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RoyF
Explorer
Nov 24, 2014

TST sensors: which small screwdriver to use?

I have been replacing batteries in my TST tire pressure sensors, but I don't have the proper kind of screwdriver and am certainly ruining the tiny screws. (I have a very small standard screwdriver that works, sort of, but the screws are phillips screws.)

Does anyone know which phillips screwdriver should be used, and where can I find one?
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  • Dutch_12078's avatar
    Dutch_12078
    Explorer III
    Nov 26, 2014
    CT_WANDERER wrote:
    Dutch_12078 wrote:
    CT_WANDERER wrote:
    I use the type used to fix eyeglasses. Works great.

    X2 My dollar store eyeglass repair kit came with 3 small straight and and 2 small Phillips screwdrivers, and one of the Phillips is perfect for the TST 507 sensor security cap screws.

    Looks like you dollar store kit is better than mine. I only got three screwdrivers with my kit.

    It probably came from a different part of China... :B
  • bass_n_bob's avatar
    bass_n_bob
    Explorer
    Nov 26, 2014
    one more thing about these TST units. The thin circle of plastic that the screw goes through will break with age. A call to TST and they will send replacements for free.
  • CT_WANDERER's avatar
    CT_WANDERER
    Explorer
    Nov 25, 2014
    Dutch_12078 wrote:
    CT_WANDERER wrote:
    I use the type used to fix eyeglasses. Works great.

    X2 My dollar store eyeglass repair kit came with 3 small straight and and 2 small Phillips screwdrivers, and one of the Phillips is perfect for the TST 507 sensor security cap screws.

    Looks like you dollar store kit is better than mine. I only got three screwdrivers with my kit.
  • Lynnmor's avatar
    Lynnmor
    Explorer
    Nov 25, 2014
    Those screws strip out real easy. Barely tighten them, as soon as you feel resistance stop.
  • Dutch_12078's avatar
    Dutch_12078
    Explorer III
    Nov 24, 2014
    CT_WANDERER wrote:
    I use the type used to fix eyeglasses. Works great.

    X2 My dollar store eyeglass repair kit came with 3 small straight and and 2 small Phillips screwdrivers, and one of the Phillips is perfect for the TST 507 sensor security cap screws.
  • Dandy_Dan's avatar
    Dandy_Dan
    Explorer
    Nov 24, 2014
    Roy, I am not familiar with your system but if you need small screwdrivers, check out the small packaged ones at a big box store. They start from the size for glasses and go up. Good Luck.
  • dbbls's avatar
    dbbls
    Explorer
    Nov 24, 2014
    I have a set of small screw drivers that includes both Phillip's and straight bits. One of the Phillip's fits perfectly on the sensors. I got this set from Sears.

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