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Torx Sierra diff bolts
Irony - 13/10/09 at 02:45 PM

Quick question as I have search to no avail.

What is the size of the Torx drive bolts on the sierra 7.5 inch diff?

Is it a Torx or a star drive or are they the same thing?

I have heard its a t50 torx bit. True or False?

purdy - 13/10/09 at 02:59 PM

i think its a 45 but not a 100% sure, I got mine direct from ford, they arnt expencive.

if they have seized up cut the heads off with grinder pull the cv joint off then remove the remaining studs with pair of stilly's then replace with new....
regards

Mark

Colnago_Man - 13/10/09 at 03:11 PM

Someone post this link very recently.

http://www.mc2racing.com/tech/20081104a/index.html

Might help.

Irony - 13/10/09 at 03:14 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Colnago_Man
Someone post this link very recently.

http://www.mc2racing.com/tech/20081104a/index.html

Might help.


Yeah that is where I got the t50 from. Doesn't seem to mention the bolts that connect the drive shafts to the diff. (unless my print out has missed some bits off, which is not unlikely)

adrianreeve - 13/10/09 at 04:05 PM

It's a T45.

Cheers

Adrian

coozer - 13/10/09 at 05:48 PM

I've replaced mine with 12.9 hex bolts.

cd.thomson - 13/10/09 at 07:09 PM

quote:
Originally posted by coozer
I've replaced mine with 12.9 hex bolts.


2nded, so much easier to work with

NS Dev - 14/11/09 at 08:17 PM

3rd'ed!

Cut off the old ones, its not worth knackering a torx bit (and it WILL!). just cut the heads off and replace them with M8 x 50 normal capheads