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06/26/2009
Newest member of the I hate torx club... Getting ready
for the only mod I can afford, Herculining the Jeep.
Not surprisingly in the Canadian climate, I had a
decent amount of rust on the floor when I ripped up the
carpet. So I decide to be thorough, and make sure I
clean up under my roll cage. All but 3 of the bolts
came out without too much frustration. But the last
3.... f*#*^Y%.
I drilled one bolt out clean, with the biggest drill
bit i have (1/4"). That did absolutely nothing. I
broke off a drill bit in another bolt, and I broke off
an extractor bit in the 3rd.
With no options left, I take it into the closest shop
(Canadian/Crappy Tire). I decide to leave it up to the
uncertified professionals and come back half an hour
later. The "installer" was quite pleased that he had
successfully knocked off all 3 heads of the bolts. Now
he just had to worry about the threaded part. (is this
common practice?? don't most people just grind the
edges off so they can grab it with pliers and a torch?)
It took over 2 hours to extract these reasonably
accessable bolts, AND he claimed that when he hit one
of the threads, it burst into flames and melted a huge
section of my interior.
SO I don't have any springer-inspired final deep
thoughts, but when Torx go bad, they go really bad.
And maybe there should be a special class on them in
the non-existant "installer" school that teaches you
how not to melt someone's vehicle if they are giving
you money....
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