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xbox360 controller screws
« on: May 03, 2012, 10:49:59 am »
hey peeps

can anyone tell me if the screws on the 360 controller are regular torx bits or if i need a special tool?  ive heard of some of the newer cosoles requiring a special bit to open them so i wasnt sure if the controllers did as well.  thanks in advance.
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Re: xbox360 controller screws
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2012, 10:51:32 am »
Quote from: TheChairmanH2K on May 03, 2012, 10:49:59 am
hey peeps

can anyone tell me if the screws on the 360 controller are regular torx bits or if i need a special tool?  ive heard of some of the newer cosoles requiring a special bit to open them so i wasnt sure if the controllers did as well.  thanks in advance.

It's a Torx T8 bit.
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Re: xbox360 controller screws
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2012, 10:52:29 am »
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Re: xbox360 controller screws
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2012, 11:54:52 am »
sweeeeeet thank you Haruman :notworthy:
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Re: xbox360 controller screws
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2012, 11:57:09 am »
No prob.  Before I got the screwdriver, I was just breaking the posts off, and using a small flathead, lol...
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Re: xbox360 controller screws
« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2012, 11:25:48 pm »
Quote from: HaRuMaN on May 03, 2012, 10:51:32 am
It's a Torx T8 bit.

If you want to get technical it's a security Torx or TR-8.  The link you provided of course is the right product though I just wouldn't want someone to head to their local hardware store and pick up a T8.

Another tidbit that's interesting is that "Torx" is a trademarked name in common usage for the generic, like "Bandaid" for adhesive bandages for instance.  The generic term is hexalobular.
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Re: xbox360 controller screws
« Reply #6 on: May 04, 2012, 09:36:40 am »
They are actually T9, but T8 works just fine and is by far the more common driver that people will have in sets.

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Re: xbox360 controller screws
« Reply #7 on: May 04, 2012, 05:24:07 pm »
I disassembled a PS3 and removed the #8 Torq security screws using a small flat head screwdriver.

I discovered this after I ordered a set of Torq security drivers off eBay of course LOL
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