914-4 1975 Rear Rotor Screw Stripped |
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914-4 1975 Rear Rotor Screw Stripped |
briantrex |
Jun 16 2018, 03:34 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 18-May 18 From: Brookings, SD Member No.: 22,135 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I am in the process of restoring my rear brakes. New calipers, new rotors. The rotors and calipers are shot and new ones are on the way. I'm trying to get the old rotors off and I've discovered a rotor attachment screw (one of two) on each rotor is stripped.
One of these on each rotor and the inside pad adjustment screw is stripped on both calipers. Since I am ditching the rotors, can I just bore out the head of the screw, take the rotor off and then either wrench the screw out by the exposed shaft of the screw or, if all else fails, tap it out? I'm probably forgetting something but it seems like a plan... Advice? B T Rex |
Dave_Darling |
Jun 16 2018, 07:59 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 15,051 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California |
The screws only hold the rotors to the hubs until the wheels are bolted on, then the bolts do all of the work and the screws are useless... Rumor has it that they were primarily there to keep the rotors from falling off on the assembly line.
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