Thread: Special tool

Torx drive has been in common use for a long time now, probably about 15 years. In the small sizes it's not unusual to see a tamperproof torx with a pin in the centre, these require a corresponding Torx bit. Male Torx head bolts and screws have become popular as well. There is also a five pointed Torx style head. Others in use are the spline and Ribe designs.
If you round out a standard female allen key head, the hot tip is to hammer in a slightly larger Torx bit, works almost every time

The bit should look like this, star shaped.

Is that what it should look like?

Originally Posted by Dups

Is that what it should look like?

Yup and like Glen mentioned, they generally come in prepackaged sets.

Thanks guys!

I will swing by home depot after work. I will keep you posted.

Cheers

jf

Look for stuff like this, and they usually have little multi tools that have the T-5,6,7 on there, but they are not on the website

General Tools 18 pc UltraTech Precision Screwdriver Set - 63518 at The Home Depot

From the looks of it im starting to think iight have some in this screwdriver set that i got
there's a little black plastic holder with a few
bits to be inserted in the screw
driver

I just check the one I thought I had at home and it does have a Torx one, but it's t-10 so way too big. Hopefully I can find smaller ones at the hardware store.

JF