User:Louis/Gotrax electric scooter security-fastener repair barrier: Difference between revisions

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 Gotrax_scooter_security_Torx_brake_side.jpg|A second screw of the same pin-in-Torx pattern at the other end of the cover, with the rear brake rotor (marked 110 for its 110 mm diameter) behind it. The matching head on both ends shows the security fasteners are a design choice, not a one-off.
 Gotrax_scooter_axle_bracket_screws.jpg|Under the outer cover: the metal axle bracket with the central wheel axle hardware (capped) flanked by two more recessed security Torx screws, top and bottom. The owner described these underneath screws as a different size from the cover screws, needing a second bit before the axle would come apart.
-Gotrax_scooter_removed_axle_covers.jpg|The two axle covers once they were finally driven off. To get this far the owner had to go buy security Torx bits he did not own. For anyone unwilling to buy a specialty bit set for one tire change on a roughly $200 scooter, the cheaper path is to throw the scooter away.
+Gotrax_scooter_removed_axle_covers.jpg|The two black plastic caps that covered the rear axle bolts, removed and set on the concrete. Getting them off took security Torx bits the owner did not own. For anyone unwilling to buy a specialty bit set for one tire change on a roughly $200 scooter, the cheaper path is to throw the scooter away.
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