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rounded taux bolt
« on: 24 March 2009, 19:07:35 »
fitting the leather in the mig
and it looks like either it had leather in originaly or someone tried taking the cloth seats out

all the bolts on the drivers seat was fine
but the passenger seat all the bolts looked like someone has had a go at them

ive managed to get 3 of the 4 out but only managed 2 turns on the forth

any ideas to get the ruddy thing out :-/
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Re: rounded taux bolt
« Reply #1 on: 24 March 2009, 19:21:48 »
How much vertical room have you got between torx head and seat when pushed right back or forward whichever the case may be :question
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Re: rounded taux bolt
« Reply #2 on: 24 March 2009, 19:22:09 »
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any ideas to get the ruddy thing out :-/

Vice-grips/Mole-grips  :-/
How about a 6 sided ordinary socket, maybe an Imperial socket that's a little smaller, and persuade it to fit?  ::)  :y  :y
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Re: rounded taux bolt
« Reply #3 on: 24 March 2009, 19:23:49 »
that last bolt is super tight
i dont fancy hammering the head of the bolt off cause i'm not sure if i change it afterwards
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Re: rounded taux bolt
« Reply #4 on: 24 March 2009, 19:24:55 »
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How much vertical room have you got between torx head and seat when pushed right back or forward whichever the case may be :question

push the seat right back i can get a straight run at it

the bolt i'm having trouble with is the bolt that is at the front closest to the centre console
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Re: rounded taux bolt
« Reply #5 on: 24 March 2009, 19:30:38 »
Two options Nick. Do as AndyB suggests and force fit an undersize socket or get a 110mm grinder and cut a slot in the head wide enough to take a decent screwdriver. You would have to use heat in either scenario and just get a replacement bolt from one of the breakers.
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Re: rounded taux bolt
« Reply #6 on: 24 March 2009, 19:31:29 »
If space is a problem then unscrew the seat from the frame (4 bolts under the seat). If you can, then maybe mig-weld an allen key or something to the rounded bolt to turn it?
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« Reply #7 on: 24 March 2009, 19:32:02 »
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Two options Nick. Do as AndyB suggests and force fit an undersize socket or get a 110mm grinder and cut a slot in the head wide enough to take a decent screwdriver. You would have to use heat in either scenario and just get a replacement bolt from one of the breakers.

ill have to give that a go tomorrow
raining here plus really dark :-/
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Re: rounded taux bolt
« Reply #8 on: 24 March 2009, 19:58:38 »
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..... If you can, then maybe mig-weld a .....

That's not a bad idea if it really comes to it. Instead of an Allen key, a M10 nut could be forced over the remnants of the Torx head and then plug weld the two together in the middle of the nut. It'll give you something to turn, and the heat of the weld will help ....... providing you don't set it on fire ..... that'd be tooooo much heat!  ;)  ;)  :y   :y
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Re: rounded taux bolt
« Reply #9 on: 24 March 2009, 20:06:15 »
Last one I took off that was rounded I hammered an undersized imperial socket on and it came off fine (I think the hammering helped!) AFAIK the socket is still on it ;D
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