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Re: What kind of screw is this?

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Subject: Re: What kind of screw is this?
From: Martin Evans <mcemail@dial.pipex.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 12:28:03 +0000
On Wed, 05 Mar 2003 21:01:57 -0500, you wrote:

>
>http://astro.temple.edu/~kmr/images/fastener.jpg (20kb)
>
>Anyone know what this kind of fastener head is called?  I couldn't find any
>matches for the head style on McMaster's site... bigger question is where to
>purchase the sockets to remove this screw style?
>
>These are relatively small screws used to hold on the dashpot cover and
>float bowl cover onto the carb body of an SU HIF44 carburettor (from an MG
>Metro).  I'm hoping they aren't a proprietary designed fastener just to keep
>people from opening up the carbs!  I managed to get them undone, a pair of
>snap ring pliers worked reasonably well to undo the screws... but I'd like
>to have the proper bit on hand.

Come in late here but I think it looks remarkably like a reversed
Torx.  Halfords in the UK have them on the shelf.  Snap on also do
them for about GBP6 = USD8 online. 
 


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