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      10-01-2019, 04:52 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by asbrr View Post
THinking I was home free, had the caliper ready to go cleaned up with new pads, I failed at the rotor set screw - f*@cking thing partially stripped as it's so hard to apply force while holding the rotor still -

How do people do this/what is the right technique???.
Put a screwdriver into the rotor vents and turn the rotor ccw until the screwdriver contacts the caliper. Put a bit of wood between the screwdriver and the caliper. This will stop it rotating while you remove that rotor set screw.
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