'91 Accord
Okay, I just finished the drum to disc rear set up. I wanted to take the rotor off to clean it up more. The screws that hold it on SUCK! I broke one loose but the other one stripped! I used my Dremmel to cut a groove for a flathead and that didn't work either.


I tried heating it, WD-40, so far nothings working.... Anyone have any ideas to get these damn things out?

THANKS!

 

Try this tool called impact driver. It helped me loosen up 10+ years of rust. Basically it transfers hitting power of a hammer into rotational torque. Also try PB blaster.

You can find this tool at any store. Home depot, lowes, kragen, autozone, pepboys

 

^agreed! impact drivers ftw, saves you soo many headaches

 

Yes, an impact driver would have been the recommended tool and would have saved the headache.

However, since you stripped the head of the screw, I would use either a punch or cold chisel and a ball peen hammer now. First make an indentation with the punch and hammer on the screw, off the center of the screw (this give a place for the punch to hold on to). Now hold the punch at an angle, use the hammer and hit the punch to drive the screw out counterclockwise, repeat until the screw loosens. Here is a picture of a punch, which you can pick up for a few bucks.

 

Drill the head of it completely off with a 1/4" drill bit. I did this to mine and never even bothered put a new one back in it. (the lug nuts and wheel hold the rotor on anyway)

 

Thanks guys! I have LOTS of tools and I am a pretty good mechanic but I thought this would be a pretty common thing and that you guys may have a Honda secret.

 

furthermore ....you camn drill out the whole screw, and then put a
smaller screw into the whole you drilled until its screwed tight, and
then slowly unscrew it and the rest of the original screw will come
]out so you can just put another oem one back in...hope that
makes sense..

 

Yeah. I don't "have" to take the rotors off, I just wanted to to clean them up better. I'll just worry about it when they need replaced.
Thank you all for your input.

 

Drill the heads off the screws. I do that all the time since the seem to strip easily. Takes a few seconds to do anyway.

 

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