Torx PLUS not common Torx!

[dcg2]

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.

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[Zeke013]

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

Amazing.

 

[kodiakisland]

I believe it’s been mentioned quite a bit, but will continue to be an issue.

 

[Lagrange 6g]

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

They are 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.

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/

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

Agree had to go to harbor freight to get the right size torque bit to install bull bar

 

[Tricky Dick]

Oh great it's like JIS screws on Japanese motorcycles. Most people use Phillips and you get a lot of mangled screws.

 

[Theherofails]

Oh great it's like JIS screws on Japanese motorcycles. Most people use Phillips and you get a lot of mangled screws.

Dont forget their kissing cousin, the Pozidriv..

 

[BroncoBoy22]

Seen this before, but you motivated me to order the bit kit

 

[Packman]

How many different sizes of Torx Plus does the Bronco use? T45… any others?

 

[BroncoBoy22]

How many different sizes of Torx Plus does the Bronco use? T45… any others?

Smaller ones for the grab handles. Not sure the size

 

[dcg2]

How many different sizes of Torx Plus does the Bronco use? T45… any others?

Torx Plus = TP45

I believe Bronco Bolts are TP27

 

[WuNgUn]

Why can I only find these on f*cking Amazon or Ebay??
Wtf Ford!

 

[Hopeless Diamond]

here's the difference. Supposedly Torx will work in Torx Plus, but I could see it camming out

https://www.wihatools.com/torxplus-benefits

 

[Brongo]

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

Amazing.

The “Bronco Plus” toolkit only comes with the Lux package.

 

[wetdog]

Oh great it's like JIS screws on Japanese motorcycles. Most people use Phillips and you get a lot of mangled screws.

Oh boy I remember thesis ,taking the secondary butterflies out of my zx14 you had one chance at it and you had to heat the bit and hold it in there so the lock title melted.

 

[Busterbronco1]

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

They are 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.

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/

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

Thank you for this information!!!

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