Thread: My New Custom Wheel with Paddle shift
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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 12:23 PM
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Default Re: My New Custom Wheel with Paddle shift
Originally Posted by 32krazy!
on my wheel which is the slk32 wheel the 30 torx fit in the hole barely. not enough to get a tight bite and would slip easily. the 27 torx fit deeper in the hole and is what i used to break them loose.
I think you will find that if the T-30 Torx bit fit at all then that is the correct size. The socket may have been damaged and that is why it did not fit to full depth.

Torx bits jam in the taper of the socket and can hold the weight of the screw, if it fits loosely you can tell the bit is too small. The proper bit size used with a reasonable end force will not damage the socket at all as the taper allows for no play, they do not fit loosely like hex sockets.

Proper matched Phillips bits and screws also jam into a taper, and can support the weight of the screw.

These types of fasteners and bits were designed to make assembly fast in production without the screws falling of the bits. The same principal applies to the external Torx.

There is a thread where the Torx nut on an idler was damaged because of the use of the wrong socket.
 
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