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 Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 6:20 am |
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ok so i need to get one of the screws out that holds the disc onto the front.... do i just literally heat it with a blow torch then drill it out with them reverse thread drill bits? would that work? thats what i've been told...
cheers
rob
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 6:21 am |
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what?
would a T30 torx driver easier?
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 6:23 am |
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| Seabook wrote: |
what?
would a T30 torx driver easier? |
i tried that first mate, i'm not a compleet noob lol! but its just rounded off the head... they're more or less rusted in
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 6:26 am |
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The trick with brake disc screws is:
A decent fitting torx bit & impact driver 
1 swift wack undo's them.
A decent make of brake disc will come with new screws anyway OR you can buy new screws from Peugeot / Citroen cheap.
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 6:28 am |
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| MrBSI wrote: |
The trick with brake disc screws is:
A decent fitting torx bit & impact driver
1 swift wack undo's them.
A decent make of brake disc will come with new screws anyway OR you can buy new screws from Peugeot / Citroen cheap. |
got a bag of replacements off ebay for £3 .... but the head is completely f****d on it...
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 6:29 am |
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What happens next depends on what tools you have available
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 6:31 am |
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clean it throughoutly and them hammer the torx driver into it?
that torx screw aren't that tight
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 6:33 am |
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well i'm off to the shop in a bit to get a new oil filter so what would i need? i only have a drill and reverse thread drill bit things available (as well as other stuff) but thats the only things i have available to get screws out... but i'm not even making a dent with the drill and reverse thread stuff
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 6:41 am |
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Use some copper grease on the thread of the new one once you get it out.
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:02 am |
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| CD-vRS wrote: |
| Use some copper grease on the thread of the new one once you get it out. |
thats the plan mate
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:05 am |
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i got some of thesefrom peugeot not long ago, about 30p each
robbing b******s 
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:10 am |
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I bought Brembo brake disc's so I got mine free inside the box
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:16 am |
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i'm sorted with the screws i just need to get the old ones out lol
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:33 am |
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ya could just drill head off, the remove disc and get grips on the barstard
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:46 am |
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| stevedude wrote: |
| ya could just drill head off, the remove disc and get grips on the barstard |
i almost had to do this! those screws feel like they are made of TIN i chose a bigger torx screw and lightly tapped it into the problem screw and it came out to my relief
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