Impact Screwdriver isn't pneumatic, it's just a big beefy piece of metal that holds a screwdriver bit, and twists when you hit it with a hammer. $20 at Sears...

 

didn't you say you had an electric 12V impact gun to do your suspension? you could probably buy a screwdriver bit that attaches for that to take out the screws... or was that impact gun borrowed..

anyway here is the impact screwdriver.. basically you hit the end of it w/ a hammer. .and it turns the screwdriver bit... its $20 at Sears.. and comes w/ a lifetime warranty thats what I used to remove mine..

 

It doesn't matter, I already started trying to drill out the screws on the driverside so I'm going to have to finish it that way. I'll just buy new rotor screws and go ahead and drill the old ones out.

 

I have a full set of pneumatic tools, I would be scared of using a screw bit on something like that, cause it's just too easy to strip the head out, especially with air... Heck, I can strip a screw head with my regular screwdrivers, put a pneumatic impact wrench with a screw bit in my hands... look out, I'd be screwing everything up...