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want to remove seat belt - need to buy torx driver - size?

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want to remove seat belt - need to buy torx driver - size?

Posted: 10/5/21 11:34amMessage 1 of 9
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I need  to remove seat belt on my 78 - need to buy torx driver.   anybody know the correct size torx tool i need to buy?

thanks

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Re: want to remove seat belt - need to buy torx driver - size?

Posted: 10/5/21 4:15pmMessage 2 of 9
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T500...it is a specific size for seat belt bolts.

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Re: want to remove seat belt - need to buy torx driver - size?

Posted: 10/7/21 9:29amMessage 3 of 9
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Adams' Apple said:

T500...it is a specific size for seat belt bolts.


Do you mean a T50...???  T500 would be a wee bit oversized me thinks.

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Re: want to remove seat belt - need to buy torx driver - size?

Posted: 10/19/21 10:56amMessage 4 of 9
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James,

It's a T50

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Re: want to remove seat belt - need to buy torx driver - size?

Posted: 10/19/21 8:25pmMessage 5 of 9
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Re: want to remove seat belt - need to buy torx driver - size?

Posted: 10/20/21 5:45amMessage 6 of 9
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Nope...it's a T500. Specifically created for seatbelt fasteners, and most door striker bolts. A T50 will fit, but it will be loose. The T500 is slightly larger in diameter, and has more squared off "teeth" than a "normal" torx bit. I've posted pics of it here before. I can take a pic of the T500 and T50 side by side onced I get to werk....



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Re: want to remove seat belt - need to buy torx driver - size?

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Re: want to remove seat belt - need to buy torx driver - size?

Posted: 10/20/21 9:35amMessage 8 of 9
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Thanks for the feedback.    I found a T50 and it worked OK.    You guys are great!

thanks again

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Re: want to remove seat belt - need to buy torx driver - size?

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Adams' Apple said:

Nope...it's a T500. Specifically created for seatbelt fasteners, and most door striker bolts. A T50 will fit, but it will be loose. The T500 is slightly larger in diameter, and has more squared off "teeth" than a "normal" torx bit. I've posted pics of it here before. I can take a pic of the T500 and T50 side by side onced I get to werk....





Well dad gum....  Must still be alive as I learned sumthin new today...!!!   Thanks "Apple"...!!!

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