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On Tue, 2003-08-26 at 11:03, Jaranson, John (J.W.) wrote: > > > > Yes, the ones I picked up are Torx. They are new stock ordered from Motor > City Fastener. They are actually readily available now since most fasteners > used in automotive are now metric standards. Not all, but most. > > > > > > I hope you are planning on keeping Sophy for the rest of > > your life. You > > > Detroit engineers sure like to use those torx's that the mechanic's > > > hate. > > Yes we do. They have a low profile head that makes them easier to package. > Probably the biggest reason is for assembly. They are easy to use with > automated equipment and the installation tool does not need to be larger in > diameter that the fastener. Especially important with how tightly cars are > packaged these days. > Ever tried to pull the engine out of a Jeep Cherokee with Torx bolts in the bellhousing??? Cost my son 5 stitches in his hand when the $25 special wrench slipped. The engine went back with hex head bolts. -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org