Tev42
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- Tyler
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I am not replacing my rotors anytime soon, but I was considering removing the retaining screws now rather than waiting until I need to replace the rotors. I have heard arguments from both sides, some say the retaining screws need to be there, others say they are just there to keep the rotors on as the car progresses through the assembly line. Once the wheel is on and the lug nuts are properly torqued, the rotor should be firmly in place regardless of whether the retaining screw is there or not.
I had an Si and when I replaced the stock rotors at the end of their life the retaining screws almost broke my will to live. Honda must have brought in Zeus to put those screws in.
I bought a budget impact driver from Harbor Freight and stripped every damn screw due to a lack of familiarity with the tool (and buying a cheap tool). My fix there was to drill a hole through the retaining screw to make it weaker, then take a bolt and put it through the back of the caliper mount towards the rotor, so that the threaded end was pushing on the back of the rotor. I put a nut on the bolt, held it in place with one wrench and used another wrench to tighten the bolt, effectively pushing the bolt into the back of the rotor until the retaining screw was forced out. It worked for all 8 screws but was definitely a potshot approach. I would like to avoid that
For anybody who has already replaced rotors, or anybody with a firm understanding about the practicality of rotor retaining screws: Can I take them out and leave them out?
I had an Si and when I replaced the stock rotors at the end of their life the retaining screws almost broke my will to live. Honda must have brought in Zeus to put those screws in.
I bought a budget impact driver from Harbor Freight and stripped every damn screw due to a lack of familiarity with the tool (and buying a cheap tool). My fix there was to drill a hole through the retaining screw to make it weaker, then take a bolt and put it through the back of the caliper mount towards the rotor, so that the threaded end was pushing on the back of the rotor. I put a nut on the bolt, held it in place with one wrench and used another wrench to tighten the bolt, effectively pushing the bolt into the back of the rotor until the retaining screw was forced out. It worked for all 8 screws but was definitely a potshot approach. I would like to avoid that
For anybody who has already replaced rotors, or anybody with a firm understanding about the practicality of rotor retaining screws: Can I take them out and leave them out?
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