Any ideas or tricks? Ive tried wd40 and some other penetrater,its stripped pretty good,and its tight *** hell.Who knows the secret.......besides drilling it out.Thanks

 

just drill them you dont need them.

 

What do u mean I dont need them?

 

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The wheel holds the rotor on without that screw, so drill them out.

 

Search for: Rotor Screw, in all forums - returned 69 results. I can't imagine any less than 50 of those are regarding the same exact problem.

 

how badly is it stripped ? When i have to remove them i usually use an impact driver (i think thats what it is called), a big ball pean hammer and some PB blaster. Ive seen them so rusted that guys have needed to use an air hammer on them, however all the ones i have done myself i have been able to get with the impact driver.

 

the tool is called in impact driver...its a screwdrive with a metal endcap. As you wack it with a hammer it rotates the phillips head during the inward motion of the hammer hit. Make sense?? Or you could do it junkyard style and used a flat head screw driver and tap the corners with a hammer..

 

Yup, Impact screwdriver. You can get it from Autozone for like $10.

 

Thats exactly what I need.Thanks.

 

drill it out and forget about them. you don't need them.

 

Yeah thats cool,Ill just keep them.If they are good enough for honda they are good enough for me,they have to be installed for a reason.

 

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...and then the saga continues of why honda installed them and why you do and dont need them and now the thread becomes a constructive debate over screws in rotors...

 

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That crap won't work. I bought two of those none of them worked. There is no way to get those out than drilling it. I your car has too much mileage and rusted, good luck.

 

drill em and you won't have to face the same problem again next time you change your rotor but i also couldn't get it out any other way... if you can get it out make sure you never seize it before putting it back in.

 

I dremmeled mine out, and managed without hurting the threads.

I then went a bought new ones from Honda. I agree, I know its not really needed but if it came that way from the factory, Ima keep it that way.

 

Lets for the fun of it, add in that Honda definitely had a reason to add that silly intake resonator chamber inside the passanger fender....


Seriously what the hell is the purpouse of that thing? lol

That stupid thing and the rotor screws are just silly. I had to drill out two of them on my friend's Prelude when I was changing his rotors for him. What a PITA.

 

pretty sure those screws were just to aid in the assembly/automation at the factory. kinda tough to make a robot put on a brake caliper if the rotor is just floppin on there. its not like ur wheel is gonna fall off if you leave them out. besides that they are just extra rotating weight

 

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That's my vote.

I've had to drill out 6 of them in the last month! 3 of 4 on my neighbor's Mazda, and 3 of 4 on the rear of my Prelude! After hitting my hand a couple times with the impact driver, it's just not worth it, esp since the drill works so well.

I put them back in once, and they got stuck again. I will never put them back in again.

 

Funny, my 300ZX never came with those silly screws on the rotors.

It wouldn't be so much trouble if manufacturers used some beefy screws or something and not cheap phillips heads.

 

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They're only there for working on the car with the wheels off and the rotors on. Its that simple.

 

Say I drill them......what size bit do I use so I dont fu the threads?

 

regardless of the size you'll end up f'n them up unless you can drill perfectly straight... I couldn't.

and if you need a replacement screw you'll have to get one from the local stealership. HomeDepot screw's ain't gonna cut it.

 

For the guys using screws upon assembly, might want to try some anti-seize on the threads to help out "next time".

 

That is a given. If its not you shouldn't be working on cars.

 

take a hacksaw and cut a straight slit in the screw then use a flathead to remove it. might want to get a 1/4 socket and flathead bit on a 1/4 ratchet to help break it lose. dont use a impact driver its a shaft and you could cause damage to your dist.