Trying to take the rotor screw off. WD40 is not helping. Any suggestions. Don't want to strip the screw. Seems like this type of screw is put on purpose to take it to the stealer. Help!!!

Yea, you called it right. It's there for that reason. Now back to reality...You need a very good quality #2 philips screwdriver, with a good, high torque handle. Take a deep breath and push down hard and turn carefully to break it loose. If you damage the head, you can grab the head with a good pair of side cutters to dig in to the outside of the head, and break it loose that way. I've got a $40 Snap-On #2 philips that I use exclusively for rotor screws (so the tip doesn't get worn out). How many ign. rotors do you think I'll have to replace to return my investment on that? Call it a "stealership" all you want, but guess how many people bring their destroyed stuff to us all the time wanting me to get it apart for them for free. Of course this all assumes you're working on a newer Accord with a philips rotor screw. You neglected to mention what year/model you're working on. Good luck, Kevin Seems like this type of > screw is put on purpose to take it to the stealer. > Help!!!

Thanks. Sounds like you didn't like the stealership comment. OK I'll give Honda some credit, they are nicer that the other guys usually. Its a 96 by the way. At $75-$90/hr for labor I'd say that snap-on screwdriver payback is one tune up. I think Honda does't realize that for people to keep buying their cars basic tuneup stuff shouldn't be that complicated. Oh well, they are too far away to listen anyway. So whats the trick to get a new screw on? Does the stealer apply loctite? Others have mentioned that applying heat frees up the threadlock stuff. SK

With all due respect, you really have no idea how the business works. Yea the labor rate you pay may be $75-$90 an hour (ours is $69). That's not even close to what I make per hour. At .3hrs a pop to R&R cap/rotor, I don't pay for my tools with "one tune up". And "complicated" to remove one tight screw? If that's complicated for you, then it's a good thing you're not working on cars for a living. The new screw usually has a thread lock compound already on the threads if I recall. I don't put anything else on it. And by the way, in the US, a '96 gets a one-time 75-150K tune up (plugs/wires/cap/rotor/oil change) payed for by Honda under a warr. extension for emissions parts up to 150K. You'd have known that it you had taken it to a "stealership".