Where on earth can I find an inverse T50 socket?
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If that is what you are looking for, I wish this thread was posted before friday. I was at the Fall Carlisle Swap meet and found 5-10 sets of those forsale with like 10-15 sizes each. If you are near there, it is still going on on sunday.
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Well... i'm in illinois
But i'd gladly pay you to buy a set for me, if they're not too expensive, and if it includes a female T50 socket
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I bought this set of Lisle external torx sockets at Sears several years ago. The female that fits the male T-50 (in the photo) is marked torx E10. These are good quality tools. I used this to change the belt on my '97 SSEi.
Their part no. for the 7-piece set is 26750
Web site: http://lislecorp.com/tool_search_res...=external+torx
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Their part no. for the 7-piece set is 26750
Web site: http://lislecorp.com/tool_search_res...=external+torx
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I bought a similar set (as Bill Buttermore'*) at the local CarQuest a couple of years ago...even has their brand name on it. Perhaps stopped stocking it?
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evilsaint, if you haven't done this before, I think I remember that there is a nut on that stud that pinches the spacer between the mount and the block. You'll want to loosen that nut before you try to back the stud out. I think it is either a 15 or 18 mm ?
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Originally Posted by bill buttermore
evilsaint, if you haven't done this before, I think I remember that there is a nut on that stud that pinches the spacer between the mount and the block. You'll want to loosen that nut before you try to back the stud out. I think it is either a 15 or 18 mm ?
12 point
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6 point
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Ignore the sizes pics are just to show the difference between the two
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Originally Posted by evilsaint
To change the belts on a 96' SSEi? I've checked out Home Depot, Napa, Autozone, Carquest, Sears, and 2 dealerships (one GM and one Pontiac specific) all to no avail. I don't even care if I have to pay like $30 for the durned thing, I just wanna change my belts already... :(
You can also use a socket on it, try em all til you find the one you need, the right one might even be metric. I used a socket before in a pinch, just cant remember the size.
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5/16" six-point is a pretty good fit on the T-50 male. But my 5/16 stuff is all 1/4" drive. You would probably need to adapt a 1/4"- drive socket up to a 3/8" drive handle to get enough oomph to back out the stud. But that little socket won't handle too much torque.
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