Also, beware the 27. A lot of sets will come with even 5's but not have the 27. I f you aren't paying attention you can strip a 27 bolt with a 25 driver in a heartbeat. I went the easy way and bought Craftsman. I backed up the driver set with a socket driven set to make sure I could get good pressure and torque on the hard to turn screws.msocko3 said:
Harley doesn’t use Torx! They use Torx Plus! There is a difference! Torx will “cam out” under a load, i.e., loctited, etc. Torx Plus is a straight spline that doesn’t tend to “cam out” under heavy load! I’ve had to replace more sets of derby cover screws for guys who tried to use Torx bits on them. I use Wiha tools for my Torx Plus tools. Look them up. German made, high quality!
Those guys must have been putting like 10 times the required tq on those screws.
Ccam out occurs when so much force is applied to an incorrectly fitted fastener it literally pushed itself out of the fastener usually stripping it.
So, it stripped it? Couldn't you just say that?
What's the manual say about locktite on the screws? I've removed derby and timer cover screws that were crazy tight because of the threadlocker. You need to be careful about heating them so as not to damage the chrome, and this was on factory installed screws.
The only timing covers I have removed had rivets instead of screws.
So, are you saying you took out factory installed screws from a derby (or timing) cover with red loctite on them?
