bolt size

[shedrool83]

Went to change the diff on my touring yesterday and the bolts on the drive shafts are torx bolts and not the 8mm allen bolts.

Can someone tell me the size of socket i need for them?


tia

[minicooper172]

Should be T50, but might be T45.

I might be completely wrong as I've not seen it!

[shedrool83]

Anybody know
Think it will be an e-- something or other.

I dont what to buy the wrong thing.

[suzie650]

If it's hollow (like a caphead), you need a Txx.

If the torx head is pointing out ("like" a hexhead), you need an Exx.

If you can measure the thing, I can tell you. - but minicooper172 is probably not far off.

[EThreezero]

Should feckin know this...sure its a 45 or 50 defo an E all the same, just get a set, always handy anyway.

[BadDave]

If i had the car here Jake. I'd have went underneath the thing and tried a few of my EXX sockets to find out for you mate

[shedrool83]

i'll buy a set then.

[minicooper172]

Ah sorry, I thought it was a socket type where you needed the male socket.

[shedrool83]

It is an E12.

Thanks