MacN'Cheezus@lemmy.today to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agoMay the torque be with you lemmy.todayimagemessage-square162fedilinkarrow-up1931arrow-down119
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minus-squareanomnom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·24 hours agoTorx bits are waaaay stronger than hex. Like double the surface area and tapered to work when corroded. My 30 year old VW axles with hex bolts were a nightmare. The new ones are all Torx or 12pt. I ended to driving an oversized Torx but into the nearly stripped hex bolts to finally remove them.
Torx bits are waaaay stronger than hex. Like double the surface area and tapered to work when corroded.
My 30 year old VW axles with hex bolts were a nightmare. The new ones are all Torx or 12pt.
I ended to driving an oversized Torx but into the nearly stripped hex bolts to finally remove them.