I am searching for the name of the funny looking bolt that is not a phillips, nor a flathead, nor a hex, nor an allen head..........what in the world is it called and where can I buy the tool to remove them (from my 1952 Chevy Panel Truck)........from the hood latch, heater core, and various other locations.
Clutch Head Those must have been an attempt by chevy to slow down theft of doors and others misc. items on chevy vehicles LOL... They are called "clutch head" and CP has the full set in there book. I'v been told that a drill with a clutch head bit works well also, I have both... TB'sD
sleep BTW, I see that there is more than one of us truck lovers who can't sleep, seeing it is 11:40 at night and we are still up surfin the net on CP's site
The tool trucks also offer the clutch heads in 3/8 drive socket sets--very pricey but worth it if your in the business. On the smaller screwdrivers from CP the ends will get worn so just grind back to square the end again. If you just grind off what is needed you can repeat several times before having to replace. At only 15 bucks or so a set everyone needs them. After we bought several sets (they don't offer the small ones only), we took the ones that fit the larger heads like those holding the rear fenders on and wacked off and brazed into a Taiwan socket. After spot blasting to clean any crud out, you can hold squarely in the fender bolts and back them off with a 3/8 butterfly and save yourself from all the underfender crud in the face. The only thing under the fender will be a visegrip on the nut--much cleaner. It is a good idea to soak with Kroil any nuts or screws exposed to the elements or in rusty area because chevy seemed to have used soft bolts and if not held square a clutch head will strip like any other.
Update...........okay, so it is called a 'Clutch G' screwdriver. I also now have found the bits on Snap On as well. They are $4.90 each. www.classicindustries.com also sells the screwdriver set of four for under $20 as well.
Quality tools I know this may open up a whole can of worms, but this is my opinion from experience. I would buy the Snap on set if it were me. I use my tools on a daily basis for a living, so a good quality is imperitive for me. They save you a lot of time and skinned knuckles. Plus they are a life time warrantied item and will hold and grip better than your run of the mill tool. Okay Okay I'll stop preaching about tools now, just my opinion on qualitly.
