Help with tool to get dash off??
 

My speedo doesn't work. I'm hoping to blow some compressed air through the line from the back of the guage but I can't find the right tool to get the dash off. The fasteners are torx shaped but not quite. Take a look at your baja dash and you'll see what I mean. Anybody find on of these tools? Where did you buy it?

I know what you mean, the screw has a hex(torx) style head, but there us a little nipple for lack of a better term in the middle, requiring a similar tool with a hole in it.

I found my set of these bits in Lowe's.

i think they are called security torx bits. i found a set of 5 with varied bit sizes at Sears...cost $6 I think :)

Thanks for the quick comeback Daze, I'll be sure to visit the local Lowe's real soon.

Why build a new 'consumer-proof' tool that now sits on a shelf at a hardware store. Duh:p

Re: Help with tool to get dash off??
 

They are called tamper proof torx heads. I bought my set
through snap on tools.

Pretty tight security, huh?
Ya right...what's the point, they're readily available from just about any tool supplier. :rolleyes: ;) :D

Those things really suck when you don't have the tool. I replaced mine with SS phillips screws.

I couldn't find them at Lowes, they actually had a really poor selection of torx stuff. Onto Home Depot....:rolleyes:

Gottahaveit,
You make a good point. I have the tool, but it's not one of the ones I keep on the boat. I should reconsider that...It would suck to limp home from 10 miles away because the damn speedo tube came off......

Yo, before you go to all the trouble of pulling the dash out, pull the speedo tube off the outdrive and gently blow a little air into the line to see if the tube or the pickup is clogged. Speedo needle should jump a little with light air pressure. Do not blast away, because you don't want to jam something into the back of the speedo guage. This may save you pulling the dash panel, all though it ain't that big a deal anyway.......

Allen4, I felt the same way and decided to check the tube itself before searching for the special torx. Good thing, since I found a small crack in it. Not sure how that could happen but it's nothing a little hardware and zip ties won't fix.

A few years ago, my wife and I picked up a new Hammer. After about 10 minutes of hammering, I noticed water pouring in around my feet. Well, I said to my self, if there's a leak somewhere, might as well go as fast as I can (thinking I'd take on less water that way). Only thing was, the faster I went, the more the water poured in.

After a panic run back to the marina, I noticed the water stoped as soon as i did:eek:

Duh!

LOL!
I can see the confusion now! ;) :D

:D :D

Had that sort of thing happen to me (stupid ass) a few years back with my ski boat. I put the boat in for the first run of the year. About 2-3 minutes into it I think ".......Hmmmm, feels a little sluggish.......". Well, I (stupid ass) forgot to put one of the plugs back inot the block, so water had filled so quickly that there was water actually sloshing out of the bilge onto my feet within about 60 seconds later!!!!!!! So, I find the problem, shut her off and by then the bilge pump was having a sh*t fit. I find the plug tucked under some papers in the glove box.......and to think I had about 25 years of boating under my belt at that time.........(stupid ass):p