Hey guys,

Got the standard issue of trying to remove the front rotor on my civic and the damned phillips screws are "welded" right on there. I've tried to wd40 + liquid wrench + impact driver them out, however, this is doing nothing other than rounding the head of the screw.. really frustrated. So I guess I gotta drill em out.. questions:

1. any other tips to get this things out other than drilling?
2. will a standard 18V Canadian Tire drill do the trick? how do you drill these guys out? oil necessary?
3. do I need to replace this things after I drill em out? I don't really understand the purpose of them frankly.. most rotors "float" don't they? If I do, what is the size/type of screw that I need to replace with?

thanks.

Eric

 

just drill the heads off, and pop off the rotor, no you wont need to put any back in, the lug nuts and rim holds it on there.

 

Yup, drill the heads off (you don't need a bit the size of the head; I usually use a bit about the same size as the phillips screw indentation), pop the rotors off, and don't worry about replacing them.

Basically, they're there to hold the rotors in place during the manufacturing process when the rotors are on the car but the wheels are not. Most domestics use a locking washer on one or more of the studs, most euro/asian cars have the screws.

 

you can try using a ball pean hammer. take the round part and smack the middle of the screw to push in the corners/channel that the phillip screwdriver goes into. now take the phillips and hammer it into the screw. the screwdriver should basically be sticking to the screw if you did it properly so now just twist and voila

 

An impact driver ($10 at AutoZone) often does the trick.

 

hey guys thanks for the responses. after doing some research I found that doing the double ball pin hammer technique and also heating with a torch can help the screws come loose.

I tried using an impact driver from princess auto (up here in canada) to no avail. so ya, I plan on trying these techniques and then if all else fails, drilling the fockers off. Thanks for the tip on the same sized bits.

found a good video from ericthecarguy on youtube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxQk7Pz_vfc

yep, don't plan on replacing these.

I'll post up how it goes. Cheers.

 

ok so I ended up getting the rotors off by drilling the screws out and definitely not going to replace them after that. Tried to torch the screws as well as impact driver them out, however, I ended up breaking my impact driver I was hammering them so hard.. anyways, my recommendation for those living up here on the west coast..

drill the fockers out. thanks all for the help.

 

isnt that what we said.........

 

yep, just letting you guys know what happened.. thanks for the help again!

 

Good to hear you got everything done.

Like I said, I don't even bother trying to get the screws out anymore; I just take a drill to them first thing.