# Rotor screw **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** soul, kia\ **Created:** [August 15, 2018, 4:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rotor-screw/122987 "2018-08-15T04:25:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Melissa\_Hill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/aeb1de/32.png) [@Melissa\_Hill](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Melissa_Hill)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 4:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rotor-screw/122987/1 "2018-08-15T04:25:33Z")
I’m having trouble getting a rotor off. The rotor screw was stuck. Then stripped. Then drilled. Still no luck. The rotor is completely damaged ( dont care I got a new one ) but still it seems like the rotor screw is still there holding it one. Can I just keep drilling till the rotor screw is gone…? I’m at the mangled stage right about now and at a lose. ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 4:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rotor-screw/122987/2 "2018-08-15T04:51:12Z")
Yes, keep drilling, make sure the bit is big enough. I don’t replace those screws anyway. ---
**Author:** ![galant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/77aa72/32.png) [@galant](https://community.cartalk.com/u/galant)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 5:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rotor-screw/122987/3 "2018-08-15T05:36:30Z")
Yes, the consensus is that they are there just to make the assembly line go faster. Drill it out. I did the same 10 yrs ago on a Kia Sephia. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 5:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rotor-screw/122987/4 "2018-08-15T05:51:18Z")
Too late now but you get one of those $20 hammer screwdrivers. Then when you bang on the tool with a hammer it will loosen the screw. I got both the screws out that way on my son’s car but I put the screws back in again. ---
**Author:** ![Melissa\_Hill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/aeb1de/32.png) [@Melissa\_Hill](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Melissa_Hill)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 11:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rotor-screw/122987/5 "2018-08-15T11:28:20Z")
Is there anything behind the screw I should look out for or am I clear to just go at it…? ---
**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 12:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rotor-screw/122987/6 "2018-08-15T12:37:55Z")
Those screws are short.Since you already stripped the screw head,continue drilling until it let go.The screw is there just to hold the rotor in postition to remove the caliper or install it. ---
**Author:** ![Melissa\_Hill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/aeb1de/32.png) [@Melissa\_Hill](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Melissa_Hill)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 12:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rotor-screw/122987/7 "2018-08-15T12:55:01Z")
![15343375603822963176732241169567](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/6/605e2917c5093fdfd59365ec4fb6b7b708c2204e.jpeg) This is where I am and still the rotor wont move. I thought rotor is stuck but I have tried everything to get it off… so maybe the screw is still holding it on… I’m not sure but I’m getting irritated lol ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rotor-screw/122987/8 "2018-08-15T13:49:29Z")
Rust could be holding it on. Try a few whacks with a heavy hammer. If it’s still stuck, I would spray PB Blaster at every nook and cranny where the rotor is against the hub. Do this a few times over the course of a day, then try hitting it again. You want the rotor off without too much impact on the hub bearings. Heating the rotor with a blowtorch could also help, but again, be careful to avoid hurting the hub. ---
**Author:** ![Melissa\_Hill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/aeb1de/32.png) [@Melissa\_Hill](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Melissa_Hill)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rotor-screw/122987/9 "2018-08-15T14:01:36Z")
Tried the hammer no luck. Will get the spray today and try that ---
**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rotor-screw/122987/10 "2018-08-15T14:16:22Z")
> [@Melissa\_Hill](#): > > Tried the hammer no luck. Will get the spray today and try that The first time I did pads and rotors on my old 05 Town and Country, I had to use hammer, PB Blaster, and plenty of time to let the oil soak in. Be patient, it’ll pop off eventually. I was rotating hit areas too, 5 to the top, then 5 to the bottom. ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rotor-screw/122987/11 "2018-08-15T14:56:32Z")
Just to ask the obvious… You did drill out _both_ screws, right? ---
**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 3:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rotor-screw/122987/12 "2018-08-15T15:03:29Z")
Put PB Blaster around the hub area indicated with the red arrow. ![Capturerotor](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/f/f7db63eedf97cb1ab4465552883aebb28faa2c63.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 3:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rotor-screw/122987/13 "2018-08-15T15:10:27Z")
Use a bolt/nut to force the rotor off. ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/f/f01655eb0f0c585f5f5d6f8ded402d24e05deb2d.jpeg) Tester ---
**Author:** ![Melissa\_Hill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/aeb1de/32.png) [@Melissa\_Hill](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Melissa_Hill)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rotor-screw/122987/14 "2018-08-15T18:45:41Z")
There was only 1 screw on, the other was already off or broken. ---
**Author:** ![Melissa\_Hill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/aeb1de/32.png) [@Melissa\_Hill](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Melissa_Hill)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rotor-screw/122987/15 "2018-08-15T18:46:19Z")
Tried the bolt/nut trick. Did not work… damaged the bolt lol ---
**Author:** ![Melissa\_Hill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/aeb1de/32.png) [@Melissa\_Hill](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Melissa_Hill)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 6:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rotor-screw/122987/16 "2018-08-15T18:56:32Z")
![15343593407565855284832765538357](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/f/f9b3ab1aad6f8ba7f53ad4820e156e53a9f55cb0.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Melissa\_Hill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/aeb1de/32.png) [@Melissa\_Hill](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Melissa_Hill)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 6:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rotor-screw/122987/17 "2018-08-15T18:57:47Z")
I have been spraying it with PB blaster the last 4 hours every 30 mins lol no movement ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 7:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rotor-screw/122987/18 "2018-08-15T19:42:59Z")
Looking at the picture I’m not convinced you’ve completely drilled that screw out. It could still be holding the rotor. If the bolt trick isn’t working, and PB blaster isn’t working by itself, you might have to reach for the torch. Be careful where you point it, because you don’t want to hit the flex line with the flame. Of course, the other possibility is that you aren’t hitting the rotor hard enough with the hammer. Sometimes it takes some really good pounding. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rotor-screw/122987/19 "2018-08-15T19:49:13Z")
Watch this guy struggle. Tester ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rotor-screw/122987/20 "2018-08-15T19:52:51Z")
> [@shadowfax](#): > > Of course, the other possibility is that you aren’t hitting the rotor hard enough with the hammer. Sometimes it takes some really good pounding. That’s what’s worked for me in the past. Sledge hammer. Make sure the car is vey secure. [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rotor-screw/122987.md?page=2)