C20XE Alternator Pulley - What bolt type?

[rubachuk]

I need to take the alternator pulley off tonight but I'm not sure what type of bit I need to get to undo the bolts. The bolts are socket heads (female) heads and are some sort of multi spline, maybe about 12 splines. Bits I've seen similar while googling it are spline bits and XZN bits.

For all I know these aren't standard fit bolts anyway, but any help appreciated.

[Jon_nova1]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TORX-SOCKETS-14-PIECE_W0QQitemZ220323984737QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_H and_Tools_Equipment?hash=item334c553561&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

they're torx sockets

[General Baxter]

just dont, take it to a proper repair shop and have the pully wipped off lol

[rubachuk]

Not torx sockets, I'd recognise torx. These have much more, much finer splines.

Just don't what? Take it off? Hardly worth the hassle of taking a non-runner to a repair shop just to take a pulley off

[GRUNT 16V]

you have answered your own question !!!!! there are two types early ones being spline and the later ones being torx bits, everyone i know has used the later ones as the early ones round out for a past time

[rubachuk]

Thanks :thumb:

Seemed sensible to have it confirmed by someone rather than invest in a bit/set of bits that "look like they might fit" and find I'd wasted time and money