How do you get a brake rotor out of a car?
Use scare tactics by telling the screw that you won’t hesitate to drill it’s puny head off if it puts up a fight. Next up, you’ll want to find a wrench, probably around 12mm, to slide onto the wheel lugs and jamb against the brake caliper. This will prevent the rotor from spinning when you are trying to loosen the bolt.
Are there Phillips head screws on brake rotors?
If you are lucky though, you have a car that doesn’t have the stupid phillips head screws holding the rotors on to the hubs. I was unfortunately not so lucky recently, but I have destroyed enough of these little screws to eventually figure out a way to get them out.
Can a 12mm wrench turn a brake rotor?
Now, double check that your 12mm wrench is jammed against the caliper and preventing the rotor from turning. If so, it’s officially go time. Gather every little bit of muscle that you have in your body, and push into the screw while turning it.
Do you need new brake pads and rotors?
Eventually, your car will need new brake pads and rotors. Don’t bother trying to escape it, because you can’t. If you are lucky though, you have a car that doesn’t have the stupid phillips head screws holding the rotors on to the hubs.
Are there rotor screws that centring the rotor?
The debate about rotor screws centring the rotor is wrong. The rotor is always centred by the hub. From what little I know I do not think that it is absolutely necessary to have them. But on the other hand if they were not necessary they would not be there in the first place.
Use scare tactics by telling the screw that you won’t hesitate to drill it’s puny head off if it puts up a fight. Next up, you’ll want to find a wrench, probably around 12mm, to slide onto the wheel lugs and jamb against the brake caliper. This will prevent the rotor from spinning when you are trying to loosen the bolt.
If you are lucky though, you have a car that doesn’t have the stupid phillips head screws holding the rotors on to the hubs. I was unfortunately not so lucky recently, but I have destroyed enough of these little screws to eventually figure out a way to get them out.
Now, double check that your 12mm wrench is jammed against the caliper and preventing the rotor from turning. If so, it’s officially go time. Gather every little bit of muscle that you have in your body, and push into the screw while turning it.