Rik Santos wrote:
>
> don't know if this bears mentioning, but i recently found myself 120
> miles from my tool box in order to pull a tranny from a vanagon ('84).
> i had my 12 pt. star 'tool', but as i began to remove the second drive
> shaft (driver's side) i found that the nut heads were not the 12 pt.
> stars as the other, but that of a six pt. allen head.  luckily, i
> retained my sense of humor and reached for the vice grips.

Rik,
Also FWIW, if you have a good quality 12 point such as SnapOn, you can
hammer it into the allen head a few mm. and it works fine. It's not a
recommended procedure, but in a pinch will work. Also works fine when
you've rounded out the allen and can't get a grip.
Larry