Do you think they love them because they stick on the screw gun better during assembly of the car? Or maybe because they strip less? I asked a guy at a car plant why they were all using those 12 pt torx screws and he said they strip less. My experience is its my cheap torx bit that strips usually.

Re axle bolts , Never done it on an 87 300D but i've never had too much trouble getting em off. Just rotate axle to get one where you can get at it., clean it real good and then unscrew. it can be a pain to unscreew if the axle is wanting to turn with the wrench though. I remember having someone hold the while while i unscrewed it.

Good luck.

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1975 300D, 1975 240D, 1985 300SD, 1997 300D, 2005 E320 , 2006 Toyota Prius