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Woops. Snapped the head off my disk guide screw

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I don't know how it snapped off. I had the suspension out and when I went to put it back the disk was moving around. I found the screw and as I went to put it back in I noticed that it has snapped off in my hub.

Now, is that a problem? The wheel bolted back fine and I think the screw is just a helper so the disk doesn't fall off whenever the wheels come off. Am i right?

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It does help centralise the disc as its a tapered head but it will be fine without it. If you can get it out and replace it you may as well but not the end of the world. Many cars don't have them at all. 

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These screws actually do a very bad job of locating the disc. They don't pull it anywhere near the centre.

If you're using oem discs that Centre properly on the hub then throw the screws away. If you have after market rotors that don't locate properly on the hub then use a dial gauge to correctly Centre the rotor and then use these screws to locate the rotors once it's in the right place. 

As an aside many race teams throw these screws away because they can cause problems.

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1 hour ago, warps said:

These screws actually do a very bad job of locating the disc. They don't pull it anywhere near the centre.

If you're using oem discs that Centre properly on the hub then throw the screws away. If you have after market rotors that don't locate properly on the hub then use a dial gauge to correctly Centre the rotor and then use these screws to locate the rotors once it's in the right place. 

As an aside many race teams throw these screws away because they can cause problems.

The disks are after market but centre perfectly on the hub. 

13 minutes ago, niZmO_Man said:

What guide screw?

These guys;

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They screw the disk onto the hub so the disk doesn't spin when you put the wheels back on.

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