My 2006 did not have any of the hinge or the striker as it had a service camper on back.
I am going to pull it yard tomorrow and dont want to lug a whole box.
What size bolt heads are the hinge bracket that is attached to the bed? and the striker and the cable stud that holds the tail gate up?

 

On my truck they all tor-x. The big ones too. But I still managed to strip them out because those ***** are IN THERE. I don't recall the size though.

 

T-50 Torx bit.
take a hammer and a flat chisel and smack the to and bottom of the bolt before attempting to remove. you need to break it free.

It may also have loc-tite on it.

 

Dang it. I hate those torx heads. Mostly cause I bought some cheap duracrap ones and the heads keep breaking off. Lifetime warranty dont do diddly for ya when you need that part to come off.

I got a cordless impact so that helps and hurts ..

 

Well I went and checked. Its a 47 torx.... 50 will not fit in, even with a hammer. I need a bigger hammer I guess.

 

Ive never heard of a 47 torx, I used a 50 on all of mine.

 

Yeah I have never heard of T47, its T50.

 

The next size down is a T45.
Does your bit have 8 points or 6 points?
double check both bit and screw. i've seen it come both ways.

 

I am 100% on the 47. For those that doubt just do a quick search on line you will see.
Its 47 on the upper striker bolts
and 50 for the hinge bolts.


Fiero Torx Sockets

 

For those jamming a 50 in a 47 hole...... Hope you used some lube.

 

Tip for those that find this post in a future search. In the U pull it yard the screws are VERY tight and hard to start turning. Once they do it easily comes out. I found that if you find a power steering reservoir you can get some of that fluid and drop a few drops on the back side of the screws, JY normally drains all the trans and engine oil. but some of the PS is still in there. I used a dip stick to get a little it makes it easy to snake down in whole to oil th threads. Easy to see them thru the tail light hole. Let the fluid set for a while smack the screws with hammer to vibrate a little of that oil into the threaded part. I ran off without any penetrate oil so I had to make do.