drilling out front disc torx screws

[Martin_172]

as above, never had to drill something out before, these things are solid, ive had the blow torch on it, rattled it to bits with a massive hammer its still twisting torx bits lol

any advice?

 

[Rob]

Get a more expensive torx bit and get it on a breaker bar.

These are notorious for sticking though, so grab a 6mm drill bit and drill it out if necessary. One of mine has been drilled out.

 

[Martin_172]

not sure where else to get a decent torx bit its halfords professional ones ive got, ill see if i can get a hold of the snapon van this week at some point see if hes got anything better

cheers for the advice though, assume if i wanted to reuse the hole with new torx bits im going to need to re thread/helicoil it or something?

 

[Rob]

Yeah, most just never bother, the only problem is ever causes is that the disc can spin slightly on the hub which means you may need to line it back up when taking that wheel off, it's not the end of the world though, never bothered me.

 

[sideways danny]

rather than hitting the torx bit in, use the ball end of the hammer, and hit the screw itself, quite hard

 

[.Kev.]

This happened on the rear of our Mini, had to smash the disc off. What a f**king pain.

 

[Fred@BTM]

drill the head, but not all the way, then t**t disc with hammer and the head will ping off leaving you enough "meat" to get some grips onto

 

[Martin_172]

drill the head, but not all the way, then t**t disc with hammer and the head will ping off leaving you enough "meat" to get some grips onto

red face moment that i didnt think of that myself lol!

cheers dude!

 

[coxxy]

i usually knock a larger torx bit in wit a hammer

 

[Martin_172]

thats ok if they are rounded but they arnt rounded (they dont round if you use the proper size in the first place ) they are just solid lol

 

[Scrooge]

I chiseled mine off.

 

[Martin_172]

I chiseled mine off.

might try that too lol got myself a meaty drill for tomorrow so we will see how it goes!

 

[Gandi69]

Cant you tap it round with a punch and a hammer? its what I always do as when I come across this

 

[marcushookdale]

torx bit in a socket, then a good size breaker bar, but give it a good soak in wd40 first, you can always clean the disc after,

 

[sideways danny]

Impact gun is a much better way to get them moving. big bars just round the torx out way too easily. I do go through a fair amount of torx bits though

 

[Martin_172]

torx bit in a socket, then a good size breaker bar, but give it a good soak in wd40 first, you can always clean the disc after,

this is what ive been doing, its not rounding anything its just twisting torx bits until they snap! decent halfords professional ones too, this car hasnt done many miles in years so the discs are ancient!

 

[coxxy]

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/Produ...oogle&utm_medium=Base&utm_campaign=Motorsport
you need somethiing like this

 

[Martin_172]

what a nightmare with them today! went in and bought some nice new sharp chisel and a huge hammer, and they eventually came off after about 2 hours of going Radge as fuk at them, totally destroyed the things lol

new brembos are all fitted and ready to be bedded in

 

[Scrooge]

Well done

 

[dajones]

i drilled the f**k out of mine, just before the drill cleared the head it "bit" onto the bolt and screwed it free

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

i drilled the f**k out of mine, just before the drill cleared the head it "bit" onto the bolt and screwed it free

How? The drill should be spinning clockwise which would technically tighten the screw if it gripped. You must of been drilling a long time if you had the drill goin the opposite way!

 

[bmh.01]

Impact driver has never failed to get them out for me, even if someone else has rounded them slightly. Get the shock plus the turning force. Gun can be a bit ferocious imo.

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_530655_langId_-1_categoryId_165469

Take the head off and it gives you a 1/4" drive so normal sockets fit.

 

[Iceberg_172]

came off after about 2 hours of going Radge as fuk at them, totally destroyed the things lol

good wording. "going radge as fuk at them" proper scottish haha.

normally when you give them a good dunt with a hammer or even use an impact wrench on em they come out. i never tighten them sh*te tight when putting them on.

 

[Martin_172]

ive had a few stick before but never had an issue a sharp impact and they come off, but these were seriously seriously tight i think someones put them on with an impact gun and then never changed the discs in years!