Torx WTF

[eldubb440]

who came up with this crap?

my buddy was here working on his car....... alterkation front

anyway, bolts in aluminum hubs are T45 and call for 55 ft lbs of torque......he breaks a craftsman T45

no biggy, I hand him a Snapon T45 ........ and snap! WTF!!!

pic, as per the golden rule

 

[33 IMP]

Replace the f#@king torx with something else (i HATE torx. Just a device to make mechanics buy more tools!)

 

[khryslerkid]

Sometimes a different shape bit will fit, like an allen bit.

 

[eldubb440]

Replace the f#@king torx with something else (i HATE torx. Just a device to make mechanics buy more tools!)

55 ft lbs doesn't seem like too much to ask

 

[DeltaV]

55 ft lbs doesn't seem like too much to ask

Where did the bolt break?

 

[eldubb440]

Where did the bolt break?

not the bolt......the bolts are bad ***

the tool broke.... it's on my bench somewhere, I'll get a pic

 

[qkcuda]

It is a torx 45, you exceeded its limits by 10 ft/ lbs

 

[RemCharger]

Just snapped one today as well . Rusted rotor retaing bolt on a chevy

 

[Cranky]

I thought 'torx' stuff was used on restroom doors etc???

 

[DeltaV]

not the bolt......the bolts are bad ***

the tool broke.... it's on my bench somewhere, I'll get a pic

I should have read your first post all the way through.

Didn't anyone tell you to not use an impact driver.

 

[eldubb440]

I should have read your first post all the way through.

Didn't anyone tell you to not use an impact driver.

torque wrench

 

[Kern Dog]

I thought GM was the first to introduce TORX fasteners in the early 80s.

 

[DeltaV]

torque wrench

Those markings on torque wrenches are hard for old eyes to read.

55 N-m is 41 lb-ft
55 lb-ft is 75 N-m

 

[F4R/T]

Calibrate the old torque wrench lately? Lol

 

[Unkle Krusty]

I think there are two different sizings for the torque bolts.
My 007 Chev pickup has the stupid things. And different sizes for the front and rear bolts, that hold the seat down.

 

[khryslerkid]

I thought GM was the first to introduce TORX fasteners in the early 80s.

About that time period. The very first one I encountered was on a GM headlight. Customer came in and needed it replaced and I had to skip out to the local parts store for a torx head driver that I didn't have.

 

[eldubb440]

lets remove 15-20% of the material from the end of an allen ......... great idea

it snapped right where the splines start

 

[oldbee]

lets remove 15-20% of the material from the end of an allen ......... great idea

it snapped right where the splines start

That’s where they always break, d—- things!

 

[WileE]

Problem is not the style of fasteners, but the lack of quality in modern tools. In recent years, I've cracked/broken metric tools, torx bits, etc. But my SAE tools from 55 years ago... still goin' strong !

 

[eldubb440]

Problem is not the style of fasteners, but the lack of quality in modern tools. In recent years, I've cracked/broken metric tools, torx bits, etc. But my SAE tools from 55 years ago... still goin' strong !

snap on t45 socket 3/8 drive, probably 35 years old........rarely used....... some of the door strikers on various cars over the years require them