HELP!! cant get brake rotor screws out
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HELP!! cant get brake rotor screws out
well, today ive successfully broken a total of one snap on screwdriver, one drill bit, and four supposedly 'indestructable' bits attempting to remove the two screws/bolts that hold the rotors on. will someone please give me a solution to this problem. they are on unbelievably tight.
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another idea that has worked really well for me in the past is to use a screwdriver bit, but put it in a socket and use a rachet. the extra torque you get helps out a lot. and if all else fails, i'll use a dremel and a cutting wheel and just cut the cross deeper. it will both weaken the screw, and give you more grip since the slots are deeper. you will cut into your rotors though.
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Mine was so tight I finally gave up and took it to Meineke. The service guy said he had never seen one so tight. He was forced to use a torch and followed it with some sort of socket that binds into the head of the bolt after some newb has stripped the hexes off. He wasn't happy.
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Get one of these as others have suggested. Hold the driver FIRMLY against the screw head and smack the driver REAL hard with a hammer. Guaranteed to work, unless the screw head is totally rounded out.
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i went and got a good drill bit drilled the center out on the fronts and let the head come out then took the rotors off and used vise grips. on the rears i heated them up with a map gas torch and impact screwdriver.
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