MLogan

Just need a little help. I have gotten the caliper off the front disc. I just cant get the disc off to replace it. I know you need to take out the 2 screws, but I cannot get these out. I have tried it by hand, cordless drill, and a powerful drill.

Are there any special tricks to getting these screws out? I really need to replace my disc. Thanks for the help.

Takeoff

Go to sears and get an impact screwdriver. It is a great tool to have and will take those screws out, no prob.

MLogan

Does it use air power? I just got a compressor so that would work. Do you know how much it would cost?

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yup youll need an impact driver. you didnt strip the screw did you?

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autozone has it for about 20 bucks. no it doesnt use air. its like a chisel and everytime you hit it with a hammer, the head spins.

95cxhatch

many people just take a drill and drill out the screws if they strip them....they do relatively nothing anyway....its the wheel that holds the rotor tight !!!!

JSPECHB

i drilled mine out.

JayDMsleeper

impact screwdriver... no air, just a good sized hammer

wilsel

Drilled mine out too

2manycars2choose

Yea, I used lube for one and they came right off. Then the other one I stripped it like a dirty ***** and had to drill it. After that EVERYONE started to tell me about the impact driver.

doublejz

air chisel

MLogan

Thanks for all the responses, looks like that is what i need. I do not think I stripped it, hopefully not.

pdiggitydogg

last time i did my brakes the impact driver worked on about 1/2 the screws and then the bit broke
I ground out the rest of the screw with the dremel

kommon_sense

impact driver... then tap the back of the rotor with a mallet to encourage it to come loose

func-tion

I had to drill a set out once but was able to get out the remainder of the screw. I was using the impact driver but with a rubber mallet. I guess it wasint providing a sharp enough blow.
So with that said use a ballpein(spelling?) hammer with the impact driver.

Sorry for the poopy pic but its all i could find.

30 bucks at http://www.extremetools.net/mi..._Code=

JSPECHB

Impact screw driver didnt seem to work for me. Thats why I had to drill the ******* out.

sohcvtec1995

Just get the right size Phillips head screw driver. I think it is a #3 or a #4 and it will come right out.

MLogan

Its not that I cannot get a fit, i just cant get enough torque to turn it.

doublejz

just get a air chisel with a pointy tip and go easy on her, has worked numerous times for me

Donkey85

the impact screwdriver works wonders on that, i have them my work for like 7.99

MLogan

I went to the local hardware store and they had no idea what an impact driver was. Luckily, I was able to borrow one. Got the front discs off no problem. Now just gotta put the rear drum i took apart back together.

drunknbass

wanna know a trick? get a sharp ice pick and put it on the edge where the screw meets the metal of the rotor say 9 oclock and angle the ice pick like 45 degrees so its facing the ground , and hit the ice pick with a big hammer.. the point will dig into the screw face and since your pointing it toward the ground slightly itll break the screw loose and itll spin, then you can unscrew it easily,
this is what we do at the shop when an impact screwdriver isnt handly.. itll even remove them if the center is totally stripped out.

dmotoguy

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is this true.. i'm probably going to strip one of the screws before the weekends over and i dont wanna have to get some more