Seat Bolt Trouble
 

Hello,
I need some help on getting my seat bolt out. The previous owner attempted to get it out but made it worse. There is an extractor stuck in there. Who knows what they did! Anyone have any tips or tricks or recommend a good race shop in Socal? Thanks

I hammered on a 7mm socket till it stuck to what was left of the bolt. Torched the bolt. Then it finally came out.

https://www.ft86club.com/forums/pict...ictureid=10362

I burnt the carpet just a bit, so be careful!

Thanks, I will put some aluminum foil down just to be safe and then torch it.

I would weld a socket to it.

Another option is to drill the heads off


https://www.ft86club.com/forums/show...7&postcount=22

If you have a dremel and are really patient, you can grind off the head. The screw itself will easily back out.

I prefer nibbling at stuff with those cutoff wheels.

I started typing a sentence and took a break for dinner. I could see this working way better than grinding.

This was very frustrating when it happened. When I finally got it out, I threaded a nut to the bottom of the bolt and then ground the round head to the shape of the nut. Then a socket fit over it. Swapped a front bolt that wasn't stripped to the back and used my new "custom" bolt in the front.

Still plenty of engagement threads holding the seat in. Safety first.:bonk:

https://i.imgflip.com/3t64y3.jpg

OMG! How in the world can you build such beautiful things and accept that abortion.


Don't make me drive down and fix it for you. I'm warning you, goddammit. I'll do it.

Let's plan on that:cheers:
My birthday? July 31st? I'll keep in touch...

:burnrubber:

Alright but I promise I'll give you shit about it until then. :cheers:


























maybe just a little. :D

I did it on my own out of desperation and it worked like a charm. There's always a risk when mangling a bolt though. It doesn't matter what method is used.

its an E10 socket for those wanting to prevent future trouble like this

Some bolts are pre mangled. I swear 3 of mine on my drivers side has some sort of growths coming out of them that prevents the socket from seating flat. The passenger side was easy and 1 of the driver side was easy, but the last 3 are just being evil. I'm going to wait to it warms up and see if that helps anything.