Brake rotor retaining screw question...
#1
Cruisin'
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Crosby, Tx
Posts: 15
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Brake rotor retaining screw question...
I'm fixing to install some Rotora Slotted rotors and EBC greenstuff pads on the front of my '02 TL-S. Before I get started I'd like to find out if anyone has had any problems getting the rotor retaining screw out? If so, how'd you do it?
#2
Instructor
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Brampton, Ontario
Posts: 128
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
By using appropriate screwdriver. It is Phillips type screw and needs #3 screwdriver. You have to be careful not to screw the screw though, which you may do easily by using small, inappropriate screwdriver. Some people suggest using special torque screwdriver but I think the regular is just fine if it the right size.
#3
Intermediate
Good luck with that and be careful. When I replaced the factory front rotors with slotted rotors on my '02 Odyssey, those retaining screws WOULD NOT UNSCREW, even with the appropriate sized phillips. I then hit the phillips screwdriver with a mallet in an attempt to unfreeze the screw; no such luck. I yelled, cursed some more, kicked the dog...nothing helped! I wound up stripping both screws and drilling them out. Not a pleasant experience...
#4
Senior Moderator
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: May 2000
Location: where the weather suits my clothes
Age: 55
Posts: 27,921
Received 1,080 Likes
on
661 Posts
You should go an buy/rent and impact screwdriver. You'll need it to loosen the two screws. The heat and elements take a number of them and they are in there very tight. Chances are you'll strip them using a regular screwdriver. Here's one type of impact screwdriver. If you have an AutoZone near you, they'll rent you one for free.
#5
2003 SSM TLS
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Cumming, GA
Posts: 550
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Here is a hint: If you don't have an impact screwdriver handy, Use a #3 phillips head drill bit with a socket wrench. Press tightly with one hand and the socket wrench will break them loose pretty easily. This worked great when I switched the rotors on my TL.
#7
Senior Moderator
Originally Posted by TxTLtypeS
Thanks for the tips. I'll get an impact driver just to be on the safe side.
Trending Topics
#9
Racer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Everett, WA
Age: 44
Posts: 389
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Put Rotora slotted rotors all around in my 02 TL-s. Impact screwdriver is a godsend! Works like "budda!" I was able to reuse the same screws afterwards.
Good luck!
Good luck!
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
MrHeeltoe
1G TSX Tires, Wheels, & Suspension
20
02-23-2023 01:54 PM
rp_guy
Member Cars for Sale
9
07-16-2017 07:33 AM
MrHeeltoe
2G TSX Tires, Wheels & Suspension
3
09-29-2015 10:43 PM
MrHeeltoe
3G TL Tires, Wheels & Suspension
0
09-28-2015 05:43 PM