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Im about to change my brakes, and i hade a bit of trouble last time i tried to change them.
they stripped out prety bad, and need to be drilled out. i was wondering it there was a replacement
at autozone or if i needed to make a trip to honda. if so, anyone have apart #?
and while were at it, is there any suggestions for tapping out a stripped screw?

thanks all. you guys are always a big help.

aero97

u don't need those screws they r for the assembly line to hold the rotors in place. your rims hold them on. save the couple bucks and headache of tapping them.

1992Si

Yep drill them and leave them out

Kista20

people who strip them out don't know what they are doing, first off you need the right tools one being a torch so you can heat around the screws on the rotor but don't heat directly on the screw it will make them too soft and they will come out a lot easier and the other tool you will need is a reversible impact driver that you smack it with a big hammer to knock it loose and yes I was able to reuse those screws, you can get the torch anywhere they sell plumbing supplies and the impact driver I bought over at advance so I would think that most other parts stores will carry them.

bottom line use the right tools to do the job once

1992Si

I've been drilling the screws out for years. Start off with a small drill and step up to a 3/8 drill. Drill the head and hit the rotor from the back to pop it off the small amount of screw left. Then the screw comes out by hand.

I have tried the heat and the impact tool. the drill works best for me. I've done this so often it takes about 5 min's each.

Convert

kista k20:
I do agree about doing it right. however, Im confused on the part about leaving the screws out. is this safe? My father has the tools to remove the screws, but id like more input in whos running without them.

thanks for all the input so far!

ifIexplode

I havent had those screws in since i replaced my brakes. Again, Theyre for employees at Honda for the assembly line.

yoffer

Yes, they should be fine to leave them out. They wont cause any damage or uneven pad ware,ect.... They use the screws at the assembly plant to hold the rotors on while the rest of the car is being assembled. The screws provide no performance gain, or loss if they are removed.

Kista20

yes they will prob. be fine if they are left out. To me honda put them there for a reason so use them. I dunno just imho think it's ghetto for not doing the job right then having to drill the heads off. also when your wheels are off your rotors will be kinda dangling there.

Skunk.Werks

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I work as a Honda tech, so you can trust me when I say they are NOT NEEDED IF YOU AREN'T ABLE TO REUSE THEM.

Your wheels are torqued anywhere from 60-80 ft. lbs, two little puny screws aren't gonna make your rotors fly off your car. They are installed on the assembly line for the workers.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">also when your wheels are off your rotors will be kinda dangling there.</TD></TR></TABLE>

You do realize that there are things called brake calipers holding your rotors onto the hub, they will not be 'dangling' anywhere.

Convert

you had me at "Honda-Tech".... Im just kidding. That completely makes sense. i appreciate the input. This greatly expedites my break process.

thanks!

P.S. a little late in the game, but if anyone has tips for getting those damn caliper bolts, id appreciate that. I wrestled with this freaking things for EVER a while back.

THANKS!!!!

ke98248

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Use a 3/8" deep socket ratcheting wrench with a hammer and tap at the end of the wrench.

x0!

if you are using a racing jack or another air jack, use the arm that comes with it as a cheater pipe. put the socket on the bolt, slide the pipe over the wratchet handle and pull. never fails..

Convert

good tips guys. looking forward to doing this. nothing like DIY car maintenance.

egmatt93

if you cant get them out and there stripper get a punch with a decent point on it and take a decent size hammer and just go in circles until it breaks loose them take em out by hand when there loose enough, i had to do it on my hatch and i think thats better then just drilling the head off the screw

Blk00EJ8

For anyone else needing to remove the same screws, try an impact screwdriver. It's not a pneumatic tool but rather a mechanical one. Hammer the end and the other end is spring loaded to not only push down to avoid stripping the screw but also twists at the same time. They're like $10-15 or so at a hardware store.

Kista20

check my first post above ^^^ I just don't see anything wrong with doing jobs the correct way

here is an impact driver just like the one I have only for $9.99 at northern tool, it's reversible so you can tighten and loosen by the impact.
http://www.northerntool.com/we...36882

the torch kit $19.97 at lowes but I'm sure you can get cheaper elsewhere like walmart or target.
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn...=none

aznboyhoy

iTrader: (3)

those are just placement screws. They dont need to be on. You calipers will hold your rotors in place. Alot of aftermarket rotors, wont even have that screw for you.

jax97hx

well i think imma take mine out as well after reading this ... now one less stupid thing i gotta worry about on my car