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Originally Posted by Axle
Torx T15. Sometime between 1981 and 1983 things started switching over to other items besides taillights, ie: horn mechanism retainer screws and q-jet screws (two sizes needed) come to mind.
But, some scaveging at the autowreckers on older vehicles will get you a nice set of replacement phillips screws to replace the torx screws if you want one tool for everything. =-) just watch out for the other transisition: metric threads that in some cases came along with the change to torx.
On tire irons:I prefer an 1/2" drive 18" long breaker bar with a 13/16 deep socket for lug nuts. Much nicer fit on the lug nuts (never met a tire iron that felt nice and snug). Stuff a bit of rag into the socket to set the depth and you won't need to worry about bottoming out on the wheel, and you can put more effort, easily, into loosening stubborn lugnuts. Add in a 9/16" socket and you can do a roadside starter swap.
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most excellent post, thank you very much