Torx bolts? Why?

What's the point of using torx bolts on brake assemblies?

I believe the torx design mazimizes the tool-to-bolt contact, allowing more torque to be safely applied.

They dont want the average person messing with anything there because the average person doesnt have the right bits :)

I'm sure there were hundreds of people out there that said. "DAMN, I need special dealer tools"

and gave up and had the dealer do it.

I'm sure there were hundreds of people out there that said. "DAMN, I need special dealer tools"

and gave up and had the dealer do it.

Or, they went to Sears, Walmart, K-mart, Autozone, etc. and bought a set.

What's the point of using torx bolts?

Yeah tell me about it. When i was doing my cam install my buddies autozone torx bit just twisted instead of the cam retainer bolt. I had to drive out to walmart in the middle of the night to buy a complete Set of black and decker brand just to get the one torx bit i needed. I wish they just would of put a regular bolt in.

I hate those stupid bolts... a regular hex bolt works fine!

But I agree it is probably to keep idiots away + make money for dealers...

Yeah tell me about it. When i was doing my cam install my buddies autozone torx bit just twisted instead of the cam retainer bolt. I had to drive out to walmart in the middle of the night to buy a complete Set of black and decker brand just to get the one torx bit i needed. I wish they just would of put a regular bolt in.

I am surprised they put them there. But usually they use them on seat belts, non-serviceable motors, ect., basically nothing they want tampered with easily. And you think it is bad to have to go to the store to buy Torx bits? When I was a tech. , there are actually Tork bits and recessed-Torx bits fasteners and I have never seen those at the local hardware store. I had to buy them from the Snap-On rep. for the usual rip-off price. :rolleyes:

I am surprised they put them there. But usually they use them on seat belts, non-serviceable motors, ect., basically nothing they want tampered with easily. And you think it is bad to have to go to the store to buy Torx bits? When I was a tech. , there are actually Tork bits and recessed-Torx bits fasteners and I have never seen those at the local hardware store. I had to buy them from the Snap-On rep. for the usual rip-off price. :rolleyes:

You talking about those "tamper-free" Torx that have the pin in the middle in addition to already bein a Torx pain in the ass? I usually modify those bolts to work with my regular Torx set, AKA take a punch to them and take the pin out ;)

They do that to piss you off!!!!

You talking about those "tamper-free" Torx that have the pin in the middle in addition to already bein a Torx pain in the ass? I usually modify those bolts to work with my regular Torx set, AKA take a punch to them and take the pin out ;)


No imagine a stud, with the end looking like the torx bit you use to remove a torx headed bolt.

The real reason as I was told many moons ago since they started using them for exterior trim like headlight bezzels and so on is because the robot that installs the screws cant hold a phillips or a flat. The screw is designed for ease of installation on the line whether a person controls the machine or a robot does it. Either way, the screw or bolt can be handled more easily.