rusty rotor bolts

mike93hatch · Post by **mike93hatch** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 1:31 am

RyanA;187548 wrote:Yep, impact driver FTW. If it's super PITA, take a torch and heat it up a little first. Then, get the correct sized bit, put it in the impact driver. Push down a little and smack it with the hammer. A couple blows is usually all it takes. Buy the one that has lifetime warranty on the tips as I have broken 3 of them in the last 6 months.

or you can get a set of like 50 of them bits on ebay for like $5 like i did lol

muha22752 · Post by **muha22752** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 5:39 am

ill deff have to go get one soon

Sleepy Civic DX · Post by **Sleepy Civic DX** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 7:57 pm

I will lend you my hand impact if you come get it.

If you have stripped them out, try to cut notches in the set screws with a cutting wheel or a dremell. Then you can use a standard screwdriver (flat head) bit on the hand impact to try to get them loose. I would try this before drilling.

Good Luck.

ejtuner88 · Post by **ejtuner88** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 4:03 am

oh yea. those impact drivers are awesome for that. i had the same problem with the rotors on my civic. bought one at o'reilly and it worked great. but a torch does help too

Capt'n Obvious · Post by **Capt'n Obvious** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 4:15 am

hf sells impact drivers for 5 and it does bolts too
so cheap i gave one to kevin and bought another one