95 YJ Starter Bolts

[RickT]

Does anyone know the size of the torx bolts on the starter of a 95 YJ? :confused:

[Texas4X4]

just go to sears and buy you a torx screwdriver set ...i have mine in my jeep toolbox, and i use em all the time, cause anytime i wanna change the turn signal bulbs or crap like that

[Mean Max]

Originally posted by Texas4X4:
just go to sears and buy you a torx screwdriver set ...i have mine in my jeep toolbox, and i use em all the time, cause anytime i wanna change the turn signal bulbs or crap like that You can get your starter bolts out with a Torx screwdriver? :confused:

Man, you must eat a LOT of Wheaties!!! :D

[RoCKSToRM]

for like 8 or 10 bucks you can get a 6 peice torx bit set at whatever auto store you are getting your starter from. i forget what size itw as, but whatever size it is wil be on that little set

[RickT]

Originally posted by Texas4X4:
just go to sears and buy you a torx screwdriver set ...i have mine in my jeep toolbox, and i use em all the time, cause anytime i wanna change the turn signal bulbs or crap like that You must be thinking of the nuts on the solonoid or something else.....I DON'T have the nads to get the starter mounting bolts out with a screwdriver but thanks for the suggestion! smile.gif

[Texas4X4]

Originally posted by Mean Max:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Texas4X4:
just go to sears and buy you a torx screwdriver set ...i have mine in my jeep toolbox, and i use em all the time, cause anytime i wanna change the turn signal bulbs or crap like that You can get your starter bolts out with a Torx screwdriver? :confused:

Man, you must eat a LOT of Wheaties!!! :D </font>[/QUOTE]yeah, im a pretty stout ol' boy tongue.gif

[joneill4]

On my 90 yj, I had "Star bolts" which of course require "Star Sockets". Its the opposite of torx. The bolt head is male and the socket is female. about 10 or 12 mm

[RickT]

Originally posted by joneill4:
On my 90 yj, I had "Star bolts" which of course require "Star Sockets". Its the opposite of torx. The bolt head is male and the socket is female. about 10 or 12 mm So the "star bolts" must come in std and metric. So far, I've only been able to find std ones. I've started to round off the heads so I quit until I can find the exact socket. Thinking out loud.....why can't they just use regular bolt heads anymore??? Thanks all for your help.

[OhioYJ]

Torx bits only come in one size, not standard and metric. Torx bolts can be external torx, and use External Torx sockets, which are measured in E20, E25, etc. Standard Torx bolts, like whats in all the Jeep hinges, are measured in T20, T25, etc.

Some people mistake a 12-pointed bolt for external torx. A 12-point bolt just takes a 12-point socket or wrench and can be standard or metric.

However I've never taken out a Jeep starter with external torx bolts, they've all just been regular old bolts. The solenoid has external torx bolts holding it on typically, but those don't have to come out. So are you sure you are taking out the correct bolts? **Edit, apparently one of the people above did have a Jeep with the same thing you describe, so maybe I'm just lucky enough not to come across one of these yet.