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Talking about a pain in the butt. I am doing a brake job on my parents 03 accord(all wheel disc). I got the caliper off, then I see these stupid 2 phillips screws attached to the rotor. Sprayed pb blaster on them and let them soak, then tried a screwdriver(#3 bit) with no luck. Tried some heat and again, no luck. Tried an impact screwdriver(didnt have a #3), and didnt get anywhere.

The head is stripping a bit. Will a simple drilling out of the screws remove them? Or, do you guys have any better tips?

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i know u can buy striped screw head removers all it realy is is like a catch http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51xyyD6KE6L.jpg thats kinda what they are i would just drill it out enough that you can get like a flat head in with a tight fit and then unscrew. or in other words drill a bit smaller than one of your screw drivers (smaller than the widest point) stick your driver in it and push and unscrew

 
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I drilled them out

 
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drill it out, you dont need to put them back in.

 
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drilll itttt

 
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yeah you dont need the screws at all so ditch them the only car u need them on is european

 
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they are just there to hold the rotor on during production

 
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If it's only there to hold it during production why in the world are they so tight. I did my brake job and an impact screwdriver barely got it off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 
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This is the best tip!
That I also have done!

 
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because the screws have expanded from heavy braking over time so the kinda weld them selves in spot

 
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Thanks guys. Drilled those ****** out. Doing that again when I do my civics brakes!!!!!!

 
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what i did when i stripped those stupid screws is take like a pencil chisel and i tapped them at a angle carefully until the unscrewed themselves

my question is where do you get replacements because everytime i take the wheel off the rotor likes to hang really retarted