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 Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 11:14 am |
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Help... I have just spent this morning buying new pads and discs for my 55 reg 206 5dr with the idea to fit myself.. an easy job one might think.
I have been scuppered by a very strange looking 'star' type bolt which holds on the brake calliper surround. All the books/websites suggest that as standard hexagon bolt should be there.
Has anyone go a clue where I might find a socket to fit this? Or am I doing something wrong?
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Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 11:18 am |
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It's a Peugeot, it's most likely gonna be a TORX fixing 
Maybe they changed the bolt's on the newer 206's as I know my 03 plate has normal hex head bolt's.?
Halfords will sell Torx BUT at a price.
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Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 11:21 am |
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Cheers dude
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Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 11:25 am |
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Anyone know what size Torx bit I will need, it look fairly large.
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Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 11:34 am |
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Ask the part's desk person nicely at Halfords & they will try one on your car so they can sell you the correct size.
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Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 11:45 am |
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yeah torx bit, but be very careful when undoing them as they get f****d very easy. give the torx bit a wee chap with a hammer so its stuck in before you turn it, otherwise youll end up making a huge job for yourself.....
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Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 11:45 am |
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I have one too, it's the same size as the one inside the centre of the steering wheel t55(I think) but someone whom has removed a steering wheel will be able to tell
you the right size. If no one tells you I will tonight as I have to race to work
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Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 12:29 pm |
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torx is resistant towards rounding up. the reason you round up the torx are:
1) you using the wrong size
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2) you didn't clean the torx head so that you can't put the whole heads in.
and evern you round up the torx, you can always hammer one size up/ use the allen key to take it out.
which is a lot better than rounded up a hex head/ allen head.
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Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 12:30 pm |
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| MrBSI wrote: |
| Ask the part's desk person nicely at Halfords & they will try one on your car so they can sell you the correct size. |
or just buy a whole set 
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Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 12:46 pm |
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| ian206 wrote: |
| Anyone know what size Torx bit I will need, it look fairly large. |
T30
Ive just done mine 
EDIT: Opps misread lol. T30 is to take the discs off.
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Last edited by Abzynthe on Fri Mar 11, 2011 12:47 pm; edited 1 time in total
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Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 12:47 pm |
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its not the same as the steering wheel one because thats huuuge,
pretty sure the brake ones are about 20-30t
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Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 12:55 pm |
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I just bought some new torx bolts for the front brakes on the other halfs 207CC. £7 for 8 bolt (I bought bolt for the rear too as they are smaller than the front and I don't like reusing them). The normal bolts are indestructable so I have no idea why they now fit torx bolts.
On the 207 the front bolts need a T55 bit.
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Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 1:02 pm |
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:53 am |
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Mine is a 05 plate and i needed a T55
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