Why my side case fell off

[TomInPA]

My issue is that those darn screws are hard to access as the lock lever doesn't raise high enough to get a straight shot with the tool. What am I missing here? People using short drivers, or what?

I used the el-cheapo security torx set from Harbor Freight. The short 1-inch bits will fit in a 1/4" socket on a 1/4 drive wrench. Those screws come out, and can be replaced with no trouble.

Oh look! There is a picture on post #50!

 

[Bill Lumberg]

Autozone sells a set for next to nothing.

 

[LMRED-IP]

I was opening up my right side bag and noticed the same problem the two screws were ready to fall out.

I tried to tighten them with a Torx-T10 but that was to large. What size are they?

 

[mcatrophy]

I was opening up my right side bag and noticed the same problem the two screws were ready to fall out.I tried to tighten them with a Torx-T10 but that was to large. What size are they?

The screws are T10, but they are the so-called "security" type, they have a pip in the centre of their "slot", visible in the picture below (obvious in the larger view).

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The Torx screwdriver bit needs to have a hole in its centre to accommodate that pip, available at all good hardware stores.