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Anyone ever replace the torx bolts on smog?

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Old Jan 12, 2014 | 04:23 PM
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Anyone ever replace the torx bolts on smog?

I hate these things!!! I have stripped out the bottom one but managed to get it out. Can you even replace them with a standard bolt without them getting in the way of the pulley? If I had my choice I'd leave it out but cant do to emission laws.
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Old Jan 13, 2014 | 08:21 PM
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Re: Anyone ever replace the torx bolts on smog?

Originally Posted by ken3983
I hate these things!!! I have stripped out the bottom one but managed to get it out. Can you even replace them with a standard bolt without them getting in the way of the pulley? If I had my choice I'd leave it out but cant do to emission laws.
How can a person remove a bolt from smog? Isn't smog a brownish atmospheric gas caused by the reaction of hydrocarbons and sunlight?
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Old Jan 14, 2014 | 09:43 AM
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Re: Anyone ever replace the torx bolts on smog?

Originally Posted by ken3983
I hate these things!!! I have stripped out the bottom one but managed to get it out. Can you even replace them with a standard bolt without them getting in the way of the pulley? If I had my choice I'd leave it out but cant do to emission laws.
don't know the size, but take one to your local hardware store, you can match it up, they usually have a display that you can screw a bolt into to find the right replacement, all sorts of head styles to choose from
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