Hi all,
I'm putting on cross drilled front rotors and there are two screws that hold each rotor that won't budge. Must be from over time and rust.
I went out and i got a big phillips screwdriver for a better fit and so i don't stripe the screws but it still won't loosen.
Anyone else had this problem? any suggestions? Hate to take it to the shop for something that is suppose to be easy to do. ughhhh
yeah def look into an impact driver, you can get a cheap one at pep boys, if not then grab a hammer and pound on the back of the screw driver as your trying to loosen it, and make sure you spray it down with some lube!
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buy one of those duster cans..and spray it upside down for the mad coldness.. then hammer some..then try again.
sounds interesting.
i huffed one of those cans in hs like a moron and got this crazy hallucinogenic high that lasted for about 2 min. Probably lost a good deal of braincells that day.
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sounds interesting.
i huffed one of those cans in hs like a moron and got this crazy hallucinogenic high that lasted for about 2 min. Probably lost a good deal of braincells that day.
do you know why?
the instent amazing coldness contracts the metal to metal contact area, thus making the screw tad bit smaller. and by hammering/impacting it right after it's frozen, you are trying to break the "seize/rust" apart while it's cold as uranus.
impact philips screw driver did the trick for me here is a pix of my power stop drilled rotors with ebc red brake pads for the fronts. I painted the calipers too crappy job but oh well better than what is was.
Thanks all for your comments. looks like i will be looking into the impact gun.
Brotz,
nice rotors. i can't wait to get mine on.
no impact gun. big difference. everybody said impact driver for a reason-because we mean impact driver.
its a screwDRIVER that you put onto the screw and IMPACT the end of with a hammer that breaks the screw loose. for that you need a hammer and the driver.
for an impact gun, you need the 2-3 hundred dollar gun, a 500 dollar air compressor, air tank, and air hosing. even then, youd never use an impact gun on a screwdriver bolt.
not to be a dick, just saving you the trouble of going to the store and asking for a impact gun and feeling like a moron when they say its that much money and you pay it and it isnt going to do shit for you.
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the instent amazing coldness contracts the metal to metal contact area, thus making the screw tad bit smaller. and by hammering/impacting it right after it's frozen, you are trying to break the "seize/rust" apart while it's cold as uranus.
so...try it out...
same thing with a torch, but it would just make the metal expand a bit, just enough to loosen the siezed part.
Not to sound like a nagging sort but for anyone using a cheap impact driver you better have some thick safety goggles. Even with a Snapon driver the bits break on a regular basis. The other option if you have access to air is an air hammer with a chisel to bite into the edge of the screw or a "shake and break". PS I hope you used high temp paint but I doubt it
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i huffed one of those cans in hs like a moron and got this crazy hallucinogenic high that lasted for about 2 min. Probably lost a good deal of braincells that day.
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