changing front brake disks

[88_rex_si]

how do you change the disks on 91 crx there are two #3 phillips screws screwed into disk , the previous owner or some one stripped the heads ..how can i get them off..any help is appriciated

[pimpindistress]

if they are stripped out , maybe try cutting a notch in them and removing them with a flat head screwdriver !! or just drill them out and retap the holes.

[" Low "]

drill the tops of the screws off.... remove rotor.....vice grip the screws out and buy more..... dont even need to retap the hole.

[88_rex_si]

thanks i wasnt sure if i could drill them out

[88_rex_si]

ill do that low eg-t ..bby the way do you know what thread they are

[" Low "]

no, it has been so long since i had to replace any......take the old one with you to the hardware store and spin a nut on there, when you have one that goes all the way you'll know your thread size/pitch

[sql_civic]

I drilled a hole in mine slightly smaller than an old cheap allen wrench I have. I banged the wrench in and unscrewed it out. I replaced them with allen wrench head screws and coated the threads with anti-seize. Some feel that these screws aren't even necessary and you can leave them off.

[" Low "]

my sedan doesnt have them in the front, the teg i used to have is the one i bought new ones for

[strykersd]

no, it has been so long since i had to replace any......take the old one with you to the hardware store and spin a nut on there, when you have one that goes all the way you'll know your thread size/pitch

Don't get the screw from a hardware store. Most of the stuff at hardware stores are grade 2 screws which will strip when you try to take them out again. Get them from a junkyard or honda dealer.

[" Low "]

Don't get the screw from a hardware store. Most of the stuff at hardware stores are grade 2 screws which will strip when you try to take them out again. Get them from a junkyard or honda dealer.

well my local store has grade 8's so i think it is safe to say the hardware store is capable of having the right screws....
all they do is keep the rotor onto the hub while the wheel is off,

the lug nuts keep everything together, so even grade 0 screws will be fine.....

and screws dont strip unless they are the wrong size, the wrong pitch, or cross threaded....

i dont know who told you that about the screws stripping, but they were Ms. taken.......

[strykersd]

well my local store has grade 8's so i think it is safe to say the hardware store is capable of having the right screws....
all they do is keep the rotor onto the hub while the wheel is off,

the lug nuts keep everything together, so even grade 0 screws will be fine.....

and screws dont strip unless they are the wrong size, the wrong pitch, or cross threaded....

i dont know who told you that about the screws stripping, but they were Ms. taken.......

Ok then my local hardware store just sucks. Not talking about the thread stripping I mean the phillips socket.

[" Low "]

oh, that just sums up the bit you are using...

use a lil anti seize on them and you'll never have the problem

i get my phillips shanks of the matco/snapon trucks they have groves on the end, and ''grip'' the screw never had a problem otherwise....

no put downs intended, its all in the sake of knowledge.....