I started Doing Five lug swaps..And everytime I am Faced with those Damn Phillips Screws.You try to get them Off and they Just Strip!..so the alternative is to Drill them out!..Well I wanted to let you guys know that if you use a 13/64 Bit,and then Follow up with a 5/16 drill bit,The Tops of the Screws just Fall off onto your Drill bit!! After that, you Just Give the Rotor a Whack with a Hammer(on the face,Between the Studs),and Blammo!..you got your Brake Rotor Off!..Now,the Choice is yours,afterward.Either you can Drill the Small piece of Screw that is in the Hub and try to get it out with an easy-out or Attempt to get it out with Vise grips(at the back of the Hub)..or you can just do what Alot of Guys do,and Say SCREW IT!,and Not bother...so there ya go,some Useless info!..Cheers Gents!..STYX!~

 

This may seem crazy--but just get a little phillips-head "bit", like what you'd use in the tip of a 'multi-bit' screwdriver. Then fit a hex-socket over the top of the little bit (6.5mm seems to be the generic size of those removable bits). Yeah... Then just treat that screw like it were a nut or bolt, using the socket to break it loose--not a screwdriver. Should give up without much of a fight.

 

Or do what I did: Get the Ryobi 18V system... They have a battery powered impact wrench that holds any and all screwdriver bits... #3 phillips works perfect.

 

the best way is with a hand impact hammer, you can get them at any auto store. Anything else and youll strip it

 

I welded hex nuts to them and took them off with a ratchet.

 

^^^^ exactly the way to do it!!!!

TR

 

An other good way that i learn whille workin at a hobby shop. It quite simple and easy to do. All you need is a thin point pick or something simillar. Punch a small hole in the small trianle flat area. Than at a hit it at a angle towards the left and it will come loose after a couple of hits. Good luck.

 

impact screwdriver

 

survey sayyyyyyyys! impact driver. mechanics best friend lemme tell ya

 

Battery powered? And I though you were a man . Just kidding.

 

thats what i used

 

wow..Feedback!..haha..I never expected it!..Anyhow,Just to Pop back in and Say I did try the Hand Impact Driver,the Socket "multi bit "..Etc,Etc Etc..,I don't know what it is,Maybe the Cars I get Or the fact that they have been Through all the Harshness of the Canadian Weather!(excuses,excuses.lol!),But I have had to do the "drill thing" to Three cars,out of Five.So,I guess My "method" Is a "last resort" type thing.Thanks to all You guys who Posted up their Method,It gives Others more than One Way to "skin a cat".Take care guys..STYX!~

 

Most of the techs at the shop i work for takes the screws out this way.

 

impact screwdriver was designed for this situation..

 

Well sure impact driver is the best way, but sometimes the condition of the screw will not alow the use of the driver. There are times where the screw is rusted, striped, frozen, or even when the tip of the impact driver breaks in the screw head.

 

Exactly what I used and it works great.

 

Dude, that Ryobi system kicks ***, and other than the worst stuck bolts, it saves me from breaking out my compressor and air tools. Plus the batteries are all interchangeable... I have 9 different tools that will accept those 18v batteries.

 

i took a philips head screwdriver and tightened a pipe wrench on the end of it and they broke loose easily

 

Slacker had some issues even with the impact and hammer approaches; he ended up drilling them out (check out the 9th photo): http://howto.globalvicinity.com/gv_w...=287&co=1&vi=1

 

I used swearing and throwing things.

It eventually came off.

 

thats what i did, got every screw out that way...

 

This is how i always do it. Works great. (It's a 1/4" socket btw)

 

I broke one of my snap on screwdrivers at the tip trying to get one of those off, I had to drill the bastards out. no fun.

 

thats what i do, too!!

 

yup hand impact driver is the way to go