I could add - the trick of it is that it applies huge force inward on the bit at the same time as it turns hard, thus making sure the bit doesn't slip out of the head, and unloading the screw threads at the same time.
I got something like that, many years ago. Never had any luck with it. Might end up buying another one, and see if my technique has improved.
I second the suggestion for the impact driver in the first reply. That is if they don't come out easy. You might be surprised. You can also '86 those screws after you get them out.
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Yes, they are ONLY there to hold the rotors/drums on while moving down the assembly line and serve no real purpose when the vehicle is in operation.
snipped-for-privacy@snyder.on.ca wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:
I'd keep them,as some models use those screws to push off the rotor from the hub when servicing the hub/bearings.
Update:
I went to a nearby franchise of Cole Muffler who I have used many, many times in the past. I know the manager - his kids play in a sports leauge that I help run.
He charged me $24 more to install 4 rotors than I could have bought them for at AutoZone. That's $6 per wheel...and that was after he knew that I had already changed the pads so he knew he wasn't getting that business.
It's not worth getting dirty for $24!
brudot had written this in response to
I just changed rotors on my daughter's 2004 Honda Oddessy today. I used a hand held impact driver to remove the all but two screws. Two would not loosen and the heads were starting to strip and the driver bit was distorting. I applied heat to the heads until cherry red (happened quickly with welding torch) and they came out with little difficulty.
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I appologize if this is a duplicate post, I'm new. I did this rotor job today on my daughter's honda oddessy and used a hand held impact tool. All the screws came out except two. The screw heads and driver bit started to distort so I had to resort to heating the heads to cherry red with a welding torch. They then came out with litte effort using the impact tool.
If they don't know the difference, I don't think he can be spamming, which requires intention. I think you're awfully hard on this guy, whose post was quite interesting.
(I would have used a propane torch and it wouldn't have gotten so hot so fast. OTOH, I don't have a welding torch. :) )
The only advertising was their name in the url, one line. I know plenty of people with a longer sig than that.
And loads of newsgroups are quoted on the web. This one is in real time it seems, at least some of the time. So they can, afaik, really participate.
To Brudot, it is a lot easier and better in many ways (no advertising, full screen text, more control, much much easier to refer to prior posts, ability to cross post to mulitple ngs when appropriate) to read newsgroups with a newsreader, like Agent of Thunderbird, etc. and there are afaict NO advantages to reading on the web. You should learn about it. But afaic, you're welcome to read the way you are.
Remove nopsam to write me.
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