Phillips Screws on Rotors?
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Phillips Screws on Rotors?
Hello,
I'm still new to Acura's and learning as I go. Tonight I did pads and rotors on my 04 Base TL. I stripped one of the phillips screws that hold the rotors on and did not replace it. Can someone tell me if that will cause any problems?
Thanks
I'm still new to Acura's and learning as I go. Tonight I did pads and rotors on my 04 Base TL. I stripped one of the phillips screws that hold the rotors on and did not replace it. Can someone tell me if that will cause any problems?
Thanks
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They are not necessary. They are to hold the rotor in place during factory assembly.
Lots of 'em get stripped and the heads drilled out. There are no issues if that's what you need to do.
Lots of 'em get stripped and the heads drilled out. There are no issues if that's what you need to do.
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next time you guys remove these use the proper tool and you wont strip them out.
Something like this. You smack the end with a hammer while turning. The screws will come right out no problem.
Something like this. You smack the end with a hammer while turning. The screws will come right out no problem.
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next time you guys remove these use the proper tool and you wont strip them out.
Something like this. http://www.harborfreight.com/impact-...ase-37530.html
You smack the end with a hammer while turning. The screws will come right out no problem.
Something like this. http://www.harborfreight.com/impact-...ase-37530.html
You smack the end with a hammer while turning. The screws will come right out no problem.
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I bought the tool only to find that my rotors had been replaced before and the screws were missing -_-
anyway, that tool would come in handy doing other stuck bolts.
anyway, that tool would come in handy doing other stuck bolts.
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next time you guys remove these use the proper tool and you wont strip them out.
Something like this. http://www.harborfreight.com/impact-...ase-37530.html
You smack the end with a hammer while turning. The screws will come right out no problem.
Something like this. http://www.harborfreight.com/impact-...ase-37530.html
You smack the end with a hammer while turning. The screws will come right out no problem.
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Just drill them out and it doesn't require a left handed drill bit either. Just drill the head off enough to remove the rotor then use a pair of vice grips to unscrew the rest of the screw. Took less than 5 minutes per side.
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also if you have a a regular hammer and a ball peen hammer, you can just use the ball end of the hammer against the screw and smack the ball peen with the other hammer and you should be fine.
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I broke 3 grabit screw extractors trying to get those damn screws out. Grabit makes the Craftsman version also. I just drilled them out. I did replace some of them with a new metric screw from True Value. I am anal like that.
The screws were totally infused to the surrounding metal.
The screws were totally infused to the surrounding metal.
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