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Old 05-03-2022, 09:59 PM
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Torx 30T screw on rotor

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so I noticed that the previous owner Attempted to remove the alignment screw on the front rotors and totally destroyed the torx insert on the head of the screw. I am looking for ideas on how to remove this screw from the rotor. I rather not drill out if possible. I am including a picture of what I screw I am talking about. Any ideas would be great.

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Bolt extractor. Have fun.
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I actually been told not to use bolt extractor cause if it snaps inside the bolt I am pretty much screwed
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Those are the same people that leave negative amazon reviews on good products they're too stupid to put together/figure out.

If you can't weld something to the screw, a bolt extractor is literally your only option at this point.
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I would use a hand held impact driver, the kind you whack with a hammer. If that doesn't work, meaning the torx bit still wont grab because it's badly deformed, use a dremel to slice a groove into the top and use the impact driver. Don't forget to use some PB Blaster on the bolt.
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