Only REAL Mechanics Know These😩

[roboteen]

Hate those… but it gave me an excuse to buy more tools

[kapenike]

Wait until you randomly need a ribe bit and start screaming when none of your torx bits fit 😂

[steveclark..]

In a real honest world, they would just stick with the best design, the one that's least likely to slip, strip out but no, we got to keep buying more tools.

[mikevee]

I was a Mercedes-Benz tech for 8 years. They also use external triple square fasteners. Also, for most of the triple square fasteners on Mercedes-Benz front and rear end parts, the square drive on a 3/8 ratchet will fit inside the fastener giving you extra clearance to get them out.

[chrismathis]

I’ve seen both of them but only had to actually remove the second. I’d be concerned about stripping the first one with a regular socket. They seem to be a quality steel, but they’re likely on there pretty tight.

[horacio]

Yeah that last one is coming out with a big flathead screwdriver 😂😂😂

[danielpittman]

E-torx bolts on the Saginaw steering box in my Jeep CJ7.

[juangarcia]

Triple squared… or a 13mm socket or wrench will do. Unless it’s solely triple squared.

[dagamer]

I love Torx. Pretty much impossible to strip out except by dummies with impact guns. For what it's worth, a set of external Torx sockets is nowhere near expensive enough to risk rounding off a high torque bolt. Likewise, triple squares set is a must if you deal with Audi/VW on any regular basis. For what it's worth, quite a few manufacturers use 12pt rather than hex head bolts e.g. Toyota head bolts. Kind of like an external triple square.

[waynelutwiniak]

More tools, please. Annoying, but if you're a wrench its required. Stay dirty my friends 👍

[marktucker]

Why do they use these over normal bolts? What are the advantages/disadvantages? I should know because it was part of my college learning 15 years ago but i forgot...

[snnyburnett]

Even the engineers have to be getting sick of all these fasteners by now. They have to make separate tables for each type when they do their calculations.

[chugatecate]

Yup, I needed e-torx for my wife’s Durango. An American car, assembled in Mexico with parts made exclusively in china 🤦🏽‍♂️

[Clevelandsteamer]

Buy a Toyota and you never have to work on it

[Pork-Chopper]

But all cars have one thing in common..
Not only the nuts on them, but the Nuts
in them... 🤔

[pozloadescobar]

With these fn volkswagens you only gotta work on them once to get this crash course. You need a weirdo socket just to swap out an actuator lol

[markferreira]

That’s why all those cars suck I am a huge Mercedes fan and Chevy but why they decided to put torq bits and e Torqs and regular socket just for a stater like 2004 bmw 7 series there’s no need

[ryanallen]

Bro you can't use a 6 point on an E Torx.. you need a 12 point.

[marqedman]

And now Jeep (fiat) loves to use “MorTorq” bolts and sockets. God I hate them.

[richardvaughn]

And that’s a harbor freight dual head ratchet