I had to pull my front diff and then I need to dissasemble it to put the output tube on the new diff and was wondering where any of you got sockets for the torx head bolts that hold that assembly together.

 

You can pick up a craftsman set cheap at sears

 

I have seen the torx bits for like screwdrivers and sockets, but I have never seen a bolt that the head was actually shaped like a torx bit. so what do I do, I act like a moron and use a regular socket on it. damn you would think i knew better well it was late and seeing my truck on jackstands makes me wanna get stuff done.

 

So can you still go get the socket? They make both the "male and female" adapters for Torx. Or did you strip it/round it off?

 

yeah i needed the female ones and found them at autozone, ended up finding them but only used it on like on of the bolts the others were screwed from my other attempts ended up with it costing me about 112 bucks to get the bolts out. bout the torx sockets then the damaged bold removers and bolt out set and then an angle grinder(which i needed anyway.)

 

Are you SURE they are tox head?

My VW uses "12 point" metric bolt heads on the flywheel. Standard 12 point socket works fine.

 

pretty sure I bought the set from autozone they said star bits or something i duno ended up using an angle grinder so it didnt really matter.

 

bought mine at the Depot....

 

ya dude that sucks. I was helping a buddy put a lift on his jeep (i know) last week and there was one of those torx bolts. It was in there so tight we ended up stripping it. So we cut it out with the disc grinder and just upgraded to standard headed grade 8 instead. Whoever the idiot that decided to use that kind of bolt in that position outta be fired!

 

I was under the impression that Torx head bolts would be HARDER to strip?

 

You would think so huh. I dont know if they are suppose to be tougher to strip or not but after a couple hours of hand pulling/pushing and a few hits with an impact wrench ours was stripped. It was the female type so the male bolt heads might be stronger.

 

tried to find bolts to replace them with at home depot but they didnt have any that matched the threads. I hate to go to the stealership but I am planning on going home so i need to get this finished.

 

Do you have a Lowes near you? They have a better hardware selection over Home Depot IMO.

 

The female inhex torx may have stripped - but IMHO it lasted longer before stripping out than say an standard allen hex...

 

When looking for replacement nuts and bolts, try and finded a place that actually sell them, Ex: The Nut and Bolt house, Prime Fasteners, Bolt Supply house, etc. Look in the Yellow Pages under fasteners. A good shop should be able to supply you with the correct replacement of the "proper grade, thread pitch, lenght and head type".