Torx Help!!!!!

[L_Kann]

I tried to switch the clip on my BM Ares to the other side, as I am a lefty. I'm using the right tools but the little suckers are on so tight that one if them partialy stripped. Does anyone have any tricks to removing these things?

 

[Spim]

L_Kann..Put the knife down on something solid but with a rag under it, put the Torx bit in your screw and tap it with a small hammer a few times, that usually will break frozen stuff free, it also seats the bit in the hole all the way, when you are ready to try turning it leave it on the rag and push down as you turn your Torx driver...Good Luck!

 

[Walt Welch]

BM has been known to use Loc-Tite on its' Torx fasteners. If the tapping suggested by Spim doesn't work, try touching the tip of a hot soldering iron to the fastener for one second, then removing the fastener. The heat softens the Loc-Tite.

Hope this helps, Walt

 

[Normark]

Hey Guys...

Yup I agree...
I've stripped a few already...

My problem is I can't find the right size torx anywhere here in Boonieville Canada...

Flat screwdrivers are a Special Order item around here...

Guess I should buy one of those Torx kits off of Mike Eh!!

ttyle Eric...

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[Mark W Douglas]

I did, bought one of those BM Torx sets off of our Daddy

(Mike Turber)! Still waiting for it's arrival though!

Mark




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[Professor]

Sometimes it'll seem like a smaller torx bit is the right one when in fact a slightly larger one fits into the "star" with perfection. Using a slighly smaller torx wrench can damage the bit if it does spin inside the screwhead. If you use these things a lot like I do, check out www.smallparts.com ; they've got a set of Wiha's that I picked up for about $40.00 and have been using for about four years with no problems. The problem with the BM torx kit is that the bits are not as hardened and I've already damaged a few. You get what you pay for I guess, and the BM torx kit makes a good emergency-use tool when travelling and you've got four BM's on you like I tend to do.

Professor.

 

[Dannyc]

Am getting my BM Torx Kit from bladeauction.

There's a mad rush for kits up for grabs there at only $8.50, the lowest price I've seen so far, hehehe..

Dan

 

[Mark W Douglas]

Hey Mike Turber, will you price match that for me?

Mark
AKTI MEMBER #A000003

 

[wkrafft]

I have 2 sets of the BM torx kits and Professor is right, they are not hardened as well. I've ruined the 6&7 on my one kit. (The stars literally just warp) The set I purchased from Sears is much stronger. Just for fun, I cranked down on a T6 with the Sears tool with all my might and the tool and screw are fine. Do that with the BM one and bye-bye torx bit.

Walter

 

[Jackal]

I have NEVER had a problem with breaking the blue lock-tite. (Except on a Sebenza.)

The stuff just doesn't get that hard...now red, is a different story. I too bought all the Sears Craftsman professional torx series drivers, and all have worked fine, with the exception of the T6....I've gone through almost 10, in the last year...that's about one per knife.

At first...I kept warping the star, now it seems that the "teeth" just break off with ease, and almost no force!

They really need to get their heat treat corrected. I think they adjusted from all the first one's I broke, now they will have to soften up again.

-AR

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[CD Fleischer]

I bought some of these Megapro screwdrivers from AG Russell and they are awesome.

They are hardened, have all the torx drivers you really need (and as a knife knut and a computer geek, I need a few), and they even have the R drivers (the square bits) which are great for use on stripped torx or phillipshead screws. I highly recommend them!


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[Chang]

I try to get some tri-flow inside, and it seems to allow it to unscrew easier.

-Chang the Asian Janitorial Apparatus