hoggel

What are those screws for? Only to hold the rotors in place during brake assembly?

It seems they are always fused in place when I replace the rotors. The heads either strip or twist off. I replace them with new ones but wonder if they have a function. When the wheel is torqued there would be no load on the srews. Even with the wheel off the rotors aren't going to go anywhere.

Does anyone just leave them out?

Stealth 993

Yea, you can leave them out, the only reason they are there is to hold the rotor on the hub. The key is to use a little bit of anti-seize on them, & not over torque.

TheOtherEric

And when removing, put a Phillips bit in a 1/4" socket and use a socket wrench (instead of a screwdriver). Trick is to push solidly on the wrench to make sure the bit can't slip out of the screw and strip the head.

deekay911

Impact driver is the way to go to get these out, but you're right - they don't serve much purpose

Edward

Yup, impact driver. One whack and it's out ...never I have stripped or damaged a head on mine or other's cars, ever. It's just there to hold the rotor when the wheel is off. Tighten up just past finger tight as all you need.

Edward

SkiDan

Impact driver is what I used last week. Worked a treat!

hoggel

Thanks for the confirmation. I too used an impact driver ... After I popped the head off one of the screws. I had to get up off my butt and walk over to the toolbox. As I said, I've always replaced them with new. And I'd the head twists off or the strips out they're not very hard to deal with. I haven't used antisieze before. I'll try that.