Propietary wrench for my crossbars??

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#21

Find a mechanic that works on saturns. Many of the old Saturn dealers probably still around, selling/servicing gm or ?, they prob still got all the Saturn tools.

#22

I’m a think’n I’ve seen something like that, just can’t place it.
It sure doesn’t look like a fastener. Maybe a marker pounded into a roadbed or a telephone pole with a tag.
That’s why I asked if the other three are the same type.

#23

Maybe try one of those deep socket tools that have little movable pins inside? The ones that are advertised to work on funky, damaged bolts?

#24

@PhotoMax said:
Maybe try one of those deep socket tools that have little movable pins inside? The ones that are advertised to work on funky, damaged bolts?

That might be worth a try. It’s called a Gator socket, available at pretty much any Lowes or Home Depot.

According to the Saturn sites I looked at the wrench needed came from Saturn with the roof rack, but no one seems to have one anymore. One thing I did see was that people replaced them with more standard bolts once they were removed.

#25

looks like the crank out window spline…

#26

@ptickner said:

@PhotoMax said:
Maybe try one of those deep socket tools that have little movable pins inside? The ones that are advertised to work on funky, damaged bolts?

That might be worth a try. It’s called a Gator socket, available at pretty much any Lowes or Home Depot.

According to the Saturn sites I looked at the wrench needed came from Saturn with the roof rack, but no one seems to have one anymore. One thing I did see was that people replaced them with more standard bolts once they were removed.
I still have some Whitworth wrenches for vintage British motorcycles if you’d like to start collecting useless tools that you’ll never use again.

#27

I did a search for “14 spline #5 socket”. Found two that might be useful

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Chicago-Pneumatic-Impact-Socket-2-No-5-Spline-Drive-14-Tooth-6-Pt-XC47550X/142823985598?epid=13020189354&hash=item2140f911be:g:3l4AAOSwU4hbF~ZQ

and

https://www.amazon.com/Sunex-5521MSS-Spline-Double-Square/dp/B000X1TESA

Don’t know if either of these is the right size…but…

You might also check with a good local body shop…

HTH!

#28

The Saturn VUE became the Chevy Captiva Sport after Saturn was shut down. Any Chevy parts dept. should be able to look up the fastener and tool.

#29

@lml999 said:
I did a search for “14 spline #5 socket”. Found two that might be useful
Those both look huge. One is 21mm, which is between 13/16" and 7/8". The bolt on your rack appears to be pretty small, so I can’t imagine either of these working.