Can someone post up a picture of a screwdriver punch for me? I need to take off my rotors tomorrow and I need to go buy one but dont know what it looks like. Can i get it at Sears or Autozone? How much does it usually go for?

 

I assume you're having problems getting the screws that hold the rotor to the hub to come out. The tool is also called an impact driver. I don't have a picture, but it looks almost like a regular screw driver with a metal handle and a very short shaft (practically none). I got a pretty cheap one (very cheap) at a tool shop for like $8-10 and it came with a few bits. A better quality one will obviously be more money, but as rarely as I plan to use it... You should have no problem finding these at Sears or any tools shop.

 

BAM!!

 

There is no need to use that tool for removing the retaining screws for the brake rotor.

There are only three tools that are needed:

1. Hammer (almost any kind will do)
2. Ball peen hammer
3. Phillips head screwdriver

First, place the ball peen end of the hammer on the screw head. Now, take the other hammer and blast (you must hit it like you have a set) the flat side of the ball peen hammer. This will shock the screw loose. Now all you need to do is take a screwdriver and remove the screw. This method prevents the stripping of screws.

You can also use a punch and a hammer to hit the screw head. But, the two hammer method works much better because it gives you a handle and keeps your hand further away from where the hammer will be hitting.

Good luck.

-kenji

 

Sounds like a man speaking from experience

Craig - Who has beat the **** out of hands plenty of times Damn + =

 

whats a ball peen hammer?....so really i dont need the impact driver? Could i just put a screwdriver in it and hammer the screwdriver to shock the screw loose? How would that work?

 

Hitting a screwdriver is not as effective as the ballpeen hammer method. It may work in some cases but not all. The plastic handel absorbs a lot of the shock caused by blasting the two hammers together.

A ballpeen hammer is a hammer with your normal flat faced head and a ball shaped head on the other side.

-kenji

 

oh and after you get rid of the screws, leave them off. They serve no purpose now that your vehicle is assembled.

 

Would blasting the head of the screw with the ball peen end mess up the screw head? I was just thinking it might...........?

 

Thanks Kenji!! Saved me time and money from buying the impact driver!

 

I would suggest spending the 25 bux for the one at sears.

You will find that you can use it more often....

I have used mine for taking out the screws holding the coil and igniter in the distributor.

Taking off sensors on your intake manifold....

adjusting the door latch brackets on the door frame....

etc etc.

 

It is very hard to find one of these in Toronto...

We couldn't find one in Canadian Tire or Home Depot. Sears, didn't have time to go, so I got the dealer to do it for half an hour labor.

Waste of money, however everything was done next to stripping them to try to take these suckas out. Even the propane torch came out to play, but that wasn't enough!




[Modified by Edwin, 1:52 AM 6/26/2002]

 

Find a Snap-On dealer lol 1 million dollars later....

 

I say just spend the money and get an impact driver. It will seriously take you 30 seconds to get both screws out without stripping them.

20 lb sledge + impact driver = more time for you to down a few


If you work on your car with any frequency, you will be much happier with yourself if you have the RIGHT tools to do the job.