distributor rotor screw is stripped!??! and I didn't do it. HELP! - Honda Prelude Forum

liloutlaws · 09-02-2005, 02:13 PM

when i opened up my cap..i was lucky to find the screw TDC...but the screw seems a little stripped. How do you get this sucker out? HELP!

Paul H22 · 09-02-2005, 02:15 PM

Impact screwdriver, maybe. That might break it...

tehsu · 09-02-2005, 02:16 PM

there is a little thing u can buy, which u drill in the middle of the screw, and then it gives u another part that will unscrew it, you can find it at hardware stores

liloutlaws · 09-02-2005, 03:22 PM

so in that case I need to buy a drill too?

jtown · 09-02-2005, 03:24 PM

This happened to me except I stripped it myself. LOL DOH!

I used my dremel and used a bit with the little ball on the end that will grind stuff down. It fit inside the + of the screw and I extended one of the lines in the +. LOL Make sense? Then I used a big ass flathead screwdriver and it came out no problem. Try using bigger screwdrivers cause you can get more torque.

tehsu · 09-02-2005, 03:27 PM

theres many ways to get it out, my brothers Z had a screw stripped and we drilled into it and then pulled it out with a tool

liloutlaws · 09-02-2005, 04:23 PM

if you pull the screw out..wouldn't that strip the threads?

i tried lightly a drill bit that's suppose to take out damaged screws..i used a rachet and not a drill..and it just feels like its stripping it more

Power5hift · 09-03-2005, 05:41 PM

Sears sells this damaged screw extractor for $20. It comes with three bits and a case. Replace the screw with a bolt so you won't have a hard time taking it out next time.

liloutlaws · 09-04-2005, 02:40 PM

is it okay to replace the screw w/ a bolt?...and i tried the three bit thing..it doesn't work very well..gonna try the drill with screw extractor tomorrow..wish me luck

if that doesn't work..taking the distributor off and bringing it to a mechanic

tehsu · 09-04-2005, 03:49 PM

well, of course if u pull it off it will ruin the thread, u drill in, just a bit, and it gives u a bit of grip so u can unscrew it

Power5hift · 09-05-2005, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by liloutlaws

is it okay to replace the screw w/ a bolt?...and i tried the three bit thing..it doesn't work very well..gonna try the drill with screw extractor tomorrow..wish me luck

if that doesn't work..taking the distributor off and bringing it to a mechanic

Don't remove the distributor. It will mess up your timing. When I was using the screw extractor it looked like it wasn't working at first. The head of the screw was almost shaved off before the screw started coming out.

liloutlaws · 09-06-2005, 12:29 PM

well fortunately we got the screw out with just using a power drill..=D phew..

didn't know that taking off the distributor messed with timing

Bryan_SH · 09-06-2005, 09:31 PM

rotor and distributor cap install question

SXDAl · 09-06-2005, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by liloutlaws

didn't know that taking off the distributor messed with timing

It doesn't mess with the timing on our cars. You can't change the timing with any of the USDM 5th Gens and you can only put the distributor on one way (the correct way).