Removing stripped seat bolt

[brillo_76]

Yeah, that's it. You will probably need to hold the bolt head with Vise-Grips as the drill will make it want to spin. Truth is, if you get the other bolt out, and then lean back hard against the seat, it will probably pop out. Then you can get a Sawzall on it. This is probably the easiest way if it works.

Ah I forgot the vice grips. Thanks for the update TheDurk greatly appreciated.

 

[19963.4lsr5]

Ah I forgot the vice grips. Thanks for the update TheDurk greatly appreciated.

If you can get to it with a vice grips is the metal good enough to mig the bolt back into place?

The heat will probably allow you to back out the bolt.


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[brillo_76]

If you can get to it with a vice grips is the metal good enough to mig the bolt back into place?

The heat will probably allow you to back out the bolt.


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Sometimes... Mostly they pull out but, I have seen the nut break loose in the back and you have to take the head off to get the but and reset of the bolt out. Lots of ways to fix this particular issue, so its up to the rig owner on how to fix it. Nothing wrong with mig if they want to go that route.
The metal bracket wasn't thick enough and there isn't any backing by the nut. If Toyota would have even welded a big washer in before the nut. These bolts and nuts wouldn't have had any issues. Slight design flaw. :-(

 

[TheDurk]

If you can get to it with a vice grips is the metal good enough to mig the bolt back into place?

The heat will probably allow you to back out the bolt.


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The Vise-grips go on the head of the bolt. To mig the thing, you would have to get underneath the seat leg where the weld nut and floor meet. That would take a lot of clearance. If the bolt did not back out at all before the nut broke free, it would be impossible.

So you have three choices: 1) Drill out the head of the bolt; 2) Manhandle the the nut through the hole in the floor and put a Vise-grip on it; or 3) Cut the bolt stem if you can get to it. This last was my case. I was able to get a few turns on the bolt before it locked up and the nut broke free. I was then able to get my Dremel cut-off wheel on the stem and cut the head free. A grinder might work, too.

I am open to more suggestions but I think they will all be variations on the above.