Seized bolt - seat mount
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Seized bolt - seat mount
so I want to take my driver's seat out due to the leather being ripped up. looks like a previous owner also tried, and the bolt head is rounded off and the bolt is seized in the mount on the front two mounts. The rear mounts I have already loosened.
Anybody have any suggestions on getting this out while still be able to use the seat mount?
Anybody have any suggestions on getting this out while still be able to use the seat mount?
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I had the same thing happen when I was stripping out my interior. I had to get some sockets made by Craftsman that are made for getting out stripped bolts. Basically the more you turn the more it grabs and literally cuts into the bolt head. It worked great for the front, but in the rear I couldn't get it on there enough so I had to use a dremel and like 15 cutting wheels to grind the bolt head off. Hopefully you don't have to resort to that. Good luck!
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I had the same thing happen when I was stripping out my interior. I had to get some sockets made by Craftsman that are made for getting out stripped bolts. Basically the more you turn the more it grabs and literally cuts into the bolt head. It worked great for the front, but in the rear I couldn't get it on there enough so I had to use a dremel and like 15 cutting wheels to grind the bolt head off. Hopefully you don't have to resort to that. Good luck!
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I recently stripped a torx bolt that was used to hold down a rear seat belt in my truck. Big ****** too, t-50 or 55. Anyway, generally I use a cutoff wheel and cut a slot and use a impact driver (as was said above) but I didn't have the option that time - so I welded a nut on and broke out the impact gun. Worked like a dream.
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And quit using dremels and get a real ******* tool. Those things are about as usefull as **** on a bull, complete ******* junk
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And quit using dremels and get a real ******* tool. Those things are about as usefull as **** on a bull, complete ******* junk
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I just had to remove seats the other day. Lovely convertibles with ripped tops make for extra rusty seat bolts. I used a big pair of genuine vise-grips.... not the knock-offs. The cheapies will bust fingers. If you have to get to the front inner bolts, then you're out of luck with the vise-grips.
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