Hi guys, this might just be a stupid question but here goes. I would like a more knowledgeable solution to this.

What do you guys suggest I should do to replace my screwed screws. It was just so hard to pull them out so they got all stripped and I vise gripped them out. I also ripped out the rotor to get the screw and leak cover off. I searched the forum but nothing came up for a solution so I hope you guys can answer a simple question. Thanks!

 

I believe they need to be special screws, so you need to get them from the dealership.

 

take it to a garage it's out of your hands now h:

 

why are they special? they don't conduct electricity or anything, they just hold the components in place. just go to a hardware store and buy some replacements.

 

Page 1199 of the PDF helms manual found in the Civic forum sticky. The rotor retaining screw must be made of diamagnetic material.

I think the rest of the screws can be normal hardware screws, but I would pick up a rotor retaining screw from the dealership.

 

THanks! I search the forum for 'diamagnetic' and we were the only post that had it.. haha! I hope that it'll help someone else. Thanks for noticing it. I missed it or forgot about it when I read through the Helms.

 

Yeah, I just vaguely remembered reading about the special screw when I was looking at testing out my ignitor and coil. Diamagnetic just means that it is repelled by a magnet. I don't know why it needs to be like that, but I would rather trust Honda and buy an overpriced screw than fuck up a $200 distributor.

 

huh. no wonder those damn things are so soft.