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 Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 10:10 am |
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Joined: Jun 23, 2010
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Location: Banbury
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Hi Chaps,
What kind of socket do I need for my Cylinder Head Bolts?
1.4 GLX
I'm assuming this is a Torx head? What size is it?
why can't they just use bloody Hex bolts lol.
Thanks
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Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 11:21 am |
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you need female torx socket (e-socket)
because torx are higher torque and more resistant from being round off than hex
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Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:16 pm |
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Location: aberdeen
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sure its and e10 or 12...... you can use a smaller bi-hex socket but you have to be very careful not to minge it...
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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 4:42 am |
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Joined: Jun 23, 2010
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Location: Banbury
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Cheers - hoping to blag one from a friend in a 1/2 inch drive - all our tools atm are 3/4" drive apart from ---- my torque wrench and my breaker bar! So I can't torque the head bolts or remove the eggsauce front pipe at the moment.
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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 4:50 am |
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Just buy some. About £20 from screwfix for all the t's and e's you need
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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 5:30 am |
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Joined: Jan 29, 2011
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Location: Westhoughton, Lancashire
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| Heffalump wrote: |
| Cheers - hoping to blag one from a friend in a 1/2 inch drive - all our tools atm are 3/4" drive apart from ---- my torque wrench and my breaker bar! So I can't torque the head bolts or remove the eggsauce front pipe at the moment. |
Just buy an the appropriate adaptor to fit the sockets to your tools.
It might be worth investing in a 3/8" or 1/2" drive set of tools. Much less cumbersome than the 3/4" inch stuff. Last time I used 3/4" I was working on a DAF CF 45.
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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 10:14 am |
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Joined: Jun 23, 2010
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Location: Banbury
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Thanks chaps - I've borrowed a set of 1/2" drive hex and torx sockets from my mates dad lol.
We've just moved in together so money is tight! New tools are on the crimbo list 
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