All good to know. I think I'll replace it with a standard allen bolt.
It seems odd ball to me to have a 12pt star that small.

Thanks all who responded, I'll finish it this weekend.

 

.....If you look at what is sometimes called a banjo socket, which I think is an socket for a external torix. I think anyway, since the ones I have are labeled like a torix with numbers. However, for some reason, people call them banjo.. However, never seen a banjo look like that on the tuner that you turn but somewhat like what is turned by the worm wheel, and I assumed they were referring to brake lines..Got me.

However you are correct. It is 6. So if you actually OVER THINK for the correct answer instead of for a second what pops into your head, the tool needs to be an even number that is twice the count of the fastener. Not the other way. Never ever tell someone to to hammer a tool on a perfectly good fastener that does not know any better.

That way, you don't need a hammer in the first place or surely cause the next time you work on something requiring a bigger hammer...

 

on softails i've welded a nut over the bolt and sent out for chrome. lifetime fix.

 

I wouldn't, my comment was implied you can use an unrelated shaped socket on an already rounded off or damaged fastener head as an impromptu remover tool. It's always best to use the correct tool for the job but unfortunately I've had to follow up far too many who haven't.

Maybe a bit of clarification was needed there for the slow crew.

 

Just consider yourself spanked by mommy and know she still loves you...

 

Home Depot sells 12 point sockets...they call them "Universal Sockets".

 

Only if mommy is wearing black latex and 6" CFM heels

 

Got the bolts out. I got the socket at Sears, Harbor Frieght didtn't have it
(or even knew what I was talking about). Can't really replace this with a standard allen bolt, this thing is specific. Thanks for all the good input....I learned a lot on this
adventure. Was able to straighten out a lot of problems on this bike, mostly from
crappy aftermarket upgrades that were there when I bought it. Great bike, tho.
Thanks all.

 

Glad you got it worked out. There is a little learning curve on these things. That 12 point 1/4 drive is not common except in higher end tools. It needs to be quality steel to hold up. Little of Harbor Freight stuff is that but some of their tools will work in home garage.

Your bolt head was item 10 pad pin. Some of the learning curve is called out in the service manual where it usually calls out the bolt spec for the head and some times on just fasteners the thread diameter and pitch or left-hand threads.

 

I got it. All I had to do was actually READ your post!