i striped the dist. rotor screw. i have no idea on how to get it out, can anyone help me?

 

Needle nosed vise grips, or worst case scenario you can drill the head off the rotor screw. Once the head is off there's no torque on the threaded portion that's left so you can usually work it out with a pick or back it out with an easy out. Absolutely no impact screwdrivers!

 

im thinking about going out and buying one of these

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr...e=Yes

or

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr...ken=1

which one would better suit my situation?

 

Well, If you strip the screw even more w/the screw out kit, it usually wont bite hard enough into the screw the 2nd time around to back it out. The screw extractor kit is going to require you to predrill the head with the bit on the left before using the reverse thread bit on the right. That may make the head of the screw shear off because it's so small. I would go with the extractor because you may have to drill it out anyway, but try to muscle it off with the needle nosed vise grips first. Usually works for me, and you get the screw out in 1 piece.

 

Although you may have stripped the screww...you may still be ablt to use an impact screw driver (what you shoulda used first) as the bit is typically bigger. Try that before you use the extractor.

 

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I've seen too many people crack distributor internals this way, not to mention the shaft you will be hammering on rides on a small, probably old bearing. I'll agree though that it works great before the screw is stripped because you have to tap it just enough to break it lose. In the situation at hand, you'd have to drive it harder to catch whats left of the screw head, which may work but use at your own risk

*EDIT* In all my prevous posts I forgot to mention PB Blaster, that stuff could probably have saved you from this whole headache.

 

i had the same problem with a screw for the distributor cap on my civic. i would go with the easy out

 

i was thinking PB blaster, but didnt wanna spray some chemcial into my dist....as far as the imapct screw driver idea, i dont want to be putting that much pressure on the screw, because like stated above it looks like it might break something. im going to try to needle nose vise-grip trick first, if not im going to buy the screw extractor kit and try that.

on a side note, do you know if honda sells the screw? because obviously im goign to have a replace it

 

You don't have to blast the PB like the name implies, just a little dribble would work fine

The rotor screw is almost guaranteed to be in stock at your local honda dealer for a buck or two

 

word of advice for everyone next time doing this for the first time; use a very good screw driver! IE mac tools, snap on, matco, etc. The craftsman screwdrivers are useless.

 

...or just the correct sized screwdriver, even if it's a piece of taiwan crap

all I have are crapsman

 

same here...all i have is craftsman, and some taiwan crap. whats wrong with craftsman?

 

Nothing wrong w/craftsman for the average home wrencher (and the prices are fair), but they're not as great as some people think. Personally, I dont like having to wait fot the Matco or Snap-on truck to come by when I break a tool. Sears is right down the street. It's usually my fault the tool breaks anyway, trying to make it do something it's not designed to do. Still, there are some tools you should pay more for. Even with the lifetime guarantee, if I break the same craftsman tool twice, I'll usually swap it out, sell it, and the third one comes from the tool truck. Some tools Sears sells are crap, and in the middle of a project I absolutley hate ******* around with inferior tools (well, when it's not my fault ).

 

o i c. i personally really like craftsman. i only used snap-on, mac, etc. at my schools auto shop. so i havent used them enough to feel the diference. but im only 17 and i pay for all my own tools and i really cant afford snap-on and stuff like that. plus, up until a year ago all i've been using is shitty no name brand tools so craftsman is a big step for me and i love them (so far)

 

You guys must be wailing on the impact screw driver 'cause I just use my hand to put enough pressure to activate the thing.....no need to use a big *** ******* hammer (BFH) to get a half inch screw out......I doubt any of you have girlfriends (LOL) 'cause you wanna bang everything as hard as possible instead of using a gentle touch. Young bucks!

 

just crack the rotor off, then u can grab it with vise grips. should take u like 10mins tops.

i would never hit the dist with a hammer on an impact screwdriver, or try adn drill into that tiny screw.

 

how can i crack the rotor off without breaking anything important?

 

grab it with some pliers and bend? get creative, its just a piece of plastic

 

hmm, could i take a soldering iron to it and just melt it off? haha

 

haha yeah that woould probably work too, except say bye bye to ur soldering iron tip, heh.