Stuck brake disc screw

Stuck brake disc screw

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ging84

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Tuesday 24th March 2015
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Been trying to change my brake disks for a couple of weeks
done the back ok
but the fronts the torx screws holding the disks on were very soft and corroded
they are a t50 head, the first one just got completely chewed up, i have tried to use a screw extractor set on it, but that snapped off as soon as it started to bite, so now i have a bit of carbon steel in the way i can seem to get out, i've tried redrilling but just get nowhere
what else can i try?

if i take it to a garage what are they likely to be able to do

ging84

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Wednesday 25th March 2015
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ging84

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Wednesday 25th March 2015
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X8Matt said:
Assuming...
1.) it's a countersunk screw
2.) you are scrapping the brake disk
3.) you have an angle grinder

Grind through the disk in the area around the screw. Go carefully, and grind until the head of the screw is removed. You can then remove the disk, and you will be left with a small stud that you might get hold of with some mole grips.
Or failing that, grind the stud flush with your hub, then go in with a small drill..... If that doesn't work then you are into drilling and tapping a new hole for the screw- use the new disk as a guide!
I have considered this,but it seems a bit too extreme, not sure how much chance i have of doing it without ruining the hub

ging84

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Friday 5th June 2015
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Was a bit busy to have another go until this week
Tried several of the methods mentioned, no luck with any of them, had to grind it off
Was actually a lot easier to do without damaging the hub than i thought it would be