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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 07:31 PM
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the ffin torx heads to allen heads today. I now have 0 torx head bolts on my bob. I am so glad to be rid of those. If any of you are interested I got them all from fastenal, even the metric ones on the front end. I will post pics later if anyone cares to see.

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You know when you strip the points out of a torx bolt you now have an allen head bolt.
 
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 08:03 PM
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You know when you strip the points out of a torx bolt you now have an allen head bolt.
nice work....
 
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I will post pics later if anyone cares to see.

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Always care to see pics!

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this is what i need to do i hate these torx.. every plate i have replaced so far i have changed the torx to allen and will slowly but surely keep going..
 
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the hand controls were the last ones I had to do and my buddy from fastenal brought them to me today. When I replaced the ones for the front caliper he gave me a box of 50 for each one.So now I have 49 extras of those if anyone is interested. I couls probably send them out for the cost of a stamp.
 
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i really dont mind the torx, except for the finish - why dont you guys care for them? besides needing a rack of another set sockets
 
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You know when you strip the points out of a torx bolt you now have an allen head bolt.
Maybe I should have just done that ?
 
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Can't speak from an engineering perspective but from practical, end-user perspective, I think they are a weaker tool/fastener that can't handle torque like an Allen. My $.02
 
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I don't mind the torx bolts. It's the stupid chrome ones that I hate. Damn rust accumulation in the head of those chrome allen bolts.
 
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