[geeks] TORX Question - Mac SE/30 tool - what wrench?

Mike Hebel geeks at sunhelp.org
Tue Dec 11 12:33:39 CST 2001


>> Which one do I need to crack open the Mac SE/30 case and (I really dread
>> asking this, but let's try and be civil ;^) is 6" long enough. (ducks)

AW> You need something like a 10 inch T8.  The Macs use non standard Torx
AW> sizes... I ended up finding a nail file with a hexagonal end on one side
AW> (handle) that just happened to fit when tapped lightly with a hammer....
AW> then turned with a pair of pliers.

It's not a T-8, it's a T-10 or a T-15 and they are available in 10
inch lengths by a company named Rigid from Home Depot.  You can buy
them singly and they're more than long enough to open SE boxes.  I
can't recall which size right now because all my SE's are in storage
and I have two of the torx drivers in front of me.

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