Torx PLUS not common Torx!

[VoltageDrop]

I received this CTA set today ($31) and they are indeed made in the USA.
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005OH0MES

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[Bronceaux]

Thnx...added to my cart!

Just to clarify, the beauty rings are definitely T45 Torx, NOT Torx plus?

 

[dcg2]

Just to clarify, the beauty rings are definitely T45 Torx, NOT Torx plus?

Correct! I thought they were; based on the Bronco bolts, but they are not.

 

[Bronceaux]

Correct! I thought they were; based on the Bronco bolts, but they are not.

Good deal. My AMB Basesquatch is supposed to be built this week. I have the T45 Torx, and ordered the Torx plus yesterday. It sounds like I will need them both. I am going to powder coat the beauty rings, and I have already purchased a grab handle, since the base does not have one.

 

[KnoxGnater]

Just an FYI for anyone planning on working on their bronco with the Torx bolts on it.

They are a mix of Torx and Torx PLUS. Torx PLUS is not the same as Torx even though they are the same size.

Take off your beauty rings with a T45 Torx bit and you risk stripping them at worst and frustration with the bit "camming out" at best.

Wheel trim rings are regular Torx. Bronco bolts are Torx+

I talked to TWO different auto parts stores. The individuals I talked to had never heard of Torx PLUS and assured me that Torx bits would work fine.

$24 to me is a cheap investment to make sure you have the right tools for the job: https://smile.amazon.com/Neiko-10086A-Tp8-Steel-Socket/dp/B004UC9WJE/

Courtesy of @VoltageDrop a very reasonably priced set Made in USA:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005OH0MES

Apologize if this posts belongs somewhere else but I feel like it should be more prominently displayed if it is somewhere else.

Thanks for the US alternative, just ordered!

 

[WuNgUn]

Just an FYI for anyone planning on working on their bronco with the Torx bolts on it.

They are a mix of Torx and Torx PLUS. Torx PLUS is not the same as Torx even though they are the same size.

Take off your beauty rings with a T45 Torx bit and you risk stripping them at worst and frustration with the bit "camming out" at best.

Wheel trim rings are regular Torx. Bronco bolts are Torx+

I talked to TWO different auto parts stores. The individuals I talked to had never heard of Torx PLUS and assured me that Torx bits would work fine.

$24 to me is a cheap investment to make sure you have the right tools for the job: https://smile.amazon.com/Neiko-10086A-Tp8-Steel-Socket/dp/B004UC9WJE/

Courtesy of @VoltageDrop a very reasonably priced set Made in USA:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005OH0MES

Apologize if this posts belongs somewhere else but I feel like it should be more prominently displayed if it is somewhere else.

Wait.... What!? The trim rings ARE regular Torx?? FFS

 

[dcg2]

Wait.... What!? The trim rings ARE regular Torx?? FFS

Yes. Sorry if I threw you off with my initial post. Some bolts on the Bronco are Torx+ and some are regular Torx.

 

[Dannyboy71]

I received this CTA set today ($31) and they are indeed made in the USA.
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005OH0MES

In the description it says country of origin China ?

 

[VoltageDrop]

In the description it says country of origin China ?

I guess they sent me the wrong ones then

 

[Smindustries]

They didn't give us the right head to pull the "Bronco" bolts . . . .

Amazing.

I don't know when the changeover occurrent, but I checked my wife's toolkit, and sure enough, there are Torx Plus bits in there. They're labeled 'IP', which is Stanley's trademark for Torx Plus:

 

[Zeke013]

I don't know when the changeover occurrent, but I checked my wife's toolkit, and sure enough, there are Torx Plus bits in there. They're labeled 'IP', which is Stanley's trademark for Torx Plus:

Weird - mine doesn't fit.

 

[hammer_head]

Torx Plus = TP45

I believe Bronco Bolts are TP27

Can anybody confirm this? I ordered a TP45 (got the size from another thread here) and it doesn't fit. I don't have any others to size it to so hoping someone in this thread has done this and has the right size to pass on. Thanks!

 

[Koz44]

There is another thread about this right now as well. You will need several different Torx+ bits and at least 1 standard Torx (that was supplied with my kit). The various size bits are listed in that thread. I purchased a Torx+ 40 for my modular bumper and it worked.

In that thread they are saying NOT to get TP bits. Apparently there are Torx, Torx+ and TP Torx.

 

[Hudman316]

Oh damn! $459 for a set of 11 bits! I don't buy cheap tools! But that's a little much! I think I might have to go to the place where the Surgeon in training get's his tools!

The surgeon milks the insurance companies to pay for his tools. Snap On is a money grab. They make most of their money conning young mechanics into going into debt with their in house credit program to buy their over priced tools. I spent the past 26+ years working in the skilled trades. I still have many of the tools I bought as an apprentice in the late 1990’s - used on countless jobs over the years. None are Snap On. Buy reputable brand tools with decent warranties - avoid brands that have traveling salesmen - like Snap On. You will avoid getting ripped off.

 

[becksthebaker]

I don't know when the changeover occurrent, but I checked my wife's toolkit, and sure enough, there are Torx Plus bits in there. They're labeled 'IP', which is Stanley's trademark for Torx Plus:

I came here to say this. Mine are torx plus

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