The rotor retaining screws were stripped stripped on the first rotor I tried to replace. Then I had the bright idea of using a screw extractor instead of just drilling it out.

It broke.

Now I have a chuck of oh-my-goodness-this-metal-is-stronger-than-any-drill-bit-know-to-man-kind stuck in what left of the screw, in such a funny angle that it will be near impossible drill through it straight or centered.

Ideas? Advice? Sympathy?

 

Torch and a hammer? Good luck...

 

At this point I might just whip out the angle grinder and grind the rotor down till the head of the screw and the screw extractor are no more.

Maybe I'll even take a picture of the carnage.

 

almost did this to mine... then asked my friend that worked at honda, did some magic and got that sucker out, dont know what he used though... i will post later when i find out.

 

Here you go-Works every time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_driver

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...70_36882_36882

 

Since I started replacing those bolts with Allen heads instead of Philips and using anti-seize during installation, I've never had a problem.
Make sure you coat the under side of the head also as that inverted vee has a lot of surface area.

 

Easiest way to remove one of those screws that has been messed up:

Use a pointed punch to put a divot in the screw, and then while holding the punch at a slight angle, hit it with a hammer to turn it counter-clockwise. Works easily in seconds!!

Vince

 

hey thats a good one... gotta try that next time!

 

lol, people dont think of simple physics when it comes to mechanics

 

Well, it's done.

I bought an impact driver, and it was only able to remove 3 out of the 8 screws. I just drilled the rest out, that went pretty well since they didn't have a screw extractor stuck in them, like 30 seconds each.

 

For removing broken screw extractors use the dremel diamond piece. works like magic.