Torx T70 Availability

[ricardox]

Does anyone know where I can buy a Torx T70 socket that I can use with
either a 3/8" or 1/2" ratchet? All the stores I've visited in Southern
California stop at T60. It's used to drain the front differential (for
auto boxes) and the 5-speed manuals for most new Subarus. Thanks!

 

[No Way]

http://www.google.ca/search?q=Torx+T70&ie=ISO-8859-1&hl=en&meta=

 

[ricardox]

Any chance to obtain it locally? Or is the Internet the way to
go...I've seen T-60 sockets go for $6 at Pep Boys and AutoZone, maybe
$7. T-70's priced around $25, $30 shipped to the door seems kinda
steep, but if that's because they are so hard to find, I guess there's
no way around it. Anyone have success in obtaining one of these
suckers? Thanks.

 

[David & Caroline]

eBay.

I bought a set of torx bits (external from T10 thru T70 and internal thru
E20) for $20 or so - it was sold as a set of security bits (the torx are
actually pin-in-torx)

 

[y_p_w]

Does anyone know where I can buy a Torx T70 socket that I can use with
either a 3/8" or 1/2" ratchet? All the stores I've visited in Southern
California stop at T60. It's used to drain the front differential (for
auto boxes) and the 5-speed manuals for most new Subarus. Thanks!

I don't know if you saw it, but I contacted Lisle Tool (sold in many
parts stores) to find out if they were going to make a T70. The
answer was A) We didn't know anyone used this, and B) We don't plan
on making one. They stop at T60.

 

[y_p_w]

Any chance to obtain it locally? Or is the Internet the way to
go...I've seen T-60 sockets go for $6 at Pep Boys and AutoZone, maybe
$7. T-70's priced around $25, $30 shipped to the door seems kinda
steep, but if that's because they are so hard to find, I guess there's
no way around it. Anyone have success in obtaining one of these
suckers? Thanks.

I just broke down and ordered a T70 socket for 1/2" drive from
Toolsource.com ($21.95). The 3/4" drive version is almost $40.
Flat rate shipping was $7.95 for under $100 (over $100 is free),
so I ordered a clicker-type torque wrench for $28.95 (I always
wanted one, but couldn't find any for less than $60).

The socket is made by the German tool company Stahlwille (pronouced
"stall-willy").

 

[y_p_w]

eBay.

I bought a set of torx bits (external from T10 thru T70 and internal thru
E20) for $20 or so - it was sold as a set of security bits (the torx are
actually pin-in-torx)

I saw that Torx bits (that fit in a special socket) can be inexpensive.
I thought I saw some at an internet retailer for between $3-4 each up
to T60.

I went to a local Orchard Supply Hardware yesterday. They're a
California based store owned by Sears, so they sell Craftsmen tools.
The biggest Torx socket they had was a Craftsman T50 for 3/8", or
a Vermont American T60 (about $8).

The T70 I ordered is on back-order, and it's supposedly not shipping
until about the 23rd.