I highly doubt that tiny screw serves any structural purpose. Again, I have no evidence to support this but Im just thinking about how its set up and going off what I remember. Originally Posted by rajicase. The hub is spinning one way, rotor is flopping around and then you're trying to align a wheel with those 2 sets of holes to stick a bolt in But yes, once you have the wheels on, they do nothing. Originally Posted by slocar. Originally Posted by BrandonRoche.
Yeah I used that tool anyways for my spacers so I can just push it the rest of the way in now I guess haha, and thank you all for the answers, it has really reassured me of running without that bolt, I figured it was just to get stuff on easier because otherwise all cars would have something to hold on the rotor. It's very easy to install rotors without the alignment screws. The rotor hats tend to fit tightly enough on their own that they don;t flop around.
I just put new hubs in so I'm all set now with screws, I managed to get them off the control arm without hurting the ballpoint.
Once the caliper is on, the rotor can't come off, so no its not needed at all. A lot of us are purists and would want to fix it, but there is no danger in not having it.
Replies: 10 Last Post: , AM. Repeat after me The last thing I wanted was for a customer to get a flat tire, see the missing bolt and come in raising trouble because I left the bolts out of their brakes. That habit has carried over to my own cars as well. If you must Bolt Depot sells stainless socket flat-heads. Socket head ie. A good Ace Hardware should have the same. If yer gonna do it, do it so's ya don't regret it, I say.
My dear old sainted Fadder uster say that phillips heads were Japan's curse on us for WW2. I cursed these things on my s That was after breaking 4 impact driver bits too. Berk them things. I like having them in the north.
I source a few stainless countersunk machine screws from McMaster Carr, and throw a bit of anti-seize on them. Works like a charm! I've had to drill out a few that have siezed on MINI's - which use an effing phillips screw my VW at least has a torx.
The last one even my hand impact driver wouldn't budge. As a last ditch attempt before drilling the mofo out BTDT I put my air impact gun on it using the bit driver from the hand impact - that got it out. Definitely slather the SOB with antisieze upon reinstallation. I need to keep new ones around just in case - especially for MINIs. Not having them on can be annoying when swapping wheels when the rotor rotates. That actually works ok to keep the rotor from spinning. You'll need to log in to post.
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This tire needs to be blocked with a heavy object behind it, to avoid the car from moving during the tire change. If you do not have a wheel chuck, you can use a large rock or a two-by-four piece of wood to do this. Place a wedge or something heavy behind your wheels to keep your car from rolling while you change the tire. Grab your spare tire and line up the 5 holes with the 5 lugs on the wheel.
Slide the spare onto the car and replace the lug nuts by hand, tightening them slightly. Begin typing your search term above and press enter to search. Press ESC to cancel. Skip to content Home Helpful tips Are brake rotor retaining screws necessary? Helpful tips. Ben Davis January 25, Are brake rotor retaining screws necessary?
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