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- From: colombo@bronco.fnal.gov
- Subject: Re: 12 point bolt heads on Ford
- Message-ID: <1992Aug28.144245.1@bronco.fnal.gov>
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- References: <1992Aug28.131937.4122@infonode.ingr.com>
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- Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 20:42:45 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug28.131937.4122@infonode.ingr.com>, brantley@infonode.ingr.com (Dwight D. Brantley) writes:
- >
- > What kind of tool is used on what appears to be a 12-point bolt head?
- > I ran into this on my 83' Mustang while trying to remove the drive shaft
- > so that I can replace the clutch. These are the 4 bolts which connect the
- > drive shaft and universal joints to the differential drive flange. The
- > bolts resemble an inside-out Torx configuration except that they have
- > 12 points instead of six. I thought that a 12-point socket might do the
- > trick, but it seems that this would require a 15/32, 12-point socket which
- > I have not been able to find. The Ford dealer was absolutly no help either.
- > They said "Yep, takes a special tool. Don't know what you call it or where
- > you could get one though". Any clues on this would be greatly appreciated.
- > My Mustang aint goin nowhere till I solve this!
- >
-
- Yup, 12-point 5/32 sounds about right, nothing special about it though.
- I got a 12-point 9 piece socket set in 1/32 increments at an auto swap
- meet for $11. I believe you can get box-end wrenches in 12-point too.
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