God damn torx screws
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Joined: May 2008
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have the same problem. purchased snap-on torx bit set. That helped alot. every now and then you will still get one to strip out. i keep some in the tool box. I just take a 1/4 in. drill bit and drill the head of the screw off. Remove deby cover and then there is enough of the screw sticking out I can get my pliers are vise grips on it to back it off.
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From: ID Ho
I cant for the life of me figure out why so many have trouble with them, Ive removed more than a few thousand derby covers, multiply that by 5 screws........ and have stripped less than 2 screws!
Maybe its the fact that I use a 3/8" impact instead of trying to back them out by hand.
Maybe its the fact that I use a 3/8" impact instead of trying to back them out by hand.
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Joined: Feb 2006
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From: Des Moines, Iowa
Yeh, me too. Never stripped one myself. A little common sense will go a long way here.
1. Use the correct size
2. Hold the driver perpendicular to the head
3. If it's not coming loose use an impact driver.
Soak them all you want with whatever you want, it will do no good. It's not going to penetrate the threads and break loose the loctite.
1. Use the correct size
2. Hold the driver perpendicular to the head
3. If it's not coming loose use an impact driver.
Soak them all you want with whatever you want, it will do no good. It's not going to penetrate the threads and break loose the loctite.
Last edited by kruzin; May 27, 2010 at 09:43 PM.
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Nocoloco ,top left.Anyways i didnt have to go to the dealer,they would of done the same thing has me.That was probably the first torx that was that tight for me out of alot.
Last edited by harleyflo; May 28, 2010 at 09:18 PM.
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From: Orange County Texas
I work on ATV's (Arctic Cat) almost everything is a torx. I have a cheap set for routine work. But I have learned which one can be problems and for those the $340.00 Matco set comes out with the impact driver.
Unless is a brake disk, the the torch comes out. I little heat does wonders.
Unless is a brake disk, the the torch comes out. I little heat does wonders.
Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2009
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From: Whittier, Ca
I had over tightened my derby cover torx and took my dremmel tool and slotted the heads, then used the impact screwdriver to get them out. I learned that anti sieze on the heads, and the right torque fixed the problem. I've also learned that a good torx socket is better than the cheap $2.00 ones. No problems since, but I can say, it was a nightmare when they won't come out.
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