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Whoops...I rooted the thread for the bolt hole that secures the passenger seat???
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Mon, 07 February 2005 11:04
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Was putting the passenger seat back in a mates car today, and I think in my rush I have tried to put the bolt in on the wrong angle or something has happened, and now the thread on both the bolt and the bolt hole are rooted!
I even tried different bolt and it wouldnt go in either?
what are my options? cause at the moment I feel like a slack bastard cause it means he can't take any front seat passengers?
I am gonna go to the wrecker tomorrow to get some more seat bolts, but what do I do if I have screwed up the thread in the hole?
Thanks muchly for any help and advise!
-Whitchy-
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sydney
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January 2003
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Re: Whoops...I rooted the thread for the bolt hole that secures the passenger seat???
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Mon, 07 February 2005 11:06
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they sell a kit at any auto shop, which makes threads for both the bolt and bolt hole, depending on quality will depend on price.
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townsville NQLD
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February 2004
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Re: Whoops...I rooted the thread for the bolt hole that secures the passenger seat???
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Mon, 07 February 2005 11:18
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1. drill it out and weld/tack a nut behind it
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2. tap a bigger thread use a bigger bolt
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3. tap a bigger thread and put a helicoil in and use the oigional size bolt
brett
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I supported Toymods
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Brisbane
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Re: Whoops...I rooted the thread for the bolt hole that secures the passenger seat???
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Mon, 07 February 2005 11:29
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If your lucky you might get away with retapping the thread.
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Castle Hill
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Re: Whoops...I rooted the thread for the bolt hole that secures the passenger seat???
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Mon, 07 February 2005 11:30
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| WHITCHY wrote on Mon, 07 February 2005 22:04 |
Was putting the passenger seat back in a mates car today, and I think in my rush I have tried to put the bolt in on the wrong angle or something has happened, and now the thread on both the bolt and the bolt hole are rooted!
I even tried different bolt and it wouldnt go in either?
what are my options? cause at the moment I feel like a slack bastard cause it means he can't take any front seat passengers?
I am gonna go to the wrecker tomorrow to get some more seat bolts, but what do I do if I have screwed up the thread in the hole?
Thanks muchly for any help and advise!
-Whitchy-
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Whitchy, no need to feel like a slack bastard, I would of done the same, I owe you for the effort you did with my stereo today anyways.. Cheers
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brisbane
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October 2004
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On your mum!
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May 2002
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Re: Whoops...I rooted the thread for the bolt hole that secures the passenger seat???
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Tue, 08 February 2005 02:18
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the thread for Toyota seats is *usually* M8 x 1.25. do as Cool1 has suggested and try to tap it to the original size first. Study the thread form to see that it is adequate.
You will have needed to work pretty damn hard to screw (no pun intended) the female thread beyond repair. Release the bolt back into the wild - it's time has come.
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