Thanks for the back up on this one Mike � they do indeed come in different
sizes, as shown by your Audi and, as it turns out, my old Mercedes.
No shop in town knew what a 12 point CV tool...or a Triple square driver
was. But, going to one in person yielded a set hanging right there on the
wall!

Had a mix of Triple Square and allen on my vanagon. Found the leak...DPO did
not bother to put in a Drive Flange Cap on one side. I guess the CV grease
was enough to keep the gear oil from leaking out the boot until now?? I�m a
bit worried about the repercussions of this, but glad I caught it now.

Cheers,
-Ben

On 11/29/07 4:11 PM, "Mike S" <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM> wrote:

> At 05:15 PM 11/29/2007, Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote...
>> >That's not a tool you buy by size normally,
> 
> Yes, they're available in different sizes, and are measured in mm. 8mm
> for Vanagon CV joints. My Audi uses 10mm. The measured size of the bit
> is slightly less than the given mm size. I believe the sizes are
> actually related to the bolt size they're used on (i.e. an 8mm bolt
> would use an 8mm bit, which actually measures about 7.2mm across).
> 
>> >It's not an allen, and not a torx.
> 
> It's an XZN driver, often called a "triple square." They're not hard to
> find: http://www.bloomertool.com/XZNbits.html
> 
>