any tips for getting those annoying torx screws off the engine cover

[jooliona]

there's two left and i'm probably seconds away from rounding them completely

how easy is it to snap the engine cover off anyway? might be my only option the way things are going...

whose genius idea was it to put the brake fluid reservoir in a completely inaccessible place

 

[SkidMarx]

You using the correct size torx bit?? I find the impact driver's best for rounded torx

 

[jooliona]

i'm using the screwdriver that came with the spare wheel kit

but i also have a set of various sizes torx

these are always a b*****d to get off

 

[SkidMarx]

Torx 30 iirc

 

[jooliona]

perseverance and WD40 i suppose...

once more into the fray!

 

[guysy]

Worst comes to worst dremel / hacksaw a slot in the head and screwdriver it out?

 

[jooliona]

never mind i've smashed up the engine cover.

that'll learn it!

 

[Benbosh]

I was going to suggest using a persauder but yep good lad!!!! If it dont work break it!

 

[NIN-172]

never mind i've smashed up the engine cover.

that'll learn it!

if you've fooked your engine cover I'll buy the oil cap bit off you
mine ended up down some country road

 

[Peperami]

Mole grips cure everything.

 

[jooliona]

really? i didn't even try those i figured they'd just spin around...

anybody happen to know what size thread these bolts are? want to replace them with NORMAL hexi to avoid this kind of pants in future...

 

[Chris Mac]

but you have a smashed engine cover, whats the need for the screws!!!

 

[Tom Wilde]

They put these stupid f**king things on to hold the discs in place, they are absolutely shite as when they corrode they simply round off. Countersunk screws always corrode into place....b******s

 

[jooliona]

but you have a smashed engine cover, whats the need for the screws!!!

well obv am going to replace it eventually... but my brake pads are somewhat of a priority with an MOT booked for fri am!

 

[jooliona]

They put these stupid f**king things on to hold the discs in place, they are absolutely s**te as when they corrode they simply round off. Countersunk screws always corrode into place....b*****ds

i feel your pain... luckily am not changing discs just now (well i hope not anyway) whoever invented torx should have been smothered at birth imo

 

[mikey_172]

you should of put the torx key in tapped it with a hammer then twisted it lose you wont round them that way

 

[-Leigh-]

lol, dare I say it, but women and tools are dangerous!

No offence Jooliona. At least you can navigate unlike me!!

Leave the cover off, it's a weight saving measure and has no purpose.

 

[santoz]

One off mine got stuck and no amount of impact driver, wd40, heat, swearing would get rid of it so i got out my trusty drill :approve: no damage done to cover and rest of screw came out of the head nice and easy!

 

[jooliona]

lol, dare I say it, but women and tools are dangerous!

No offence Jooliona. At least you can navigate unlike me!!

Leave the cover off, it's a weight saving measure and has no purpose.

hey i am an engineer by trade i have no problem using tools... except when somebody else has tightened the bolts!

 

[-Leigh-]

lol, dare I say it, but women and tools are dangerous!

No offence Jooliona. At least you can navigate unlike me!!

Leave the cover off, it's a weight saving measure and has no purpose.

hey i am an engineer by trade i have no problem using tools... except when somebody else has tightened the bolts!

LOL, nah I know what you're on about. Mine siezed up before, took an age to get them out.