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Don't think Honda is the only time that become necessary.
Seems like every European car I work on gets the same problem.
Seems like every European car I work on gets the same problem.
Originally Posted By: Loogie
Well, Honda has these lovely philips head screws that hold the rotors on during brake assembly. They are often dimpled to prevent loosening, and rusty. They round out just by looking at them too hard. I would like to slap the moron that decided to use philips heads in this role.
You can usually use an impact #2 philips attached to a breaker bar and carefully break them free--but not always.
A better tool is an impact driver (the type with the interchangeable driver bits that turn slightly with each hammer blow), which is useful for many other things. Ths impact forces the head into the screwhead which decreases the possibility of slippage.
They run about $20 or so at Sears.
I used a drill bit hahaha....
That torque wrench is still useful on everything (smaller stuff)......snap-on makes one just like the one in the pic.
Well, Honda has these lovely philips head screws that hold the rotors on during brake assembly. They are often dimpled to prevent loosening, and rusty. They round out just by looking at them too hard. I would like to slap the moron that decided to use philips heads in this role.
You can usually use an impact #2 philips attached to a breaker bar and carefully break them free--but not always.
A better tool is an impact driver (the type with the interchangeable driver bits that turn slightly with each hammer blow), which is useful for many other things. Ths impact forces the head into the screwhead which decreases the possibility of slippage.
They run about $20 or so at Sears.
I used a drill bit hahaha....
That torque wrench is still useful on everything (smaller stuff)......snap-on makes one just like the one in the pic.
If you work on Japanese cars, you really need a set of these:
http://www.stanleysupplyservices.com/product-detail.aspx?pn=23-900&ref=base
http://www.stanleysupplyservices.com/product-detail.aspx?pn=23-900&ref=base
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2 tools that save a lot of problems and time.
http://www.tooltopia.com/lisle-43900.aspx
http://www.tooltopia.com/vacutec-12-080-1000.aspx
http://www.tooltopia.com/lisle-43900.aspx
http://www.tooltopia.com/vacutec-12-080-1000.aspx
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