Where are security tamper torx plus used?

[KMinAF]

The jump seats in old Subaru Brats were held down with security Torx bits, so I guess if you owned a Subaru Brat you would get to use at least one of the sockets.

 

[bob15]

These are the security torx plus ones?

Haha it seems like everyone keeps chiming in on security torx which is not at all what I'm talking about. I have dealt with those numerous times.....
What I haven't dealt with is the tamper plus ones.....so if anyone has any pictures of anything or things that deal exactly with those and "not" regular security torx that would be great!
I knew this topic was gonna go off course quickly!!


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Is this what you want for a picture? Find a DB2 auto pump and you will find them. Also DB4 pumps.

 

[franzdom]

The jump seats in old Subaru Brats were held down with security Torx bits, so I guess if you owned a Subaru Brat you would get to use at least one of the sockets.

Um, no.

 

[90zcar]

Is this what you want for a picture? Find a DB2 auto pump and you will find them. Also DB4 pumps.

Thank you! And dirty diesel aswell! Now we are on the right page. Wanted to get an idea of what these are for. Thanks guys. I think I'll hold to them as the second I sell them I'll need one


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[HEMI-D]

I know for certain they're used on P2 Volvos for at least the MAF sensor. Didn't have that tool at the time so they got a flat slot cut in them.

 

[madison069]

I was sitting on the ******* today at work and saw they used the Torx Security on our fixtures....

 

[matt01073]

I am pretty sure ive used them to remove some nissan flywheels . either standard or automatic and the oposite one takes a female version of the same tool

 

[franzdom]

Female isn't a security version...therefore it's a six point. This has been a very confusing thread for most here.

 

[90zcar]

I was sitting on the ******* today at work and saw they used the Torx Security on our fixtures....

Oh man.....I think about every 4th person that chimes in is cometely off topic here!!

This topic is NOT about security torx!!!!!!!!


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[djb2]

Security Torx isn't especially secure. You can usually break the pin out of the center and drive it with regular Torx, hex key or flat screwdriver. And, of course, the proper tools/bits are readily available and inexpensive.

Torx Plus is far more of a challenge. Even if you break the pin out, neither a hex key or screwdriver has a hope of turning it. The asymmetry and rounded lobes are a tough geometry to fake.

 

[bob15]

Maybe this link will help you guys that don't understand that the thread is about the 5 lobe Torx screw which also has a pin in the middle. NOT the 6 lobe screws.

http://www.instructables.com/id/When-a-Phillips-is-not-a-Phillips-Plus-So-Much-Mor/step70/Torx-Plusreg-Security/

 

[Dirty Diesels]

Thank you! And dirty diesel aswell! Now we are on the right page. Wanted to get an idea of what these are for. Thanks guys. I think I'll hold to them as the second I sell them I'll need one


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Thats okay m8, you'l also find them on Ford & S-class Mercedes MAF sensors,


Merc MAF sensor



ford MAF sensor



VAG MAF sensors




& some BMW/MG Rover brackets around electronic modules....

 

[outdoorspace]

I had a set of Konig wheels that the center caps were held on with Security Torx PLUS. Cool thread I never knew what it was called just knew the tool came with the wheels.

 

[Engineer61]

One of the first uses of them was iPhones. Really little screws that need -4 and -5 sizes to take out.

 

[Notorious BRT]

Some Bosch VP44 injection pumps use the Security Plus screws to hold the top plate on, some just use regular Security Torx.

 

[SASORacing]

In an emergency or a sunday in Utah (when everythings closed) you could drill a regular torx bit in the center probably.

 

[MJB24]

This has been a painful thread to read. It seems many are not reading the posts clearly describing what this is.

 

[Frank Dukes]

bottom line, keep em. i needed a m14 triple square yesterday and you cant even source things like that locally without special order. the day you need em is the day you get rid of em.

 

[Askme42]

Female isn't a security version...therefore it's a six point. This has been a very confusing thread for most here.

It seems a lot are having trouble with the torx vs torx plus.

 

[Ponchoguy]

My old (circa 1981 or so) Shop Vac has them on the motor/powerhead. As others noted, typically where they do not want the average "Joe" to venture .

 

[90zcar]

I wish I could delete this topic because clearly I created a monster

 

[franzdom]

But you couldn't have been more clear in your first post, mentioning 5 lobes, posting a picture...
Perhaps not all is lost, I mean surely some have been enlightened. I keep going back and forth whether it's worth it to point out what are the bad posts vs the good ones, but at this point it's best to just skip over the bad and focus on the good ones.

 

[Jacobson]

Honda seat belt buckle casing

 

[wild cowboy]

I have encountered 5-lobe security Torx Plus used on something electronic (video game system, smartphone, etc.) but cannot remember which one.

 

[90zcar]

Honda seat belt buckle casing

Thanks for sharing that but that was not what this topic was about

I was hoping this topic woulda stayed buried but it was brought back again........ughhhh lol


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[G-force]

They used to be used on the cable boxes in the 90's so you could not open them up, insert a microchip and receive all channels for free, or so I have heard.....

 

[mikehaugen]

But you couldn't have been more clear in your first post, mentioning 5 lobes, posting a picture...
Perhaps not all is lost, I mean surely some have been enlightened. I keep going back and forth whether it's worth it to point out what are the bad posts vs the good ones, but at this point it's best to just skip over the bad and focus on the good ones.

I, for one, learned something. I never knew they had five lobes. When i have seen sets for sale I assumed they were just torx plus with a hole, never paid attention really.

I always wondered what it would take to get those screws out of my leatherman if I ever needed to. I thought maybe it was some proprietary fastener that would be hard/impossible to find. Anyone know off the top of their head what size they are?

 

[softailgarage]

I sell 'em every day to the dealerships, doesn't matter who either, Ford, Hyundai, Volvo, Chevy, Porsche, etc.

 

[jjkrjh]

And to add to the confusion Nikki fuel systems. I bought the torx tamper plus bits and they don't fit correctly. You have to beat them in with a hammer.