cant get rotor off
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I am trying to replace my bloody rotors, but the soft metal screws that hold the rotor to the hub are stripping. I cant get any grip on them, I believe them to be seized. I tried alot of wd40, i tried both flat and phillips head screw drivers, even used a vice grip to get more turning torque, nothing has caused even the slightest budge. Can anyone help?
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You need an impact screwdriver. It works flawlessly.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=37530
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=37530
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If already completely stripped then the impact screwdriver probably won't help, then you have to go with the what the first response was.
If there is anything left to grab onto, then the impact is the way to go!
Oh.............and you don't have to put those screws back in, so leave them out.
If there is anything left to grab onto, then the impact is the way to go!
Oh.............and you don't have to put those screws back in, so leave them out.
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i dont have an air compressor at my house, so impact anything is out. which sucks because i have a nice 1/2 inch gun sitting around useless from when i was working as a tech. believe me, if i had air i wouldnt be posting this on there. id just blast the hell out of it
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i dont have an air compressor at my house, so impact anything is out. which sucks because i have a nice 1/2 inch gun sitting around useless from when i was working as a tech. believe me, if i had air i wouldnt be posting this on there. id just blast the hell out of it
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great advice so far on here!
just to add to it: you should get a cordless impact gun, I picked up a great Craftsman set last year just before I replaced my rotors.
One of mine was seized up as well so I drilled them out.
just to add to it: you should get a cordless impact gun, I picked up a great Craftsman set last year just before I replaced my rotors.
One of mine was seized up as well so I drilled them out.
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when rotor holddown screws strip out the best method of removal is to take a drill bit the same size or slightly smaller than the head diameter of the screw and drill it out until the head falls off, the rotor will then come off , you can take some pliers and unthread the remaining stub of the screw from the hub
if you install new screws use anti-sieze on them
if you install new screws use anti-sieze on them
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This is an impact screw driver:
![](http://www.thud.us/cartech/impact-screwdriver.jpg)
What it does is that you hammer the end of it and the screw bit will turn.
When you're hammering on the end of it, it creates force, it pushes down into the screw while turning it, that way it won't strip the screw.
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interesting tool.
My impact gun worked perfectly fine on one of the rotor screws though.
My impact gun worked perfectly fine on one of the rotor screws though.
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