Tenacious torx size?

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I have a pretty good torx set but none seem to fit perfectly. I have not tried to bear down on the screws to loosen the scales out of fear of dammaging the screw heads. Is there a metric vs American thing or are torx all a standard size? I don't want to bugger the screws up. My T6 torx head fits pretty loose in the head and feels like it will strip under pressure. Can anybody give me some guidance.
 
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Try a 2.5mm hex key for the pivot and a 2mm Hex for the liners. The screws don't seem to be that strong and have some sort of lock tight on them. Be careful not to strip the heads as the metal on the screws is soft.
 
They aren't hex, they are TORX. The people stripping the screws are using hex. It looks like a hex, but it is TORX. Try a #8.
 
Josh K said:
They aren't hex, they are TORX. The people stripping the screws are using hex. It looks like a hex, but it is TORX. Try a #8.
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Josh thanks for your opinion, but I never said that I stipped my screws with a HEX key so please don't put words in my mouth. What I did say is to be careful as the screws are easy to strip. I damaged my screw using a TORX key and not a HEX key.

In fact I had to use the HEX for all the screws on the liners as no TORX key fit snugly. Perhaps they are supposed to be TORX screws as you say and it is because they are not machined to high tolerances that a HEX actually fitted mine better. Maybe Sal might give the definitive word.

Regards.
 
Marc9910 said:
Josh thanks for your opinion, but I never said that I stipped my screws with a HEX key so please don't put words in my mouth. What I did say is to be careful as the screws are easy to strip. I damaged my screw using a TORX key and not a HEX key.

In fact I had to use the HEX for all the screws on the liners as no TORX key fit snugly. Perhaps they are supposed to be TORX screws as you say and it is because they are not machined to high tolerances that a HEX actually fitted mine better. Maybe Sal might give the definitive word.

Regards.
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I never assumed you stripped them.

It's not an opinion. They are TORX.
 
An allen wrench worked just fine on mine. It fit tight. I realize its not the "correct" tool but the surfaces met up just right to work well.

Cant recall what size but it was the smallest in my set.

Sorry I cant be more specific at this time...I'm a'ways from the tools right now.
 
Josh K said:
I never assumed you stripped them.

It's not an opinion. They are TORX.
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I must have got the wrong impression when you said that the people who are stipping the screws are using HEX, that you were referring to me. Just out of interest, who were you referring to? The posters in the thread linked to this one stated that they stripped their screws using TORX keys?

The OP also said that none of his TORX keys fit the screws. I agree with you that the screws might be TORX, but that still does not help the OP as his TORX keys don't fit the screws. This is probably for the reasons I outlined above. Therefore my suggestion was to try the HEX keys which worked for my Tenacious.

Regards.
 
Marc9910 said:
I must have got the wrong impression when you said that the people who are stipping the screws are using HEX, that you were referring to me. Just out of interest, who were you referring to? The posters in the thread linked to this one stated that they stripped their screws using TORX keys?

The OP also said that none of his TORX keys fit the screws. I agree with you that the screws might be TORX, but that still does not help the OP as his TORX keys don't fit the screws. This is probably for the reasons I outlined above. Therefore my suggestion was to try the HEX keys which worked for my Tenacious.

Regards.
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Due to the country of origin (china) the heads of the screws look like hex / allen keys. They aren't. People have (several times now) brought this topic up, almost always with someone complaining about using a hex or allen wrench and stripping off the heads.

There is a possibility that the TORX size is too small, this is a common problem with TORX bits. You may find that while it fits, there is some give before it engages. You then have a too small bit, and using it to crank down on the heads will result in stripped and useless screws.
 
Josh K said:
...People have (several times now) brought this topic up, almost always with someone complaining about using a hex or allen wrench and stripping off the heads...
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I have been reading all the posts I can find about this, and to me, from both my own experience and that of others I have read, it seems that the stripping of the screws is being done by TORX keys. In fact I have not found anyone saying they stripped the screws using HEX.

Here is a post from Spyderco forum....

"I did have a problem with it though. I wanted to move the clip but all of my T6 torx are too lose and the T7 is too big. I called the SFO and they confirmed that they should be T6. I was able to get one of the screws out, but the other two wont budge and I am afraid they are stripping. I tried 3 different Craftsman drivers and both of the T6 bits in my Benchmade Bluebox. I am not sure why the T6s are so lose. Anyone have any thoughts?
Thanks,
BeefTips"

And another...

I had the same problem. Look at the screws with a magnifing glass. I think they are hex rather than torx. 1.5 mm allen wrench seemed to fit better. They are also lock tighted.

I agree that the screws are TORX but a HEX works and I cannot see where people are complaining about stipping the screws with HEX as you say the majority are.

Regards.

EDIT ***** I don't want to give the wrong impression about this knife, it is the best value out there without exception. I liked it so much I brought a spare.*******
 
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I have had problems with sloppy T6 on different knives. I am guessing it doesn't matter if you are building the knive in the US or Asia, bulk screw sources are probably low cost and offshore.

My one good set of Torx drivers seem to fit better in my older knives.

My solution to a sloppy T6 is to grind the end of a T7 driver nice and square with sharp corners and tap/hammer it into sloppy T6. You now have a nice tight fit, just be careful you don't twist the head off.
 
I know this is an old thread, but I found it while researching the same problem...just got my tenacious last week...noticed the clip was on the wrong way...(for me anyway)...nothing I had worked so I called spyderco. I was advised a torx#6 was the cure for the pocket clip. Went to Home Depot, bought one and it worked perfectly! Maybe they've changed something in the last couple years to where the T6 now works. Unfortunately I had to spend 10$ for the driver kit but at least I have one now. Hope this helps anyone else with the same issue
 
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