Wheel spacer removal-countersunk screws don't want to come out
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#18
If you're worried about stripping the heads (regardless of whether Liquid Wrench has been applied), a tab of screwdriver grip paste on the heads can help reduce the likelihood of that happening.
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https://gitta-grip.com/
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Like others have said, a manual impact driver is the optimum tool (and this exact task is about all I use mine for). And heat is your friend.
Don't sweat this one. Even if you strip the Philips slots, you can drill off the screw heads (and once removing the spacers/disk) have access to get solvent on the threads and grip the screw shaft directly.
Don't sweat this one. Even if you strip the Philips slots, you can drill off the screw heads (and once removing the spacers/disk) have access to get solvent on the threads and grip the screw shaft directly.
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It is a tool you will never regret having. If you're like me, the biggest issue will be remembering where you put it when the occasional need does actually come up.
Cheers!
Dave
Cheers!
Dave
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Using an impact wrench to remove a rotor set screw is like using a sledgehammer to kill a fly. These screws are only hand tightened and stick because they rust a bit. I loose them all the time just from driving the car as they back out. I’d be concerned using an impact wrench would snap the screw head off anyway.
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Using an impact wrench to remove a rotor set screw is like using a sledgehammer to kill a fly. These screws are only hand tightened and stick because they rust a bit. I loose them all the time just from driving the car as they back out. I’d be concerned using an impact wrench would snap the screw head off anyway.
#27
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Very easy to remove. All you need is this :
By the way, those screws are not for retaining spacers, but rather your rotor if you do a brake job. No need to remove it if you are not touching the brake rotors. Spacers with eccentric centers will center itself when you attach it to the hub.
By the way, those screws are not for retaining spacers, but rather your rotor if you do a brake job. No need to remove it if you are not touching the brake rotors. Spacers with eccentric centers will center itself when you attach it to the hub.
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Very easy to remove. All you need is this :
https://www.amazon.com/TEKTON-2905-8...+screw+remover
By the way, those screws are not for retaining spacers, but rather your rotor if you do a brake job. No need to remove it if you are not touching the brake rotors. Spacers with eccentric centers will center itself when you attach it to the hub.
https://www.amazon.com/TEKTON-2905-8...+screw+remover
By the way, those screws are not for retaining spacers, but rather your rotor if you do a brake job. No need to remove it if you are not touching the brake rotors. Spacers with eccentric centers will center itself when you attach it to the hub.
#29
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I learned about that method from a commercial door mechanic. He called it waking up the screw.
#30
You may be referring to an either pneumatic or electric impact wrench? The manual impact driver that I used for the job was nowhere near those in the torque department. I can't imagine that it can generate enough torque to snap the screw head off. Having actually done the job, I can now see that a ratchet with a screw driver bit could have done the job just as well, though.