I was trying to unscrew those 2 philips screws that hold the rotor in place, but I ended up scratching it to hell and now I can't unscrew them anymore. Isn't there a way to remove a screw that has been scratched beyond use?

Please help, my car is all dismantled right now and I want to finish this job!

 

Take a 1/4" drill to the screw head. Dig a little bit at a time. Eventually the head will fall off and you can pull the rotor over the screw post. Then take pliers and unscrew the remaining bit.

You can either choose to replace the screws or not even run them. They are to keep the rotor in place during assembly and are more of a creature comfort.

 

I agree with the above, haven't run with those screws in years. They are too much trouble for a track car, where you are constantly swapping rotors on and off.

You can also use a tool called an impact driver to get them off (assuming you have not completely fubared them already). This is sort of a hammer-driven screwdriver. Less than $20.

 

Yeah, I always use an impact screwdriver on those little bastards.

 

Impact driver

 

I agree

 

[QUOTE=derek14,Sep 19 2006, 04:01 PM]Impact driver

 

If you do drill them out and replace them, I highly suggest that you apply some anti-sieze compound on the new screws. Or for that matter even if you get them off with no problem, apply some anti-sieze compound on the threads before putting them back on. A few years from now you will be glad you did.

 

i always wondered what the screws were for and didnt know you could run w/o them

 

I used a drill to drill into the head of the screw, every once in a while I would reverse the drill and sooner or later the screws would start coming out.