Rear brake rotors... Screws seized in rotors... Help...
08-19-2002, 07:34 AM
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Rear brake rotors... Screws seized in rotors... Help...
I went to change the rear brakes, I have new Powerstop drilled rotors and axxis Metalmaster pads, and I got all the way to the last step... removing the stupid phillips-head screws to get the rotor off and I CAN"T DO IT! The screws are probably rusted or seized in place and won't budge. The heads started stripping out no matter how hard I tried.... so I then had to put all the old crap back in and now I'm back to square one...
Why couldn't Honda put bolts on there????!!!
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I'll probably just have to take it to a shop now and spend MORE $$!!
Why couldn't Honda put bolts on there????!!!
Any suggestions?
I'll probably just have to take it to a shop now and spend MORE $$!!
08-19-2002, 08:01 AM
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ok... I had same problem.. heat the screws up with a torch and the hammer in a screwdriver... use a vise-grip plyer to turn the screwdriver with ultimate force.. or buy a tap-driver... unfreezes screws with a mallet (alil expensive but great!)....
if this does NOT work... drillem out... drill off the head, remove the rotor and unscrew the rest... You do NOT needthese screws... the are only to hold you rotor in place for caliper install... oncethe caliper and wheel are on... those screws are UNNECCESARY!!!!
I DO NOT HAVE'EM IN!!!!!!!
if this does NOT work... drillem out... drill off the head, remove the rotor and unscrew the rest... You do NOT needthese screws... the are only to hold you rotor in place for caliper install... oncethe caliper and wheel are on... those screws are UNNECCESARY!!!!
I DO NOT HAVE'EM IN!!!!!!!
08-19-2002, 08:02 AM
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get a nail set, and just start hitting it with a hammer to loosen up the bolt. put it where there is a flat spot on the screw. that is how they got mine loose anyway.
08-19-2002, 08:36 AM
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Anybody know, on average, how long rotors should last? I need to get mine serviced (I get the vibration when I brake), but I don't know if I'm gonna need new ones or if they will be thick enough just to get shaved? I've got about 62,000 miles. I'd like to get some AEM rotors or some other good aftermarket one's but only if I need them.
08-19-2002, 10:17 AM
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I got them off with a mechanic friend of mine, he used an "impact screwdriver" tool, basically, you hit this driver with a hammer and somehow it converts that energy to torque and we got the screws off that way.
08-19-2002, 11:09 AM
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Thanks for the advise. I think what I'll do is have the guys at the shop just bust the screws out and then do the other work myself.
So you don't need tham huh? Stupid engineers...
I may also just drill through the heads of the screws and pop em loose that way...
I love this board! Thanks guys!
So you don't need tham huh? Stupid engineers...
I may also just drill through the heads of the screws and pop em loose that way...
I love this board! Thanks guys!
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