need help finding a tool

[ASYLUM]

righto,

have had a ring around but most places seem to either not know what i am after or do not have the correct size.

anyone know where in Perth i can buy a Torx Tamper-Proof T50 Socket from? i believe Torx may be a snap-on tools brand but any brand will do, though snap on is nice.

//B.

[ix9]

Pssst, Is it for the steering wheel by any chance ?

I have one you can borrow for that, it took me MONTHS to find one!

[ASYLUM]

Pssst, Is it for the steering wheel by any chance ?

 

I have one you can borrow for that, it took me MONTHS to find one!

pssst... it could very well be lol.

that would be much appreciated

[eXc]

Not that I live anywhere near perth, but typically, the 'bolt' shops have tools aswell. You know the shops I mean, that sell all the nuts/bolts you can think of...perhaps you have one of them there you could try?

Ebay?

[ix9]

Easy mate - Just PM me and arrange to pick it up - it fits on any 1/4" drive socket set. (I think it's 1/4" drive)

[ASYLUM]

i won't need it till the wheel etc comes in so until then i'll keep looking but the way its going i'll need to borrow it. i'll let you know

cheers lad

[caminperth]

Strich - did you have any problems pulling off the steering wheel? Mine's making a wicked heavy clunking noise. Hope the airbag don't go off in the meantime!

[ix9]

Hey Cam,

Nah man pulling it off was easy - if you've got the '95 model with the airbag in it, they're prone to the clunking noise, there's actually a rubber mounted cast iron weight in there, over time the rubber obviously degrades and leaves the iron weight to clunk around - pain in the ass it was!

So I ripped out the weight (after a few months of searching for the tool!)

[APA]

agree with kym, pulling of steering wheel was piece of piss

altho i don't have airbag equipped model

adrian

[caminperth]

Cheers guys.. Kym - looks like I'll need to borrow your special tool sometime in the future to lose some weight from my steering wheel..

[ASYLUM]

managed to find a Torx Tamperproof Socket set T10 up to T60 i believe (1/4" and 3/8")

thanks again Kym for the offer of a lend thought i'd pick them up seeing as i might need them for something in the future and you can never have too many tools.

if anyone needs a lend of a socket let me know

[ezzaNrod]

what tool does it take to get a 95 streering wheel off with an airbag, its making that clunking noise and i had to rip the fuse out cos it kept turning on the horn around corners...?

Will the airbag bust out if i take the steering wheel off?

[sexzila]

Strich - did you have any problems pulling off the steering wheel? Mine's making a wicked heavy clunking noise. Hope the airbag don't go off in the meantime!

Hey guys I posted the thread on this year ago..and I do have the tools....

Bought them from Repco as a set for $19....

The airbag is safe . It sits inside its own compartment and this weight sits suspended above it.

One thing I noticed over time without it the steering wheel vibrates with the car. Not noticable with the weight on. This is not fixable as you have to get a new steering , can't weld rubber

al

[ASYLUM]

what tool does it take to get a 95 streering wheel off with an airbag, its making that clunking noise and i had to rip the fuse out cos it kept turning on the horn around corners...?

Will the airbag bust out if i take the steering wheel off?

Tamperproof T50 socket, i should be doing this to mine in the next week or so, i'll see how i go with it

disconnect the battery and take care with the airbag.

[PHATR32]

man, those sockets are dead easy to find! have you tried repco?

[ASYLUM]

yeh repco didn't have them, most places i checked didn't stock them or didn't know about them, finally found them in a 'no name' toolshop.

[sexzila]

Tamperproof T50 socket, i should be doing this to mine in the next week or so, i'll see how i go with it

disconnect the battery and take care with the airbag.

You don't need to disconect the battery, its a mechanical issue. Nothing electrical you will get near no sensors or anything.

al

[sexzila]

Brand is "POWERBUILT"

Comes wityh 13pc set.

T8

t10

t20

t25

t27

t30

t40

Dr bit holder x2

T45

T50

T55

3/8" dr holder

And Repco has them 100%

[ezzaNrod]

i disconnected my battery and it broke my alarm, immobiliser and central locking? is this normal? it was all in the same button on my key?

[ASYLUM]

well i had a new battery put in a while ago, the battery was disconnected, had to be to put the new one in and my alarm immobilser and cl are all fine.

sexzilla - the ones i called didn't have them but knew what they were