G3 brake rotor screws stripped- am i screwed??

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May 13, 2005 | 10:49 AM

terryaccord

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G3 brake rotor screws stripped- am i screwed??

Hi guys ,
I just purchased a used 89 accord with 100k miles on and and am changing the brakes due to rotors being warped -the problem i have is that the 2 screws that are used to secure the rotor are stripped on both rotors -any suggestions???-Thanks in advance -Terry

May 13, 2005 | 10:53 AM

deserthonda

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get a punch and hammer, put a punch mark on screw and then hit it counterclock to remove screw..

May 13, 2005 | 11:03 AM

THEROPE

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Re: (deserthonda)

or you can drill the head off

thats what i did just make sure you leave enough to get the stem out

May 13, 2005 | 12:52 PM

SpeedFreak77

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Or take a trip to sears and pick up a socket that is designed to take off stripped screws. Here's a link to their website to check it out.

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr...38000

May 14, 2005 | 10:59 PM

Eddiebx

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drill it off, any other method would be extra work,

May 17, 2005 | 12:51 PM

THEROPE

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Re: (SpeedFreak77)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SpeedFreak77 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Or take a trip to sears and pick up a socket that is designed to take off stripped screws. Here's a link to their website to check it out.

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr...38000 </TD></TR></TABLE>

i tried this the brass screw is to soft for and i ended up drilling a hole in the middle of the screw