I'm doing the front brakes and replacing the rotors...however,the 2 screws that hold the rotor on are being beotches...can I just drill them out?They don't serve a purpose once the wheel is installed,right?Any other tips on getting them off?They're soft and strip easily.Thanks in advance!

 

screw driver... hit with BFH!

 

You need this,



Go here to get it,

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr...Tools

It costs 25.00 before tax. Those screws won't be any trouble at all.

 

you can get em a lot cheaper on ebay, or from harbor freight. search for "impact driver" this is the proper method to remove the screws without stripping them.

another successful way is to use a chisel/screwdriver to tap into the outer edge of the screw and torque it out with a hammer.

 

impact screwdriver mmmmm good......Thats my recomendation but if you've already stripped them beyond get a drill....all the do is hold the rotor on while the wheel and caliper are off.....

 

If you have to drill them out I'd use an "Easy out to go ahead and get the shank out of the hub. Honda put those screws in there for a reason. I know they are a pain sometimes but keeping the hat on the hub seems like a good idea to me.

 

impact driver i just did my brakes last week. the impact driver makes the job much simpler. you can get one at pep boys for $9.99

 

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Go here to get it,

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr...Tools

It costs 25.00 before tax. Those screws won't be any trouble at all. </TD></TR></TABLE>

 

Yeah do it right...i stripped mine using a DeWalt drill with phillips bit and man did i learn my lesson. I was so paranoid when drilling out those screws...didn't want to have to get new hubs.

Vince

 

what i do is get a 1/4 socket and put the screw driver head thing on, then push in real hard wiht one hand and turn wiht the other works everytime

 

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An air chisel works every time.

 

if you dont have that impact tool, get a philip screw driver and hammer the **** out of it!! it'll loosen the thread on the inside then you'll be able to unscrew it with your hand. ive done it plenty of times.

 

you can pick one of these up at any autoparts store for $20

 

once u get them out just leave them out they only use them to hold them on the assembly line.

 

I just got done stripping mine two pieces, and yes they are biotches!!! I just went to SEARS and got the EZ out stripped screw removal kit (as seen on tv ) It worked fairly well but now I have a screw that is completely bored out in the middle... finally it came loose though and im glad I got some extras...

SPARK NOTES: go to SEARS

 

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another successful way is to use a chisel/screwdriver to tap into the outer edge of the screw and torque it out with a hammer. </TD></TR></TABLE>

harbor freights impact drivers suck ****...dont get them...i broke both of the phillip heads off on one frekin screw...then borrowed a friends snap on one and it worked great

 

I use the Craftsman Impact Driver. Just leave the screws out once you remove them, they really serve no purpose.

 

drill out the head and tap the rotor back then remove the stubs with a pair of vise-grips

 

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Right. All they do is keep the rotor aligned, they don't actually hold it on - most domestic vehicles don't even use rotor screws.

I use an impact driver and a lot of PB-Blaster fluid to get mine out, because they're almost always rusted or seized. The screws are actually pretty hard - hard enough to break the tip off of an impact driver bit. Happened to me twice. All the technicians at the Honda dealership keep extra impact driver bits on hand because this is a common problem with these shitty rotor screws.

I use a little anti-seize compound on the threads when I reinstall them, so that they don't freeze up in there.

 

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correctomundo

 

You need an Impact Screw Driver Autozone caries it

 

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Thats how i got my rotors off. They were beotches as well

 

Well,finally got it done...3 came right off with a stubby philips,but one was seized so I chiseled into the edge with a flat screwdriver then used a hammer to turn it counter clockwise.The rest of the job went smooth...I just didn't put the rotor screws back on very tight.Thanks for all the tips and idea,I'm sure other people will be asking the same question!

 

I couldnt get mine out I just drilled mine out. They are unnessecary. With the wheel and caliper installed they cant go anywhere.

 

well on the gsr i had to drill out one or two of them, but if they arent striped its nothing a phillips screw driver and a swift hit with a hammer cant fix.