I bought new rotor's and brake pad's the other day, and when i went to install them I could not get the freaking screw's off. Is there a way. I thought about drilling them, but im not sure if they are needed. Any help would be appreciated. Tried searching didnt come up with alot.

Thanks

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You need to get an impact screwdriver.
http://autorepair.about.com/li...b.htm

Its like a screwdriver with a mechanism inside it that will turn when you whack it with a hammer. They are fairly affordable if you look around. You can try to mutiliate and drill them out, but its a huge bit-eating hassle compared to one or two whacks with an impact screwdriver.

 

Yeah, the impact screwdriver is the right way to do it.

 

in a worst case you can just use a regular phillips with a hammer and twist your hand left while hitting it, it works most of the time too

 

rent one at autozone.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SmoGuy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">rent one at autozone.</TD></TR></TABLE>or buy one @ sears for 25 bucks

 

I just took a phillips head that fit in there tight, it's got to be a dull-tipped kind, and hit it with a hammer. That held it in pretty good for me to be able to loosen them. I do plan on ditching them next time I change my rotors though.

 

Just drill the heads off with a 1/4 drill. They are soft brass. Let the Then pull hte rotor off and use a vise grip to pull them out the rest of hte way.

 

just invest in an impact driver

 

thanks guys i got them off with that tool at sears, and got some replacement screws to put them in.

GG

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I got one of those tools from harbor freight for $5 and it was well worth it but if anyone searches in the future, yes you can drill them out very easy they are made of a super soft metal and can be easily drilled out