'Curly Q. Links' wrote:
> 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'

Think I'll ask a mechanic friend to try to get it out. I've had NO luck
with stuck/stripped screws.