i dont have one right now. will i still be able to take the 2 screws off with a #3 head? need to know asap. about to do my breaks.
thanks

 

I can tell you right now, it's gonna be a real b!tch.

 

maybe you will be lucky just be careful not to strip out the heads and use a good #3 phillips not a cheap *** $1.00 discount auto store screwdriver, if you use a good one it makes a difference trust me

 

If it gets stripped just go drill it out. That is what I had to do

 

get a good screwdriver and make sure you got it in there heh.
i stripped mine on one side and had to drill em out, and they were some solid screws

I replaced mine with some allensockets though afterwards. Ever since I never had a prob getting them out heh . Just throw some grade 8's +.

 

put in the #3 and tap it with a hammer a bit. it may help to loosen it. if that dont work try heat but be easy on the heat. try your best not to strip it cause that just sux

 

BUY an impact screwdriver, they have them at Sears. This is a lifesaver tool I eventually broke down and bought, but it has saved me again and again.

 

i personaly dont even use the screws, all they do is keep the rotor in place while the rims or caliper isnt holding it in place, i dont think there nessicary (sp)

 

Sears sells them for $20, just go get one!

 

get a nice big phillips head screw driver and then take a pair of vice grips... grab a hold of the handle....apply pressure and turn

 

drill them out, its not worth it. This was discussed in the integra, they are for assembly line purposes. With the caliper on they can't fall off and with the wheel on they serve no purpose. Look at the size of them, they couldn't hold down a floor mat

 

^ yep, just for the assemly line.

 

It is IMPOSSIBLE to do with just a screw driver.

 

yup cuz thats the first thing i tried then i used a impact screwdriver and bam off

 

just make sure you put a little grease on them when you put them back on.. that way you wont have that problem again. and it will also help to torque them down properly, which isnt a whole lot of torque anyway.

 

impact driver is 9.99 at autozone.

 

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no it isnt, i've had them just pop right out before

but there useless and i'd just drill em out or leave them out once you get em out, less headaches and there not needed

 

just dish out some cash for the impact driver, it makes things soo much easier when taking the rotors off.

 

Ive always used a regular screwdriver and it wrks good for me. I shoot it with some wd40/PB blaster an wait like 15 minutes. Then i put the screwdriver in there and push on it as hard as i can with my right hand...then turn it with my left. Stripping usually comes from not having enough inward pressure on the screw. Which is the whole purpose of the impact screwdriver...this is just a more cost effective way of doing it. Good luck...it can be a bitch.

 

just go to pepboys they sell impact screwdriver. Its a good thing to have when your= are doing your breaks. I just got done with mines and im bout to do the fronts now. . .

 

You may be able to break the screws loose with a center punch and a hammer. But an impact screw driver is definitely the better approach.

 

theres an easy way to do it, get a hammer with a rounded head on one side, and a BFH 1. place rounded head hammer onto screw 2. pound the hell outta the other side of that hammer with the bfh 3. use a flathead, put it into the screw and hit the flathead counter clockwise until screw comes out just a trick i learned when i broke about 10 tips from those crappy impact screwdrivers in 3 days oh btw rust penetrant always helps good luck

 

just drill it you don't even need it....

 

just go buy an impact screwdriver from sears. duh