I'm sure someone here has run into this headache, what can be done. I'd rather not fug it anymore then I did but kinda at a loss of what to try next...

The screw inside the rotor under the distributor cap has a philips screw that is deep with-in (the one screw that hold the rotor on), what the best route of taking this stubborn thing out with out stripping it?


Anyone?

Thanks-

 

spray some 'liquid wrench' on it and let it soak and then try loosing it.

 

i use a #2 philips socket with a an extension and ratchet.
works 10x better than a regular screw driver

 

i did and nothing- leaves be to believe the machine was outa wack on the torque specs that day when the factory installed it

 

youd be surprised what a few heat cycles will do

 

youd be surprised what a few heat cycles will do[/QUOTE]


Maybee might be easier to turn with the engine dead cold?

 

had the same problem, it was dead stock, felt like i was going to brake everything around before the bolt would unscrew.
After several tries, got more mad, and twisted with everything i had and it worked, keep in mind if you twist that hard you could end up braking something or messeing up the bolt.

I was gonna try airgun.

 

I've personally had better luck w/a cold engine myself...and this is coming from a guy w/a 95 GS-R and over 100k miles.

 

I replace about 10 rotors a week at my shop and 9 out of 10 are way too tight. The 10th one was too loose and fell out. If you have completly stripped it then teh best thing to do now is 1. get a new rotor 2. Break the old one off of its pedastal.
( its is easier than it sounds, its plastic melted onto a metal base. 3. now you should ne able to see the screw very easily. It should be very easy to get a small pair of vise grips (needle nose are the best here.) calmp onto the screw very tightly and with a swift jerk its hould "SNAP" loose. then backit out normally and install new rotor. I know this sounds pretty ghetto but believe me its better than spraying chemicals or heating sensitive distributor parts up. Oh and just to make you feel better about it, Ive been working on Hondas for about 12 years now. Its how I pay my bills and stuff.

 

Allrighty I'm going to try your suggestion in the daylight, thanks.

 

A heat cycle refers to the process of heating up and cooling down, not the fact that the parts were warm at the time he worked on it.

I'd also recommend breaking off the rotor. I had to do this on one of my distributors recently.

 

Definitely try the phillips socket extension, and if not, break it right off. Much easier

 

impact driver is key in this situation.

 

Impact driver may bend the shaft or shatter the screw head in the shaft which would also be disasterous. trust me on this one thing if you dont ever trust me on anything else.

 

The easiest and safest way of getting the screw out is to grab it with a plier or whatever else you can use to grab the screw with.

 

i take a small punch and hammer and ....tap..tap..tap...till the **** loosens....or just break it off

 

i got a screwdriver and tapped the **** out of it to try and loosen it and and kept trying to turn it without stripping it. after 10 minutes of tapping and one mighty twist it came off.

 

worked just fine and dandy on mine

 

When i stripped one, i took the distributer off, drilled a small indent into the screw and then hammered a torx bit into it....then i used a ratchet to get it off

changing rotors sux period

 

needle nose vise grips or a philips screw driver bit in a 1/4" drive ratchet

 

You WILL damage the distributor doing this.

 

After doing as many rotors as I have, I have decided not to ruin any more distributors with a impact driver. But glad you got it off and happy motoring.