PSD21

Attempting brake job on '90 S2. I have done several brake jobs before and everything was going fine until I attempted to remove the rotors. The countersunk screws that hold the rotor in place are seized. I have tapped them, soaked penetrating oil on them also. I was using a rachet witht appropriate size philips head screw driver socket so I could get better torque and avoid stripping the head. They won't budge. Has anyone ran into this problem before or have advice or a tip that might work. I have never had anything seize this bad before and worse of all its a philips head screw. Any help appreciated.

Techno Duck

Use an impact driver to get them off. Available for $15-25 at your local autostore or Sears. I Have never come across one of those set screws a impact driver couldnt get out..and ive had to deal with some horrible stripped ones before! This is what they look like..

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...=impact+driver

You dont even need to replace them..but if you do, use liberal amounts of anti-seize.

philcav7

Propane helps.

shiners780

Screw Outs from Sears worked great for me.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...word=screw+out

They go on sale about every other week for $9.99.

Strike-Force

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item....re&dir=catalog

Have one of these at work, have yet to find a rotor screw that won't move after tapping it with a hammer

bigred1001

I had the same thing happen with the rear rotors on my Acura. I used the impact hammer, blow torch, pb blaster, everything. F$%ckers would not budge. The drill worked great. Put the new rotors on w/o the screws and they work fine. I believe they use the screws to keep the rotors from falling off on the assembly line.

gtroth

+1 on the screw out from sears - worked great for me. I got the one meant for deck screws - fit just right.