Digsy Posted June 10, 2004 Share Posted June 10, 2004 I just bought the wheels off Soop Dogg's black car (Pulse's old Supra). They are 2-piece jobbies by BBS and have 12 pointed internal torx style bolts around the rim. I want to take these apart and refurbish them. Had a go at taking out one of the bolts today using a very snug fitting allen key type drive and all I managed to do was round out the head of the bolt - brilliant! I'm going to call BBS tomorrow to see if they sell the drive and the replacement screws, but has anyone else on here tried to take a BBS wheel apart? looking at the website it looks like they use this kind of fastener on most of their wheels. I had imagined that even by using only 6 of the 12 points on the drive head I would be able to get the screw out as it is only an M6 size or thereabouts. Maybe there is some thread lock on them. It felt f-tight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt Posted June 10, 2004 Share Posted June 10, 2004 Might be just a spline drive socket ........ available at any decent hardware shop. Maybe even at Harrys? You can usually buy a mixed set of spline and torx bits quite cheaply. The bolts are steel going into ally .... they tend to get tight due to reaction between different metals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted June 10, 2004 Author Share Posted June 10, 2004 I'll have a look in a tool store tomorrow. According to the BBS website, the bolts are titanium. Didn't feel very much like bloody titanium to me! If they are steel, then yeah, they may have corroded in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted June 11, 2004 Author Share Posted June 11, 2004 Oops... Looks like I should have read this before I started... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faye Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 Oh dear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 "You MUST use 12-point sockets as the nut and bolt heads will almost certainly round off with 6-point sockets. " -Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted June 11, 2004 Author Share Posted June 11, 2004 Just in case I missed it, eh Ian? I am now the proud owner of a set of 12 point spline drives, and am heading out to the garage as you read this... Let's see how fast I can fook the others up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted June 11, 2004 Author Share Posted June 11, 2004 Well with the spline drive the screws come out sweet as a nut (no pun intended). Surprise surprise eh? Today's lesson was entitled: "Using the right tool for the right job" I even, thank *insert your preferred deity here*, managed to get the rounded-out screw out and it looks like it will be usable again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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