merlotbrougham@hotmail.com wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> OK. After spending a couple hours and over a hundred bucks doing yearly
> maintenance, I can't get the little rotor off. It's held on by one
> philips screw and I'm afraid I'm stripping the thing by trying to get
> it off. The edge of the rotor is good and straight, but a little
> frayed. I WANT to replace it; it's personal now. Any tips?
>
> '92 Civic EX Sedan 140k miles

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On a CR-V you can only get at the screw when the screw is pointing
AWKWARDLY at the firewall. If your is similar. . . . Slip out the
distributor after making a sketch of exactly how it sits at the timing
adjustment 'slot' on the top bolt. Find a very large Phillips
screwdriver and make sure it BOTTOMS properly in the screw. If it
doesn't bottom, take a few thousandths off the tip of the driver. Heat
up a large soldering gun and put a tiny dab of flux, then a wee bit
solder on the OUTER EDGE of the screw. You don't want to get any solder
into the screw's hole. The solder helps the heat transfer at a fantastic
rate. Get it all smoking and then back the screw out.

'Curly'