Lisle 12 pc. Torx Bit Set
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Lisle 12 pc. Torx Bit Set
On sale at Sears for $16.50 (50% off). This is a nice American-made set which includes the T-55 that you WILL need WHEN you replace your rear wheel bearings. That one bit costs $6 or $7 seperately.
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...id=00946345000
Just an FYI that I thought might be useful for us "budget conscious" C4 guys
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http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...id=00946345000
Just an FYI that I thought might be useful for us "budget conscious" C4 guys
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Last edited by Dave89CC2; Aug 5, 2006 at 02:25 PM.
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to be honest, all torx sockets are junk. And the cheaper you go, the more junk they become.
the upside to spending $40.00 on the Craftsman set, is that when one breaks, they will replace it for no charge.
And that T55 WILL break when doing the rear wheel bearings...
the upside to spending $40.00 on the Craftsman set, is that when one breaks, they will replace it for no charge.
And that T55 WILL break when doing the rear wheel bearings...
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The Torx bit sets on sale at Sears, are Lisle, as originally stated. I would doubt they carry the Craftsman's guarantee, regardless of where you bought them. I have changed two sets of rear wheel bearings with my Lisle, T55, Torx bit, each bolt on and off with an impact wrench, and it it is holding up just fine.
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FWIW - I bought just the single T55 Lisle when I had to do my rear wheel bearings (as alluded to above), and it held up fine. I don't have an impact wrench, but I did put some serious torque on it using my huge 1/2 inch breaker bar with a 1/2>3/8 reducer on it.
This is in sharp contrast to a Chinese T50 socket I got at "Horrible Freight" in one of those 3pc brake socket sets, which twisted visibly the one and only time I used it.
I still don't know the answer to the warranty question - I googled "Lisle Torx Warranty" and found some sites selling Lisle tools that say they have a lifetime warranty, but the Lisle site itself says nothing about any warranty. Anyone know if Lisle tools have a lifetime warranty or not?
This is in sharp contrast to a Chinese T50 socket I got at "Horrible Freight" in one of those 3pc brake socket sets, which twisted visibly the one and only time I used it.
I still don't know the answer to the warranty question - I googled "Lisle Torx Warranty" and found some sites selling Lisle tools that say they have a lifetime warranty, but the Lisle site itself says nothing about any warranty. Anyone know if Lisle tools have a lifetime warranty or not?
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Something to remember on lifetime warranty-if the manufacturer has to replace a small number of them for free it's still much cheaper than making millions of them higher quality.
Buy good stuff - regardless of the marketing.
Buy good stuff - regardless of the marketing.
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I haven't broken a Craftsman yet.
But the Ace brand, with warrantee, twisted right off.
The big set I got at Advance Auto has been very good, considering they are made in Taiwan (I think their stuff is much better than Chinese, actually).
I don't want to dis on Lisle, they make some good stuff, I was generally questioning the logic of using Torx bolts in general!
I know the idea behind the Torx concept, but I still don't like it.
But the Ace brand, with warrantee, twisted right off.
The big set I got at Advance Auto has been very good, considering they are made in Taiwan (I think their stuff is much better than Chinese, actually).
I don't want to dis on Lisle, they make some good stuff, I was generally questioning the logic of using Torx bolts in general!
I know the idea behind the Torx concept, but I still don't like it.
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Originally Posted by bogus
Plastic - it depends on the year. Newer cars got the bigger bolts. I think that happened in 1988.
C4's don't get a lot earlier than my June of 1983, 1984 car. My FSM says to use a T45, also, but it takes the same T55 Torx bit all the C4s use. What can one give for diarrhea of the mouth?
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Originally Posted by CFI-EFI
Bull Feathers!
C4's don't get a lot earlier than my June of 1983, 1984 car. My FSM says to use a T45, also, but it takes the same T55 Torx bit all the C4s use. What can one give for diarrhea of the mouth?
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C4's don't get a lot earlier than my June of 1983, 1984 car. My FSM says to use a T45, also, but it takes the same T55 Torx bit all the C4s use. What can one give for diarrhea of the mouth?
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BTW, Dave, that url link to sears isn't working; maybe it's just my computer???/
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Originally Posted by CFI-EFI
Bull Feathers!
C4's don't get a lot earlier than my June of 1983, 1984 car. My FSM says to use a T45, also, but it takes the same T55 Torx bit all the C4s use. What can one give for diarrhea of the mouth?
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C4's don't get a lot earlier than my June of 1983, 1984 car. My FSM says to use a T45, also, but it takes the same T55 Torx bit all the C4s use. What can one give for diarrhea of the mouth?
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Have you considered that your car was given a bigger bolt as a result of damage done during a replacement?
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Originally Posted by LT4CompYell
Now, now, men, let's agree to disagree and not be disagreeable. OK?
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Originally Posted by bogus
What gives you a ****ty attitude?
Originally Posted by bogus
Have you considered that your car was given a bigger bolt as a result of damage done during a replacement?
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Well, from what I have read, people have referred to the T45 with the early units, and have never commented that it TOOK a T55 to actually remove.
If this is a typo in the Helm, well, that just sucks, now doesn't it.
Which means that the typo lasted until they redesigned the rear suspension in 1988.
As for the ****ty attitude, I suspect you were born with it.
If this is a typo in the Helm, well, that just sucks, now doesn't it.
Which means that the typo lasted until they redesigned the rear suspension in 1988.
As for the ****ty attitude, I suspect you were born with it.
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Originally Posted by 92Beast
When I look at the link I get a price of $32.99 for this set with free shipping via rebate. Where are you getting the $16.50 price?
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Originally Posted by CFI-EFI
Probably! Luckily for me it lays dormant until aggravated by a TURKEY.
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And implying that I am a turkey is beyond laughable.
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Originally Posted by bogus
No, it doesn't. You have a ****ty attitude more often than not.
Originally Posted by bogus
And implying that I am a turkey is beyond laughable.
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