RE: Doing a brake job

From: Wisotzkey, Rich (Rich.Wisotzkey@gsc.gte.com)
Date: Wed Jul 07 1999 - 11:09:42 EDT


Hey Boog,
On those tamper proof Torx, I take a small drift pin type punch and break
those teats off. Then I can use a regular Torx driver on them.
Rich

-----Original Message-----
From: BoogYT1300@aol.com [mailto:BoogYT1300@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 11:03 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: Doing a brake job

In a message dated 7/7/99 9:37:31 AM EST, Rich.Wisotzkey@gsc.gte.com writes:

> Yea, don't you just love it? It takes a minimum of three trips to the
tool
> box to get the correct wrench. Oops, 7/16" to big, 3/8" to small, the
darn
> thing is METRIC!!! Now is it a 9mm, 10mm, 11mm??? Why can't they stick
to
> SAE on a US made vehicle?
> Rich - Ashburn, VA
>
then there is torx....12 point or six???? There are even tamper resistant
ones, they have a teat in the middle so you need a special torx set.
AAARRGG!!!
Stupid engineers!
BOOG



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