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#1: Head Bolts Author: Heffalump, Location: Banbury PostPosted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 10:10 am
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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
#2: Re: Head Bolts Author: Seabook,  PostPosted: 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
#3: Re: Head Bolts Author: nakednakeddave, Location: aberdeen PostPosted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:16 pm
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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...
#4: Re: Head Bolts Author: Heffalump, Location: Banbury PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 4:42 am
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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.
#5: Re: Head Bolts Author: Lee, Location: England PostPosted: 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
#6: Re: Head Bolts Author: macca1411, Location: Westhoughton, Lancashire PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 5:30 am
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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.
#7: Re: Head Bolts Author: Heffalump, Location: Banbury PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 10:14 am
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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 Smile
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