How do you remove a Honda rotor screw?
1. over years it builds corrosion since it’s open to the elements, and it stick on the rotor! 2. the metal is soft and easy to strip! 3. it looks like the normal Philips screw, but nomal PH bit doesn’t fit it well! often loose and strip it. How to remove it without damage? 1. SOAK the bad-ass rotor holding screws with PB blasters for minutes.
Can you use Philips screw driver on Honda rotors?
NEVER use household Philips screw driver to remove the rotor screw. you will pretty much strip the bolt if it has never been taken off! 3. NEVER use air tool to remove it, 99.9% you will strip it! 4. impact screwdriver may or may not help.
How to remove Honda’s push-in plastic fasteners?
But if so it is one of the easier to remove fasteners, if not …… . To release that type all you need to do is push the small center part in deeper. The “nail” portion in the center is smaller closer to the head and when pushed further in the barbs collapse and the fastener easily comes out of the hole.
Can You DAB antiseize on Honda rotor screws?
It would seem like it would not be unreasonable for Honda factory to dab a bit of antiseize on 8 screws at the factory as they are being inserted in the rotors…… Might take an extra 16 seconds and 4 cents worth of antiseize but would save people significant time down the road, and cost, too.
1. over years it builds corrosion since it’s open to the elements, and it stick on the rotor! 2. the metal is soft and easy to strip! 3. it looks like the normal Philips screw, but nomal PH bit doesn’t fit it well! often loose and strip it. How to remove it without damage? 1. SOAK the bad-ass rotor holding screws with PB blasters for minutes.
NEVER use household Philips screw driver to remove the rotor screw. you will pretty much strip the bolt if it has never been taken off! 3. NEVER use air tool to remove it, 99.9% you will strip it! 4. impact screwdriver may or may not help.
Why are there lug nuts on Honda rotors?
Those screws are useless. They are there simply to hold the rotor on while on the assembly line. The 5 lug nuts clamping the rotor onto the hub, via the wheel, are what really matters. At the risk of appearing cheap, is there ANY reason to bother replacing the rotor screws that I know I will be manhandling off my 2010 rotors this weekend?
It would seem like it would not be unreasonable for Honda factory to dab a bit of antiseize on 8 screws at the factory as they are being inserted in the rotors…… Might take an extra 16 seconds and 4 cents worth of antiseize but would save people significant time down the road, and cost, too.
Those screws are useless. They are there simply to hold the rotor on while on the assembly line. The 5 lug nuts clamping the rotor onto the hub, via the wheel, are what really matters. At the risk of appearing cheap, is there ANY reason to bother replacing the rotor screws that I know I will be manhandling off my 2010 rotors this weekend?
What kind of screwdriver do I need to install rotors?
The screws are Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) and require a different tool to remove and install. I highly recommend you purchase the Vessel P3x150 Impacta Screwdriver. It will make the rotor installation process so much easier. Needed new rotors, which requires removing 2 screws per rotor first.