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... :(

I'm missing something here. What the hell do you need a T50 for?

To remove the stud from the lower engine mount so he can remove the spacer and replace the belt(*). :?

Cheers,

I typed your post subject into google and found this.
http://www.lara.com/cgi-bin/store/co....cgi?oc=BT-T50

I would think you could get one from sears? You would have to use a 5/16" socket to hold it though.

I have never found torx stuff at sears.. my dad has barely any [he has two of everything.. but a lack in the torx department], because Sears doesn't carry them. I have asked around at the Michigan City and South Bend stores [both somewhat close to me], and none of the people who work there have a clue as to what i'm talking about, except a few, who say they don't have them. I just made a bulk purchase at JCW, although cheap, probably crappy, will probably break soon, but they will hold me over.. hopefully.


-justin

Ebay search, 7 Piece Craftsman Torx Bit Sockets NEW.
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...326933189&rd=1

That is all my dad has.. are those the only sizes that are used?


-justin

Wow, thanks for all the replies so quick! Only problem is, it'* an *inverse* torx socket that I need, meaning that the end of the bolt itself (going through the spacer) looks like the bits that you guys put up a few links for. The socket goes around the freakin thing.... yet another GM engineering marvel.

They're just about impossible to find (the sockets), and I guess GM did it solely to add another thing to the list of dealer-specific preventative maintenance (at eye gouging prices).

My car isn't going anywhere right now anyways, because after putting my new EBC rotor on the passenger side, I discovered that whatever shop last worked on my car stripped one of the lugs on the driver'* side front Something tells me that it'll be a bit strange driving with one brand new slotted/dimpled rotor, and another that'* about to die... On that subject, anybody have suggestions for getting that lug off?

easiest.. is to leave all the other lugs on.. then take some vise grips and get it good and tight on it.. and take a hammer and pound on the vise grip [unless you have monster strength.. and can do without]. The better solution, is to get the stripped bolt kit from craftsman.. but that won't work with the lock nut [the one that needs a special socket]. I haven't had a stripped bolt on the bonneville, but my dad and I had the problem on his 745, they didn't make a large enough size socket for the bolt out kit [I don't know if they do now, this was 2 years ago]. Also, buy the replacement lug.. before you mess with it, that way you aren't driving without one, possibly causing damage.


-justin

That Craftsman thing looks like it would work pretty well (from the website at least). Thanks for the advice Open

Any other ideas on finding one of these freakin' inverse-torx sockets?