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bolt size
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 11:13 am
by 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
Re: bolt size
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 11:36 am
by minicooper172
Should be T50, but might be T45.
I might be completely wrong as I've not seen it!
Re: bolt size
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 9:40 pm
by shedrool83
Anybody know
Think it will be an e-- something or other.
I dont what to buy the wrong thing.
Re: bolt size
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 10:48 pm
by 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.
Re: bolt size
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 11:16 pm
by EThreezero
Should feckin know this...sure its a 45 or 50 defo an E all the same, just get a set, always handy anyway.
Re: bolt size
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 11:22 pm
by 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
Re: bolt size
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 8:14 am
by shedrool83
i'll buy a set then.
Re: bolt size
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 8:00 pm
by minicooper172
Ah sorry, I thought it was a socket type where you needed the male socket.
Re: bolt size
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 8:36 pm
by shedrool83
willnz wrote:It is an E12.
Thanks