Brake Rotor Screws - are they necessary?

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Jul 16, 2004 | 08:12 AM

1whitedc2

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Brake Rotor Screws - are they necessary?

those screws that holds the rotors to the hub, are they necessary? do i need to re-install them when i swap out the rotors? other cars like mitsu don't use them, it's a PITA to remove them sometimes,

Jul 16, 2004 | 08:34 AM

sabotage7

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Re: Brake Rotor Screws - are they necessary? (1whitedc2)

no, i took mine out bc they're a pain in the ***...ive never seen any other cars w/those stupid screws, so i would say they are not necessary! i hate those things!

Jul 16, 2004 | 10:26 AM

dwolsten

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Re: Brake Rotor Screws - are they necessary? (1whitedc2)

I think they're mainly there to keep the rotor in place when the wheel is removed. I keep mine installed, but I put some anti-seize on them and didn't torque them very much, so they won't be hard to remove.

Jul 16, 2004 | 10:32 AM

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Re: Brake Rotor Screws - are they necessary? (sabotage7)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sabotage7 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">no, i took mine out bc they're a pain in the ***...ive never seen any other cars w/those stupid screws, so i would say they are not necessary! i hate those things!</TD></TR></TABLE>

Agreed. These screws aren't necessary and only there to keep the rotors on during manufacturing.