YOUR RESEARCHTransmission half shaft bolt size??
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My car is a 2008 Cayman . Can someone confirm the size of the six bolts that hold the half driveshaft? The lowering springs article on this forum calls them 8mm hex bolts. Mine dont have the hex pattern and are bigger than 8mm. Mine are a 12 pointed pattern more like a spline or maybe a double hex or triple square. They also appear to need a 9mm or maybe 10mm bit. Can anyone confirm the type drive needed and the size so I know what tool I need to buy? Thanks.
Hi maddog, Unless someone chimes in... can you post a photo?...maybe with a ruler next to it? Thanks.
well you have been waiting long enuf....i want ya to know its raining but i still went out and jack up the car [09 cay auto l/s halfshaft] its a10 mm male 12 point socket BUT from my old tools from the 60,s its stamped # 10 witch someone never brought back....any hoos a GOOD 5/16 allen socket can/will work
Hey extanker, Thanks for that info. I appreciate you taking the time to look into this - especially in the rain. Actually, right about now I wouldn't mind rain - I've got about 1/4 mile visibility right now in blowing snow. So much for driving the Cayman today. Anyway, thanks again.
This thread didnt get much interest - probably because most cars seem to have the 8mm hex bolts that the service manual indicates, however, just in case anyone else out there doesnt have the hex pattern, the bolt on my car and probably some others is a 12mm triple square. It requires a 12mm male triple square socket. Thanks anyway to those that tried to help.
Thanks Maddog - now we'll know if we come across one like yours. To be clear, most others, like mine, have socket head bolts with an 8 mm internal hex. (So people won't assume external hex).
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