That screw on the front brake rotor
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Originally Posted by afr0puff
It's to prevent you from putting your rear wheels on the front.
It is to help you remove the brake rotors when changing them
when you remove the screw take off the spacer.
then screw the screw back in. This will push the rotor off the hub.
It's very helpful with rusty and stuck rotors.
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Originally Posted by HansMoleman
that's not entirely true.
It is to help you remove the brake rotors when changing them
when you remove the screw take off the spacer.
then screw the screw back in. This will push the rotor off the hub.
It's very helpful with rusty and stuck rotors.
It is to help you remove the brake rotors when changing them
when you remove the screw take off the spacer.
then screw the screw back in. This will push the rotor off the hub.
It's very helpful with rusty and stuck rotors.
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Originally Posted by HansMoleman
that's not entirely true.
It is to help you remove the brake rotors when changing them
when you remove the screw take off the spacer.
then screw the screw back in. This will push the rotor off the hub.
It's very helpful with rusty and stuck rotors.
It is to help you remove the brake rotors when changing them
when you remove the screw take off the spacer.
then screw the screw back in. This will push the rotor off the hub.
It's very helpful with rusty and stuck rotors.
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Originally Posted by Gdup35sedan
^^^???? I've never seen that on a rotor! mabye on a drum, because they can be a b!tch to get off sometimes but never on a rotor. I would have to agree that it's so you dont put the rear wheel on the front.
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It may be a secondary benefit,
but I've never had any trouble getting rotors off.
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lol.. i asked about these before.. i'm not going to find my old thread but most people were talking about the not mixing up front and back tires..
btw.. my snow tires would not go on with those bolts so I had to take them out.. I was pissed for a second tirerack.com sent me wrong tires and then a woman told me about them.. boy was I embarassed.
btw.. my snow tires would not go on with those bolts so I had to take them out.. I was pissed for a second tirerack.com sent me wrong tires and then a woman told me about them.. boy was I embarassed.
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Those screws are put in by the factory during assembly simply to help themselves out. After the car rolls off the line they can be removed and thrown away. If you ever get your rotors turned they will most likely toss them. Some major aftermarket companies dont even bother to put holes in for those screws, such as Project Mu.
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Originally Posted by Gdup35sedan
^^^???? I've never seen that on a rotor! mabye on a drum, because they can be a b!tch to get off sometimes but never on a rotor. I would have to agree that it's so you dont put the rear wheel on the front.
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Fords have two so you can walk it off..
Try changing a rotor after 80K miles of new england weather and salt.
It's it one with the hub.
that bolt had maybe two threads on it.
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no, it's not accessible from the behind. remember, it's on the hub of the rotor... if you're having major difficulties removing the bolt, remove the rotor first and just lather it with wd-40 and a few cases of beer. you'll be set.
HansMoleman, have you tried removing the rotor from the hub with the aid of the bolt? i do understand what you are saying, but IIRC the bolt is actually very short to try to do so. besides, the rotor is not even fixed onto the wheel bearing hub by another bolt... it is actually fixed by the wheel. as for the spacer, sounds like a standard washer to keep the bolt in place.
HansMoleman, have you tried removing the rotor from the hub with the aid of the bolt? i do understand what you are saying, but IIRC the bolt is actually very short to try to do so. besides, the rotor is not even fixed onto the wheel bearing hub by another bolt... it is actually fixed by the wheel. as for the spacer, sounds like a standard washer to keep the bolt in place.
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