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PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2025 9:29 pm 

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I use these sets from , iFixIt. It has all the essentials for small take apart and all the security featured screws and nuts; your small Phillips and flatheads down to "0000"


But is there a 7 spline? I thought I got close a couple times too finding a tool supplier (which would have cost more than it was worth for one teardown) but each time was just not quite right

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 26, 2025 12:00 pm 
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I was going to say the same think. Ifixit has everything you need.

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Yup : )
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 26, 2025 11:20 pm 

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Not that I saw when I looked at their 112 piece kit. It's there something bigger?

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 27, 2025 2:19 pm 
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You are looking for a Katal TT seven star.
Give me a bit (punny) and I’ll pull up mine.

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Amazon B000O5XDOG
With care the Y bits usually work.

This is what you need but smaller!
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 27, 2025 2:33 pm 

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Close...but the head of the screw is 7 pointed. The tool needed to be a socket with 7 splines.

But it's not important anymore, I forced my way passed the screws.

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Ah inverted.

Worst case fix that nearly always works is an screw extractor.
Bad for fixing but for scrap, doesn’t matter if you ruin the holes

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I have 4 sizes in my set. I'm unsure if they changed the configuration or arrangement of the bits but I see a couple gamebit sizes there.

What you are looking for is called a gamebit, G3.8, G4.5

The bigger ones are, 5-7-12 node security drivers

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Yes, it looks like the new sets do not have them anymore. I have a 5 and 7 with the G 3.8 and G 4.5 for the smaller ones in game systems.
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