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It's just a long Torx-15 screwdriver. You can buy them at any hardware store today, but in 1984 they were not very common.



A suitable replacement could be made from an iron coat hanger of the proper gauge.

Cut the hanger, square off the cut end with a file, maybe taper it a little, and lightly tap it into the Torx screw teeth.

The coat hanger was a much softer metal than the screw, so the Torx teeth would bite into the hanger wire, producing a wrench which was good enough for a few uses at least -- more if you were careful on replacement and future removal.




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