I'm sure some of you have already seen my thread on honda-tech.com, but I'm fishing for more ideas...

First, I need an answer to my dumb question: what do I spray the brake cleaner on? The rotors, pads, and calipers? I know it's bad to get it on certain things, so I would like to know which things to avoid spraying it on.

Anyways, I shelled out $30 for an impact screw driver and got 3 of those 4 damn screws out, but I stripped the 4th screw. So, I decided to drill into it so that maybe it would weaken, break apart, and come out. I had no such luck. The 4th screw is still stuck in there, and now it's got a hole all the way through the middle of it. I don't have a dremel, so I can't cut a slot for a flat head screw driver into it.

I know the screws are not necessary, but I'd like to remove it without damaging the threads (in the hub, rotor, or whatever it is), if possible. Any clever ideas? Otherwise, I'm just going to drill it the rest of the way and probably destroy the threads in the process. I just don't like breaking stuff if I don't have to. Obnoxious phillips head screws are always an exception, of course.

 

The hardware store will have an item known as an "Easy Out". It is a hardened bit, tapered, with reverse threads on it. You already have the hole, so you need to obtain one of these. I would walk to obtain this tool if needed rather than tear up my car tryin' to chisel that shit out

 

I would use an easy out also and had to way to many times. You spray that brake cleaner on the rotors but make sure they are completed dry of the cleaner or can ***k the pads up.

 

did you have to take out the whole rotor to clean it? cuz i don't see why you had to remove those 4 bolts when you can only take out the caliper.. anyways.. good luck taking it out..